“The water collection basin that doubles as the front step draws in birds and deer. At midday, the silhouettes of these animals project from the water onto the interior ceiling. Windows on the west and north sides frame different bird habitats.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Power Of A Book To Counter And Reshape Narratives – Even Under The Nuns’ Keen Eyes
“To whom the book belonged remains a mystery, but in a sense it belonged to all of us convent girls in that sleepy town in southern Zimbabwe. We were having our eyes opened in more ways than one.”
Can A Famous Musician’s House Save A Poverty Stricken, Neglected Town?
“The Italians, who are touring the region, are here out of curiosity because Ray and Carrie Cash moved their family to Dyess in 1935 and the fourth of their seven children became a music great whose influence and appeal endure worldwide more than a decade after his death.”
How Do Theatres In Scotland Feel About Independence? We Don’t Really Know
“I would say 90% of the creative community in Scotland is pro-independence. … “I’m not claiming there’s outright censorship but I think funding bodies and local councils have cold feet about political theatre.”
The Year Science Fiction Turned Away From Older White Guys
“This was really a year that underscored that a younger generation of diverse writers are becoming central to the genre and helping to redefine and expand it.”
You Can Hate-watch The Oxford Dictionaries As They Add Amazeballs, YOLO, And More
“Someone live-tweeting Wagner’s ‘Ring’ cycle might preface a description of earlier episodes with ICYMI (in case you missed it). And if the production turns out to be a hot mess, SMH (shaking my head in disapproval) will unquestionably come in handy.”
The Great Soprano Licia Albanese Is Dead At 105
“After the opera house was torn down, The Times reported in 1997, Miss Albanese could be seen on some fine days standing amid the rubble, dressed, as if in mourning weeds, in her Butterfly kimono.”
Top AJBlogs From 08.17.14
About That Stolen Guercino
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-08-18
Nothing Changes
AJBlog: PostClassic | Published 2014-08-17
King Tut’s Tomb Reopened
AJBlog: Plain English | Published 2014-08-16
The “Antifree” Movement Takes on “Free”
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-08-16
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What We Fear Now
“During the Cold War, the conflicts that powered the thriller were rooted in ideology: Le Carre’s Berlin and Greene’s Havana were mainly backdrops against which the clash of the superpowers was played out. The new thrillers were not focused on ideology but on place; it was the peeling away of layers of culture and history that gave these novels their impetus.”
Can We – And Should We – Erase Our Internet Lives?
“How to cope with an an almost infinite access to information is one of the questions of our age. You can see why ephemeral and anonymized messaging services such as Snapchat and Secret are growing rapidly. Social norms are shifting rapidly.”