“A little more than a year ago, the company and school faced debt and considered cutting back on performances and even closing its doors. It reorganized as an artist-led organization, with dancers taking on administrative roles. Heading into the 2014-15 season, it looks like the dancers’ dedication has paid off.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
New Route Chosen To Keep Cruise Ships Out Of Historic Venice (This Isn’t As Good News As You Think)
The decision is “to use a channel in the lagoon called the Canale Contorta Sant’Angelo to bring the vast cruise ships into the port of Venice instead of sending them through the city. … It is like stopping juggernauts from travelling along the London Embankment by rerouting the same traffic and more down a new highway across Hyde Park.”
And The Smithsonian’s Most Iconic Item Is … (It’s Not The Original “Star-Spangled Banner” Flag!)
The flag that flew at Fort McHenry only came in a distant second, with Woody Guthrie’s original recording of “This Land is Your Land” placing third and the “Lansdowne” portrait of George Washington in fourth.” And the winner isn’t even the Smithsonian’s property, technically.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.20.14
Ethics 101 For Dealers: Deaccessioning
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Will Indie Film Survive?
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Rationales
AJBlog: Engaging Matters | Published 2014-08-20
Name The Best Four Hudson River School Paintings — To Go On Stamps
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The Six Sins of Joan Mitchell
AJBlog: Artopia | Published 2014-08-19
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Monty Python Reunion Live Broadcast Investigated For Using Naughty Words
“The live screening of Monty Python’s farewell show has prompted an Ofcom investigation over bad language. The broadcasting regulator said the O2 concert had generated complaints ‘about the broadcast of the most offensive language’ before the 21.00 watershed.’
India’s Top Film Censor Arrested For Soliciting Bribes
“The head of India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting a bribe from a film producer. Rakesh Kumar was arrested on Monday in Mumbai for allegedly seeking 70,000 rupees (£692) to approve a film from the central state of Chhattisgarh.”
German Authors Join In Publishers’ Battle With Amazon
“Taking a page from their colleagues across the Atlantic, more than 1,000 writers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have united to vent their frustration over the tactics Amazon is using against the Bonnier Group and the authors who are published under its name.”
Is This The Most Powerful Man In Publishing? (Some Would Say He’s Satan’s Top Lieutenant)
The Observer meets Amazon’s Russell Grandinetti.
The Library Is Ferguson, Missouri’s One Oasis Of Calm
“[The staff] has used Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to offer residents a place of respite for them to get bottled water, check their emails, and avoid the unrest developing on Ferguson’s streets.” (includes video)
This Soprano Is Morphing Into A Maestro (And She’s Serious About It)
At age 43, Barbara Hannigan “is developing a second career, as a conductor, and she seems to be stealing shows around Europe with some regularity.” Simon Rattle is such a fan that he sent her to legendary teacher Jorma Panula, who came out of retirement to coach her.