Perhaps no quality has been more reviled and scorned but less clearly defined. Fear is often useful, after all, and most writers who approach the subject of cowardice wind up writing about its opposite, courage, instead. Chris Walsh looks at the factor that seems to make the difference.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Do Harsh Environments Lead To Stern Gods?
“Religions with ‘moralizing high gods’ – that is, powerful supernatural beings that oversee human events and take an active interest in how humans are behaving – are more likely to be found in cultures residing in ecologically harsh areas,” a new study has found.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.12.14
Will and Way
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2014-11-12
A Few Differences With the Met Re: Madame Cezanne
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2014-11-12
Do I Hear $1 Billion? Christie’s Record-Smashing $852.89 Million Contemporary Sale
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2014-11-12
Embedding a Life
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2014-11-12
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How Do You Put On An Arts Biennale In The West Bank?
“Putting on an arts biennale anywhere is complicated. Here, the festival, Qalandiya International, faced special challenges in catering to a Palestinian society that is highly politicized, physically fragmented, internally divided, partly autonomous but still struggling against Israeli occupation, and not given to displays of frivolity or celebration.”
The Golden Age Of Telegraph Literature
During the 1870s and 1880s in the U.S., there developed a huge body of stories, plays, and poetry written about – and often by – telegraph operators. “There’s something incredibly modern about these amateur stories and the way they handle technology, the influence of corporations, gender, and love in the time of hyperconnection.”
English National Opera Cancels First Project Outside London In 15 Years
Facing a 29% cut in funding from Arts Council England, ENO has pulled out of a co-production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo scheduled for next April at the Bristol Old Vic, which is now looking for a new collaborator for the project.
The Prince Who Bought Up Great Artworks For Qatar Has Died At Age 48
Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani, “at one time the biggest art collector in the world … [and] a distant cousin of the current Emir, served as Qatar’s minister of culture from 1997 until 2005 and oversaw an ambitious museum building programme for the oil and gas-rich Gulf state.”
Famous Authors Reread Their Old Books
“In an original essay, Philip Roth considers the experience of rereading his classic novel Portnoy’s Complaint, first published 45 years ago, in 1969. Six other authors, including Lydia Davis, Marilynne Robinson and George Saunders, also reflect on their own earlier works.”
So Who Paid $101 Million For A Giacometti Last Week?
There was only one bidder for the sculptor’s 1950 piece Chariot at Sotheby’s last week. That bidder was anonymous at the time, but someone has blown his cover …
These Broadway Producers Turned Down $400K To Move To A Different Theater
“That’s a tidy sum in an industry where many plays cost $4 million to produce, and most end up losing money. But with Broadway’s 40 theaters nearly all booked, and plenty of shows waiting for vacancies, the recent jockeying for the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater reflected the imperative of producers and directors to hold fast to a prime theater that finally comes their way.”