“The British Museum in London – complete with all of its exhibits – is to be recreated in the video game Minecraft. The project is part of the Museum of the Future scheme, which aims to expand the institution’s appeal.” And they’re crowdsourcing the (virtual) construction.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Top Posts From AJBlogs 09.29.14
Philip Roth, Le Guin Take on Amazon
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A Museum Merger That Seems Sensible
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-09-29
What have the Romans ever done for us?
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth | Published 2014-09-28
Telling the World What Dance Means, 21st Century Style
AJBlog: We The Audience | Published 2014-09-28
Do You Think You Know Gene Kelly?
AJBlog: Fresh Pencil | Published 2014-09-29
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Karl Miller, 83, Founding Editor Of London Review Of Books
“After stints as literary editor of both the Spectator and the New Statesman, Miller co-founded the London Review of Books in 1979, editing it until 1992 and, according to an essay by his former colleague Andrew O’Hagan, once correcting the great Seamus Heaney, a long-time friend of his.”
The Maldives Will Now Require All Books To Pass Censor Board
“The regulations are intended to ‘standardise all literature … publicised and published in the Maldives in accordance with laws and regulations of the Maldives and its societal etiquette’, and to ‘reduce adverse effects on society that could be caused by published literature’.”
At Least It Worked: Delaware Art Museum Will Pay Off All Its Debt (With Money From Raiding Its Collection And Endowment)
“On Wednesday, museum officials announced they would retire [its] remaining $19.8 million in debt by the end of this month. The cost: Two masterpieces and at least another $5 million subtracted from the institution’s investment fund.”
What Andris Nelsons Brings To The Boston Symphony
“Having been troubled by the ill health of its previous musical director, James Levine, the orchestra endured a long interregnum of guest conductors while a replacement was sought. The selection of the ebullient Mr Nelsons seems calculated to banish memories of that period.”
Google, Europe, America, And The Right To Be Forgotten
“In Europe, the right to privacy trumps freedom of speech; the reverse is true in the United States. ‘Europeans think of the right to privacy as a fundamental human right, in the way that we think of freedom of expression or the right to counsel’.”
“Wolf Hall” Confirmed For Broadway Run
“Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s best-selling novels about Henry VIII and his chaotic court, will open on Broadway next spring at the Winter Garden Theater, the show’s producers announced on Thursday.”
Hilary Mantel Is Not An Assassin, She’s A Fiction Writer, Okay?
“Lest Americans think we have cornered the market on boneheaded, reductive and entirely symbolic political arguments, the British are currently discussing whether Hilary Mantel – the two-time Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall – ought to be investigated for fantasizing about killing a dead woman.”
Another Italian Opera House Loses Its Music Director: Luisotti Leaves Naples
Nicola Luisotti, known in the U.S. as music director of San Francisco Opera, has resigned from the same post at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Unlike other recent departures, Luisotti’s statement was soft-spoken and cordial, saying only that his other commitments don’t permit him to stay on. Yet things are rarely so simple in Italian opera houses, and two other senior staff members have left recently as well. (in Italian)