Post theater columnist Michael Riedel, based on two reviews of the pre-Broadway run in Cambridge, Mass., pronounced the show “dead in the water” and said of the critics that “if you’re going to review the baby in the cradle, strangle it.” One of those critics, Jeremy Gerard, reports on the brouhaha and Weinstein’s predictable response.
Author: Matthew Westphal
James Conlon To Leave Ravinia Festival After Next Summer
“Increased commitments abroad and at home, where Conlon has served as music director of the Los Angeles Opera since 2006 and music director of the Cincinnati May Festival since 1979, have caused him to weigh his personal and professional priorities, he added.”
Sleep Drunkenness – We’ve All Experienced It, And It Has A Name
“Your alarm goes off on your phone, and instead of turning it off or hitting snooze, you pick it up and stupidly say, ‘Hello?’ You are, to use the technical term, in the throes of sleep drunkenness.”
No Copyright For Works Not Created By Humans, Says U.S. Copyright Office
“Marking an end to the controversy surrounding the ‘monkey selfie,’ a self-portrait snapped by a particularly photogenic macaque in Indonesia in 2011, the US Copyright Office” has ruled that it “will register an original work of authorship, provided that the work was created by a human being … the Office will not register works produced by nature, animals, or plants.”
Why People Walk
Adam Gopnik looks at walking to be alone, walking to be with others, “contemplative country hikers and argumentative city schleppers” and flâneurs – and looks back to a time when endurance walking was a wildly popular spectator sport.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.26.14
Will the Internet Ever Get Less Nasty?
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New Recommendation: Tom Harrell
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Birthplace of Another Sonata
AJBlog: PostClassic | Published 2014-08-26
Lookback: an imaginary dinner with Satchmo, George Balanchine, and H.L. Mencken
AJBlog: About Last Night | Published 2014-08-26
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Girls From Brazil’s Favelas Find Escape In Ballet
“Growing up amid drug dealers and addicts, … girls from a rough neighborhood known as a ‘cracolandia,’ or crackland, are learning the graceful art courtesy of a local church group that also offers them food, counseling and Bible studies.”
“Peter Likes The Big Gamble” – The Met Opera’s General Manager, According To Those Who’ve Worked With Him
Not his staff, mind you. But board members, donors, singers (Anna Netrebko), and directors weigh in on what makes Peter Gelb tick.
Emmys 2014: “Breaking Bad” Rules, Netflix Loses
“Breaking Bad went out in a blaze of glory on Emmy night, taking down a slew of major operators in the process – including a complete shutout of Netflix.”
Emmys 2014: The Winners, The Losers And Everything in Between
A review of the evening’s notable categories – which does not necessarily mean categories for which the Academy gives awards (e.g., Best Intro, Best Product Placement, Best Show-Stealer, and Best Mashup Opportunity).