“If you get into a very high or very low emotion that you’re almost to the point of being overwhelmed, you become incapacitated so you can’t function well. Emotional homeostasis is important for people so they can be in control of their cognitive, social, and psychological functions.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.17.14
The Henry Mollicone underground operas
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Breaking News: Don Bacigalupi Leaving Crystal Bridges
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2014-11-17
Scarlett fever
AJBlog: Performance Monkey Published 2014-11-17
Creating Worlds, Including Liturgical Ones
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2014-11-17
To Each Her Own With Others
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Two Big Moves: Bacigalupi to Lucas Museum; Ravenal to deCordova Museum
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2014-11-17
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Hans Zimmer’s Score For “Interstellar”, Isn’t Just LOUD, It’s Ingenious And Brilliant
“In fact, in order to do its supporting job as a score for a film that depends on so many difficult concepts, it had to be smart: Emotional heft alone won’t cut it when your camera is headed for a singularity. Zimmer had to find musical ways of reinforcing Nolan’s astrophysics textbook of a script.”
Greco-Roman Myth And “The Hunger Games”
Katniss Everdeen is an updated Theseus; the Capitol is a reflection of the Rome described by Tacitus.
“Bonfire Of The Inanities”: The Awl Has At The New York Times Styles Section
“Like a marathon watching of Sex and the City, a sustained reading of Styles reveals more about both the culture and New York City than you might think from a look at a single issue. … The Styles section may well be pretty stupid sometimes. It’s also a richer and more complex entity than any of us would like to believe.”
Another Spanish Artist Rejects A National Prize
“The latest is the Catalan photographer known as Colita, born Isabel Steva Hernández, who last week refused to accept the National Photography Prize, worth €30,000, … [writing,] ‘The situation of culture and education in Spain is shameful, embarrassing and heartbreaking. It is not possible that such a ministry exists. It is a chimera.'”
A Bike Path Modeled On Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
“The ‘Van Gogh-Roosegaarde’ cycle avenue debuted this week just outside of Eindhoven, the design capital of the southern Netherlands.”
The Secrets Of “Serial”‘s Success
The multi-episode spinoff of This American Life is now the most downloaded podcast at iTunes, and entertainment blogs run the sorts of recaps and discussions that are usually the province of juggernaut TV shows like Breaking Bad and Downton Abbey. Laura Miller considers the ingredients that make Serial such a hit.
Tony Committee Agrees To Consider Reviving Sound Design Category
“The Tony Awards administration committee … on Thursday asked the rules committee for the Tonys to review a request by theatrical sound designers, Broadway actors, and many others to restore Tony Awards for best sound design for a play and for a musical. The administration committee eliminated those two awards in June.”
At Smithsonian, Food Service And Custodial Workers Are On Strike
“The striking workers are all employed at companies that have federal contracts with the U.S. government. They include food service workers, cleaning staff and other privately contracted employees who labor on federal properties such as the Smithsonian Institution’s museums and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.”