“Longing for the past is generally referred to as nostalgia – a gentle, tender feeling that might make these stories seem like nothing more than harmless sentimentality. But it is crucial to distinguish between wistful memories of grandma’s kitchen and belief in a prior state of cultural perfection.”
Author: Douglas McLennan
We Revere The Intellectual Freedom Of Science. We Shouldn’t
“The story of how Department of Defense mobilized science to help create our world exposes the lie for what it is and provides three difficult lessons that have to be learned if science is to evade the calamity it now faces.”
Did You Know The Rio Olympics Has An Artist In Residence?
The program, which began this year, was intended to “open up Olympism and its values to the widest possible audience,” according to a statement by the Olympic committee.
Jazz Vibraphone Great Bobby Hutcherson, 75
“Hutcherson’s career took flight in the early 1960s, as jazz was slipping free of the complex harmonic and rhythmic designs of bebop. He was fluent in that language, but he was also one of the first to adapt his instrument to a freer postbop language, often playing chords with a pair of mallets in each hand.”
Sure TV Is More Diverse. But Here’s What Still Needs Doing
“Progress isn’t solely a matter of narrowing the color gap on TV but of widening the types of stories that reach us.”
Have We Worn Out Our Swear Words?
“In short, if English should lose its surprisingly small profane vocabulary set through overusage, we would be forced to invent new obscenities. That would be no easy task, given the polished perfection of what biology, time and chance has already bequeathed us.”
One Of America’s Top Oboists Lost Control Of His Fingers. This Is How He Fought And Won His Job Back
“The insidious thing was that when he was away from the oboe, his fingers worked just fine. It was only when he performed that his fingers got confused and stiffened. Practicing longer and harder only made the task-specific disorder worse.”
Theatre Critic Takes A Month Off, Relearns Why Theatre Is Important
“Plays ask us to come together to engage with people and relationships presented just a few feet away — farther, if you have a balcony seat — while still allowing us the privacy that darkness confers. It offers community and anonymity at once. Additionally, a script or a streaming site won’t provide theater’s ephemerality, the sensation that each performance will never recur in exactly the same way.”
Report From The Frontlines: How The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Made Diversity A Priority
“A performing arts center can sometimes feel intimidating. What we do with our community engagement programs is give people a taste. Sometimes that will open the door for someone to come see a show or enroll their child in one of our arts education programs.”
A Dance Lab For Broadway Choreographers
How do you ask dancers who are working for free to really push themselves and show up day after day? Broadway dancers are at the top of their field. Who at the top of their field works for free?