He appeared from the California wilderness in 1911, “For the last five years of his life until he died in 1916 from tuberculosis, he was a sort of living diorama, as well as a voice for a vanishing past … isolated as a survivor of the disease and destruction that had claimed his culture.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
University of Chicago Whitewashes Commissioned Mural, Artists Claim Censorship
This past spring, the Montreal-based collective En Masse, as part of a University invited residency program, worked with local youth to create a large piece on the side wall of an empty muffler shop on the South Side. Then, thanks to some very bad luck, the community turned against the piece – and so the arguments began.
Street Dance Reborn And Revved Up
Alastair Macaulay visits a competition in the form called Detroit Jit. (includes video)
Stop Worrying About High-Tech Info Overload
We’ll adapt, argues Claude L. Fischer – just as we’ve been worrying about and adapting to new developments in information technology for two or three dozen centuries.
A Brief History Of Inappropriately Invoking George Orwell
“In view of Amazon’s hilarious misappropriation of an Orwell quote in its ongoing battle with Hachette, it might be more fun to take a look at a few of the many times in recent memory when Orwell’s memory has been used and abused … but watch out for Big Brother.”
Why Bea Arthur And A Unicorn Showing You The Heimlich Maneuver Isn’t Entirely Legal
The standard poster demonstrating the Heimlich that you see in every New York City restaurant is clear, mostly grayscale, almost demure – and all too easy to ignore entirely. So several eateries have commissioned designers to create new versions: cocktail-lounge romance, ’50s nautical theme, ballroom dancing manual, and, yes, Bea Arthur and a unicorn. But there’s a problem, and it’s not just killjoy Health Department inspectors. (includes audio podcast and sample posters)
This Is The Most Controversial Show In Edinburgh
“South Africa’s fearless theatre-maker Brett Bailey has made a career out of tackling the most difficult aspects of race. His new show” – titled Exhibit B – “features black people in cages, in reference to real 19th-century human zoos – and even some of the performers are uneasy about it ”
Benedict Cumberbatch In “Hamlet” Is Hottest Theatre Ticket Of All Time
That’s what the ticket website Viagogo reports. “In the hours following the release of tickets, the popularity of [the 12-week run at the Barbican next summer] also appeared to outstrip demand for major music tours, registering 214% more ticket searches than Beyoncé & Jay Z’s On the Run tour.”
Rome’s Maxxi Museum Removes Sculpture After Accusations Of Child Pornography
The fiberglass work by British artists Jake and Dinos Chapman, titled Piggyback, depicts two nude girls, one with a penis sticking out of her mouth.
Met Opera Sets Another Deadline For Contract Talks
Federal mediators announced that the company’s new deadline for agreement is Sunday, August 17, just five weeks before opening night of the new season. Met general director Peter Gelb has been threatening a lockout if the deadline is not met.