(And yes, “Did Jesus Save the Klingons?” is an actual Scientific American headline.)
Author: Matthew Westphal
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.16.14
At The Philbrook: Retrospective For A No-Longer-Needed Exhibition
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2014-10-16
What’s new in dynamic pricing?
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth Published 2014-10-16
Was Beethoven a Bad Influence?
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-10-16
Quiet Flowering
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2014-10-16
King Henrietta IV?
AJBlog: Plain English Published 2014-10-16
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Atlanta Symphony Musicians Appeal To Board In Frustration With Woodruff Arts Center
“Yet after only two days of participating in the mediated negotiation process (October 7-8), the WAC’S representatives … left the table to await further guidance and instruction from the WAC Governing Board [and have not returned] … Clearly, once again, they arrived at the table with neither proposals nor the ability to authorize a deal.”
She’s Making Flamenco Postmodern
“Some say she’s killing ‘real’ flamenco – but Rocío Molina has no time for conservatism. She’s teaming up with a Korean hip-hop dancer and takes her inspiration from Nietzsche and Brueghel.”
Shakespeare And Co. Artistic Director Ousted
“Roughly a month after Shakespeare & Company’s new executive director and president, Rick Dildine, arrived at his job at the helm of the venerable Berkshires company from a similar job at the helm of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, he announced the departure of artistic director Tony Simotes, effective on Nov. 10, several months before the end of Simotes’ contract.”
Disney To License “The Lion King” For School Productions
“There will be two versions of the musical available – a 30-minute version for primary schools and 70-minute adaptation for secondary schools.”
Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in “GamerGate” Campaign
“The atmosphere has become so toxic that critics and developers are urging big companies in the $70-billion-a-year video game industry to do more to stop it.”
Glad Your First Show Went So Well – Now You’re Evicted
“London fringe venue the Twickenham Theatre is to close just days after its first production – Sweeney Todd starring David Bedella – came to an end. [The company] has been told it has to vacate the premises after the pub over which it is based … was sold without warning.”
What Does It Take To Get Translated Into English, A Nobel Prize?
“As soon as the Nobel Prize in Literature was announced on Thursday, people started asking the inevitable question: Who is Patrick Modiano? … Here, let’s raise another question: Why is it that, so often, when a Nobel Prize is awarded to a non-American writer, readers in the U.S. – even the most well-read and cosmopolitan among us – find themselves drawing a blank?”
Yes, Amazon Is Effectively A Monopoly, And The Justice Dept. Should Rein It In
Scott Timberg: “In many cities and neighborhoods, Amazon has destroyed the bookstores (and other locally owned shops), so it’s often the only option. Think of what the rapid spread of cellphones have done to payphone booths: There now is no alternative. In other words, exactly what anti-trust legislation was established for.”