“There are myriad issues – the shift toward digital streaming, an aging listenership, the rise of commercial podcasting – plaguing public radio, and more specifically, NPR. Bob [Garfield] takes a hard look at how NPR member stations and the mothership are dealing with this tangled web of challenges, and considers what the future might hold for the public media institution.” (audio)
Author: Matthew Westphal
20 Ways For Nonprofits To Be Nicer To Job Applicants And Stop Treating Them Like Crap
“There are tons of tips out there for job applicants about how to stand out and improve their chances of securing that dream job. Today, let’s bring some balance. We in the nonprofit sector pride ourselves on equity, community, and social justice. And yet we still have some terrible habits that we need to break.”
Court Orders La Scala To Rehire Ballerina Fired In Anorexia Controversy
“Mariafrancesca Garritano was sacked unfairly in 2012, the Court of Cassation concluded in a definitive ruling on a case that turned the spotlight on eating disorders in the high-pressure world of professional ballet.”
The Web Of Attention: How The Social Internet Is Devouring Itself In Its Pursuit Of Our Time And ‘Mindshare’
“It’s the Faustian bargain we’ve all struck. In exchange for a ‘free’ web, we give you our time. Unfortunately, this structure is unsustainable and is compromising both our experience of the web and the quality of the things we consume.”
Dance In D.C. At A Crossroads – Several Of Them, In Fact
“It’s beginning to look like 2016 will be a year of big transitions for the Washington, DC dance community. … How will DC fare within all these changes? Here’s the deal on how the next year looks for the capital’s dance scene.”
Countertenor Brian Asawa Dead At 49
“One of the most explosive talents ever to come out of San Francisco Opera’s Merola and Adler programs, countertenor Brian Asawa had an illustrious – if at times troubled – career in opera and recitals around the world. He died on Monday after a long, unidentified illness”
Jonas Kaufmann Got An Encore, So Angela Gheorghiu Skipped Her Entrance And Left Him To Vamp Onstage
“‘Non abbiamo il soprano,’ or, ‘We don’t have a soprano,’ [sic] Mr. Kaufmann sang in Puccini-like strains before the opera ground to halt and he broke character and asked the audience to excuse them … Was it a stunning diva moment or an innocent mishap?” (includes video)
Old Dutch Masters Paintings Stolen Ten Years Ago Turn Up In Ukraine
“The [four] ‘most appealing and most missed’ of 24 artworks looted from Westfries Museum in Hoorn in 2005, were revealed at a press conference by the Ukrainian secret service in Kiev on Thursday. According to reports, the 16th and 17th century paintings had been held to ransom for €50 million by a far-right Ukrainian militia.”
U.S. Congress Passes Law Banning Import Of Antiquities From Syria
“The US Senate unanimously passed a bill intended to stem the perceived flow of illicitly removed artefacts from Syria on Wednesday, 13 April. The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act had already passed Congress’s lower chamber, the House of Representatives, and is headed to President Obama to be signed into law.”
Henry Threadgill’s ‘In For A Penny, In For A Pound’ Takes Music Pulitzer
“If you do call him a jazz composer, he is the third to be awarded a Pulitzer in the history of the awards; Wynton Marsalis was awarded for his oratorio Blood on the Fields in 1997 and Ornette Coleman was awarded for his album Sound Grammar in 2007.”