Mr. Slatkin tweeted about the mistake on Monday morning, writing, “Andre deserved better.” – The New York Times
Author: Douglas McLennan
Bob Iger, Hollywood’s “God King”
“In a town where everyone is always filleting everyone else, Mr. Iger floats above it all, cosseted in what some call a “a cult of nice.” He may own most of the box office, but he is shielded from schadenfreude because the people who would ordinarily begrudge him are happy that someone was able to assail the unassailable Netflix, and rescue the spirit of Old Hollywood from the takeover of the deep-pocketed tech giants.” – The New York Times
Time To Rethink The Ticket Model For Classical Music Concerts?
Is it so far-fetched to wonder what could happen if — like museums, which only raised about 13% of their budgets through admissions fees and memberships in 2015 — they shifted even further away from relying on ticket revenue and more toward a low-cost membership model? – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Next Evolution In The Art Gallery Model?
“The disruption in the art world is not going to come from the Internet, it’s not going to come from business-people. It’s coming from the artists. The artists are going to change the model of how they engage with the public. Changes are coming.” – The Daily Beast
State Of Illinois Wants To Sell/Demolish One Of Chicago’s Best Post-Modernist Buildings
“In 32 years of annual “most endangered” designations from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Thompson Center is the youngest building ever to make the list. It’s also a prominent presence on the endangered lists of local activist groups Preservation Chicago and Landmarks Illinois (which, looking at the environmental impact, estimates that demolishing the center would create 145 million pounds of waste).” – Chicago Reader
When Copy Editors Backstopped The News Room
“It makes me crazy reading sloppy, typo-strewn copy. Ditto for readers, as has been made clear by the hundreds of emails I receive complaining about errors and inexcusable typos. The takeaway is that we just don’t care enough to give every story a good shake.” – Toronto Star
Russian Court Frees Actor After Public Protests
Pavel Ustinov had been arrested during anti-government protests last month. The backlash against the case came largely from Moscow’s theatre community, which carries plenty of social capital with government elites who seek to co-opt and befriend popular actors and directors. – The Guardian
Think Museums Are Becoming More Inclusive? The Data Say No
“These findings challenge one of the most compelling narratives to have emerged within the art world in recent years: that of progressive change, with once-marginalized artists being granted more equitable representation within art institutions. Our research shows that, at least when it comes to gender parity, this story is a myth.” – artnet
What, Actually, Is Cancel Culture?
“Like many phrases and ideas in 2019, this one has been appropriated, bastardized, and misused to the point of not only betraying its original definition and its usefulness in checking the actual repercussions of reactionary censorship, but in fact has become almost meaningless.” – The Daily Beast
What Makes A Dictator? An Outsized Personality
The road to dictatorship is depressingly predictable. Once power is stolen, the problem is to keep it. Anyone who might develop a separate power base must be struck down. Eradicate rivals, rule through force and fear. Trust no one, particularly family, friends and the army. Keep everyone on their toes with random executions, unpredictable policy changes and imaginative public tortures. – New Statesman