“For many, the sudden arrival of 50 grand had a predictably transformational effect, allowing day jobs to be ditched, world-class instruments to be purchased, studio rent paid or simply providing creative time and space.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
‘Serial’ Might Be Addictive, But It Has Some Serious ‘White Reporter’ Issues
“The accumulation of Koenig’s little judgments throughout the show — and there are many more examples — should feel familiar to anyone who has spent much of her life around well-intentioned white people who believe that equality and empathy can only be achieved through a full, but ultimately bankrupt, understanding of one another’s cultures.”
Dear Britain: It’s Time To Loosen Your Grip On Shakespeare
“It’s time to ditch the idea that the best Shakespeare comes from the UK, and the world should experience it courtesy of us. I’d rather watch Font, Bhardwaj and Qinxin, whose apparoches are as far from each other’s as China is from Spain.”
Photography In Art Galleries Is ‘Flat, Soulless And Stupid’
“Putting up massive prints is a waste of space, when the curators could provide iPads and let us scroll through a digital gallery that would easily be as beautiful and compelling as the expensive prints.”
What’s The Matter With Britain? (Hilary Mantel Has Some Ideas)
“The quality of public discourse is low. There is a disposition in this country at the moment to take offense. It seems as if it’s become a hobby for people to wait around for someone to express an opinion they don’t like and then to react violently.”
This Long-Form, Narrative, Moving Piece About WWI … Is A Grocery Chain Commercial
“Backed by a violin-heavy, throat-tightening score, the temporary truce follows with handshakes, gifts, and soccer. It’s an exceedingly effective ad—one that might even cause you to shed a tear, depending on the size of your heart.”
How The Civil War Transformed America’s Great Forests
“The historian Megan Kate Nelson estimates that two million trees were killed during the war. The Union and Confederate armies annually consumed 400,000 acres of forest for firewood alone.”
Do Americans Understand (At All) What We Have In Our Arts?
“Any chamber of commerce will tell you that the arts help cities flourish by adding to quality of life, retaining creative talent and attracting business to the region. But maybe it’s simpler than that.”
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Returns To Applause, And Criticism
“Sorry to say, what the audience got in this work was not what the ASO sounds like under normal circumstances. But these were not normal circumstances. Although the collective bargaining agreement was successfully wrapped up in time for this concert, many of the ASO’s musicians are still committed to temporary engagements with orchestras elsewhere.”
If You Want To Be A Musician, Listen To All Music – Especially The Kinds You Don’t Like
“There is no way to make an argument that one type of music’s formal devices are better than another’s.”