“He published the books that nobody else would, because they were too risqué or too avant-garde (often that meant the same thing) or too unprofitable, and his imprint, Grove Press, quickly became a badge of coolness and sophistication. … To a considerable extent the dirty books made the arty ones possible, and Mr. Rosset wasn’t the least abashed about it.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
London Olympics May Hurt West End Sales In Short Term, But Should Help In Longer Term
“According to research into the legacy of the Olympics published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London is expected to benefit from increased tourism after the event. The report states: ‘By 2013, the displacement effect is expected to be eroded and tourism into London should increase due to the 2012 games’.”
Tate Gallery’s Photo Archive Saved From Garbage; V&A’s Lost
“Art historians have been disturbed by allegations that the Tate was about to dump its invaluable photographic archive in a skip when another institution realised its importance and rescued it, and that the Victoria & Albert Museum has already destroyed its own thematic archive.”
The Problem With Calling Certain Behaviors ‘Hard-Wired’
“Does ‘hard-wired’ mean that our human nature is impervious to change in the specific behavior under scrutiny? Or does it mean that we are genetically ‘set’ to behave in ways that served us well in the past, and that can only be superseded rarely and with enormous effort?”
‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ To Head Queensland Ballet
Li Cunxin ” was born in poverty in China, became a world ballet star, segued into stockbroking, wrote a best-selling memoir, took on a sideline in motivational speaking and, as of yesterday, is artistic director-elect of Queensland Ballet.”
Met Opera Adopts Dynamic Ticket Pricing
“Following Broadway’s record-breaking success with flexible ticket pricing, the Metropolitan Opera will adopt a new pricing system next season, boosting the cost of the most sought-after seats and lowering the cheapest ticket price to $20 from $25.”
Face It, Female Playwrights Really Do Face Sexism: Guardian Critic
Lyn Gardner: “We keep being told that women are about to storm our stages and there are certainly many more than there were 20 years ago, but the female playwright with an original main-stage play in performance is still the exception rather than the rule.”
Police Drop Investigation Of British Empire And Commonwealth Museum
“An investigation into the unauthorised disposal of objects from the Bristol-based British Empire and Commonwealth Museum has been dropped by Avon and Somerset police.”
Battle Won In Fort Worth Over Including Gun In Public Sculpture
“The statue Vaquero de Fort Worth is finally coming to the north side, and it will be packing heat. Work on the long-awaited 10-foot bronze sculpture … stopped abruptly last year when it was learned that its two Dallas sculptors added a bullet belt and holstered pistol to the design. Now the statue will be installed exactly as the artists intended with a Remington .44-caliber revolver intact.”
What Linsanity Says About Race In America
“If he were still alive, Sigmund Freud might have been a Jeremy Lin fan.” The media frenzy over the Asian-American basketball star “has pointed out some residual glitches in the American psyche, in particular how the nation struggles to accept genuine racial diversity.”