Juliet Lapidos makes the case for why it’s good for you – maybe even important – to finish that book.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Chili Kamikazes: Doomed Orchestra Eats Ghost Peppers While Playing; Video Goes Viral
“In a ‘Jackass goes classical” video, the musicians [of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra] pause after the famously histrionic opening bars of Jacob Gade’s Tango Jalousie to pop the outrageously fiery peppers into their mouths. … Quite why they agreed to the painful challenge is unclear although the fact the orchestra is being disbanded this month after 75 years may have been a factor.”
More Pressure On Arts Council England To Spread Funding Beyond London
“The [House of] Commons culture, media and sport select committee highlights a truth which has long been generally acknowledged: the capital gets a disproportionately high share of cash, whether lottery or grant-in-aid, from Arts Council England.”
More Arts Funding For The Provinces? Why, That’s Just “Glib London-Bashing” (Sh** Boris Johnson Says)
Quoth the Lord Mayor: “London is one of the great world cities for culture, attracting visitors in the millions which helps generate billions the economy of the whole country. Sacrificing this particular golden goose for a bit of glib London-bashing will do little to improve cultural provision in the regions and would be an act of sabotage for one of our country’s greatest assets.”
Pianist Versus Critic, Round 3: Anne Midgette Says Dejan Lazic Has A Point
“I don’t agree that the review should be taken down. But I do think it’s worth discussing, in this evolving internet climate, the way that decisions are effectively made about what information clings to you and what falls away.”
Here’s What Happens When You Block Google From Showing Snippets Of Your Content
Germany’s largest news publisher, Axel Springer (Bild), wanted Google to pay licensing fees for showing the typical brief excerpts from its articles in search results. So, for two weeks, it barred the search engine from doing so. And how badly did that backfire?
Shakespeare’s Globe To Offer Streaming-Video-On-Demand
More than 50 of the theatre’s productions will be available, including the summer seasons from 2009 onward and the complete 2012 Globe to Globe festival of Shakespeare stagings from all over the world.
Former Psychiatrist Wins France’s Top Literary Prize
Lydie Salvayre won the Prix Goncourt for Pas pleurer (“Don’t Cry”), “in which she interweaves the voices of her mother and a French writer during the Spanish Civil War. … The winner of the prize receives the nominal sum of 10 euros ($12) but can expect to see sales of around 400,000.”
Sylvie Guillem To Retire After Four-Decade Dance Career
“Guillem will bow out with a world tour called Life in Progress beginning in Modena, Italy, on 31 March … and ending in Tokyo in December. It will include two new works by Akram Khan and Russell Maliphant as well as a solo piece written for her by Mats Ek, called Bye.”
Drama Schools “Can’t Teach You How To Act” Says Derek Jacobi
“I think you’re an actor before you go in – they teach you all the other things that you need you to lose or acquire. But they can’t teach you how to act. … The attitude nowadays seems to be to get famous quickly, to get ‘celebrity’ quickly, to get known quickly … without actually learning your job.”