The Feature Writing prize went to Kathryn Schulz for “The Really Big One,” about the potential for a massive earthquake in California; the magazine’s television critic, Emily Nussaum, took the award for criticism.
Author: Matthew Westphal
New Yorker TV Critic Emily Nussbaum Wins Pulitzer; Twittersphere Jumps For Joy
As it happens, Nussbaum is the second female television critic in a row to take the prize, which went to The Los Angeles Times’s Mary McNamara last year.
Literary Pulitzers Go To Books That Had Been Overlooked (Until Now)
For instance, “literary types spent most of the fall arguing about A Little Life in the pages of various literary reviews [while] neither the London Review of Books nor the New York Review of Books has touched” this year’s fiction winner. (They will now.)
Yes, Of Course ‘Hamilton’ Won The Pulitzer For Drama
The other two finalists were Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Stephen Karam’s The Humans.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 04.18.16
Cultural strategies, structures, and subtexts
Theater journal has just published my book review of Peter Frumkin and Ana Kolendo’s book on cultural construction projects: Building for the Arts: The Strategic Design of Cultural Facilities (Chicago, University of Chicago Press: 2014). … read more
AJBlog: The Artful Manager Published 2016-04-18
Threadgill wins Pulitzer for Zooid and cheers for his career
The Pulitzer Prize for Music has been earned by Henry Threadgill, composer, bandleader and reedist, for his expansive and in-depth explorations of polyphonic improvisation with his quintet Zooid, the suite stretching over two cds In for a Penny, In for a Dime … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2016-04-18
Guggenheim Quicksand: Why Are We in Abu Dhabi?
The Guggenheim Foundation ought to cut its losses and pull out of its Abu Dhabi misadventure. There’s no point in trying to analyze the salvos in the latest hostilities and breakdown of talks between … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-04-18
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Yannick? Philly’s Not Worried About Losing Him To The Met (Where The Musicians May Want Someone Else)
“We very much want Yannick to be here for a long time, and I believe that he wants to be here for a very long time,” says the chairman of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which has signed YNS through 2021-22. In any case, members of the Met’s orchestra are said to favor another candidate – one who has already directed an opera company.
Post-Kobborg Collapse At Romania’s National Ballet: Two Productions And Gala Are Cancelled, Four More In Jeopardy
With Johan Kobborg chased out of the artistic directorship of the ballet at the Bucharest National Opera and star Alina Cojocaru leading a rebellion among the dancers, upcoming runs of Giselle and La Fille mal gardée have been called off, along with a major gala on April 28. Rights holders to four more upcoming productions are threatening to withdraw permission for performances, saying that they consented only to a company led by Kobborg. (in Romanian; Google Translate version here)
Romanian Prime Minister And Culture Minister Say They’ll Intervene In Kobborg Crisis At National Ballet
Responding on Facebook to an open letter from Alina Cojocaru, prime minister Dacian Cioloş said he hopes that “the ensuing dialogue of today (which will continue in coming days) with Culture Minister Vlad Alexandrescu will find a solution to the situation at the [Bucharest National] Opera.” Alexandrescu, also writing on Facebook, said, “The Ministry of Culture wishes to continue working with Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru … [and] is currently looking for solutions that … respect artistic quality, creative freedom, and the international nature of the projects at the Opera … The Ministry intends to use this opportunity to re-launch and re-calibrate the relationship between creators and administration within the institutions under its authority.” (Emphasis added.) (in Romanian; Google Translate version here)
19th-Century Storm Chasers And The First-Ever Photos Of Tornadoes
“In the 19th century, when photography was developing into a mass medium, a few intrepid early adopters pointed their glass plate cameras at one of the most intimidating natural forces on Earth.”
Your Next Binge-Watch Should Be Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle
Anne Midgette: “Indeed, with its giants and dwarves and dragons and battles and love duets, it bears marked resemblances to a lot of today’s most popular screen sagas: the political shenanigans of House of Cards, the epic flavor of Game of Thrones, the fairy-tale elements of Lord of the Rings. … (And by the way, where do you think the idea for The Lord of the Rings came from, anyway?)