“The greatness of the Enlightenment lies less in its ideals, than in our efforts to realize them. The tragedy of the Enlightenment lies there too. … It was a set of abstract philosophical ideals, but it was also a lived historical experience, full of ordinary disappointments and irregularities” – it was, like a centaur, an impossible combination. “We know what a centaur should look like, but we never see one in real life.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
13 Reasons You’re Sleep-Deprived
No, we mean besides the fact that you’re an overworked arts professional.
Cuban Dance Is About To Change – A Lot
“With the reduction in foreign subsidies and the increase in actual trade, … Cuban dance is going to become something different. It is likely that things will start stirring not at the most privileged level, ballet, or at the humblest, such as Rumba Saturdays, but in the middle, in modern dance.”
When A Career Cunningham Dancer Gets His Own Company
“After the Merce Cunningham Dance Company disbanded in 2011, Robert Swinston, who was with the troupe for more than 30 years, did just that. He began again” – in France,”where he now directs the National Contemporary Dance Center in Angers and is also the artistic director of Compagnie CNDC-Angers.”
EU Rules That E-Books Are Services, Not Goods, And Can’t Be Taxed At Book Rates
“Electronic books cannot benefit from the same reduced rate of value-added tax as paper books, the top court of the European Union ruled … the court argued that a reduced rate can apply only to physical books and that even though e-books can be read on tablets and computers, they should be considered ‘electronically supplied services,’ not goods.”
A 19th-Century Japanese View Of London, By An Artist Who’d Never Been There
“Utagawa Yoshitora’s 1866 prints Igirisukoku Rondon no zu form a triptych view of London. Together, the three images depict a street scene near the River Thames, complete with thronging English pedestrians, two sailing ships, horses, oxen, and carriages.”
Why Lawyers Object To Making Legal Briefs Briefer
The federal judiciary plan “would pare back the word-count limit from 14,000 to a svelte 12,500. The idea has gotten a thumbs-down verdict from some lawyers … but it won cheers from dozens of bleary-eyed appellate judges.” (Mind you, for the attorneys, it’s not just about billable hours.)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.12.15
Arts organizations and the quest for data
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2015-03-12
Buyer of Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi Identified
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-03-12
Hard Times at Haverford: Recent Travails of Daniel Weiss, Metropolitan Museum’s Incoming President
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-03-12
Charlie Parker, 8/29/20 – 3/12/55
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-03-12
Jazz, by the numbers
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2015-03-12
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Lost “City Of The Monkey God” Discovered In Honduran Rain Forest
“An expedition to Honduras has emerged from the jungle with dramatic news of the discovery of a mysterious culture’s lost city, never before explored. The team was led to the remote, uninhabited region by long-standing rumors that it was the site of a storied ‘White City,’ also referred to in legend as the ‘City of the Monkey God.’ “
Now Even The State Of Alabama Is Worried About Harper Lee
“Responding to at least one complaint of potential elder abuse related to the publication of Go Set a Watchman, investigators interviewed Ms. Lee last month at the assisted living facility where she resides. They have also interviewed employees at the facility, called the Meadows, as well as several friends and acquaintances.”