“An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has destroyed buildings and homes in the mountains of central Italy, trapping residents in their homes as they were sleeping in the early hours of Wednesday (24 August). At least 38 people have been reported dead. Two towns were hit particularly hard by the tremors.” (photo journal)
Author: Matthew Westphal
Yannick’s Successor At The Rotterdam Phil Will Be –
– the youngest person ever to hold the chief conductor position at the orchestra, which has a history of appointing young maestros who go on to major international careers. Lahav Shani, now 27, starts the job in 2018, the Rotterdam Philharmonic’s 100th anniversary year.
Judge Rules That Peter Doig Didn’t Paint The Painting He Says He Didn’t Paint
“Doig, whose paintings sell for millions of dollars, ‘absolutely did not paint the disputed work,’ U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman said, adding that … the evidence shows another man with a similar name, Peter Edward Doige, a now-deceased carpenter who dabbled in painting, was the creator of the painting.”
I Did Not Draw On Those Egyptian Statues, Fired Met Museum Guard Claims In Lawsuit
“James Smith had been patrolling the halls of the museum’s Egyptian art section for years when a museum technician noticed green marks on a pair of statues in his sector. The museum pinned blame for the 2014 incident on Smith, although video evidence exonerated him, he claims in a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.”
The New York Times Investigates Beethoven In Nightclubs
“The scene: a crowded pub in the London district of Islington. Waitresses nudge through the crowd of about 100 people, carrying trays of hamburgers and cheesy fries, as patrons – East End hipsters, young professionals, students – saunter up to the bar to get more libations. Then one of the evening’s hosts asks for attention and introduces the live entertainment: a violinist, a violist and a cellist.”
She Was The First Black Woman To Host A TV Talk Show, And You Can’t Watch Any Of It Anymore
Long before Oprah, Della Reese “was the first black woman to host her own syndicated talk show in the United States. This historic fact, though, has been reduced to a footnote in her biography for a simple, maddening reason.”
Hard-Won Grace: Four Looks At Indian Classical Dance
Specialists in four genres – Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Mohiniattam – offer demonstrations of their art. (videos)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.23.16
Why Aren’t We Driving Self-Driving Cars Yet? It’s All About The Culture
Driverless cars are here and they work and by all accounts they make driving safer than when humans are piloting. So why aren’t they already in showrooms? Not so fast. It’s not just about whether … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-08-23
Ten years after: The Fantasticks and me
From 2006: As for me, I’m the gray-headed drama critic of The Wall Street Journal and a resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, none of which I anticipated when I was sixteen. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-08-23
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Even Optical Illusions Are A Nature-Vs-Nurture Issue
It’s all about whether you grew up in a “carpentered environment.”
Were The First Prehistoric Artists Female?
A look at surviving evidence – not least the handprints in some cave paintings – suggests that we had been making some unwarranted assumptions.