“Establishing quotas is not inherently progressive, but it can help us examine our choices, to consider books or writers we might otherwise ignore or resist, and sometimes – as was the case for me with the wonderful Croatian author Dubravka Ugresic – recognize that we were missing out not having read them sooner.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Is Arts Journalism Only Going To Survive As The PR Wing For Institutions?
“In the new media landscape, everyone is a content provider, and thus everyone is in competition. All true. To some extent.”
Is This The Book Of The Future? (*Seriously* Not Digital)
“It stretched over our desks and across a little table. It slouched perilously near an open container of glossy doughnuts. A colleague braced the middle, another took the far end, and still the thing sagged in places.”
What Were The Most Powerful Images Of 2013?
Let The Atlantic show you in this three-minute video of 80 photos culled from the year in photography.
When You Consume Culture, Spare A Thought For The Creatives
“Those circulating copyrighted content can be as Scrooge-like as they please, because there’s no Tiny Tim to think of. Except that there is.”
The In-Jokes Onstage (Starting With ‘The Nutcracker’)
“The bodice of the principal dancer is adorned with a small oval cameo-style portrait of Balanchine. The women in the corps de ballet wear cameos of Lincoln Kirstein.”
One Member Of Pussy Riot Released Early In Russia
“Tolokonnikova’s father Andrei told Reuters on Thursday that the planned release of the band members was clearly a public-relations move ahead of the Olympics.”
Can An Obscure Database Help ID Nazi-Looted Art?
“Questions about the origins of the Gurlitt trove, which includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Renoir, have riveted the world. While German authorities have yet to divulge the identity of all the works, they have said they believe that less than half of them were stolen from Jewish owners.”
Even If Apple’s FreakyCool New HQ Gets Built, Will Workers Care?
“Its ambition is to be a marvel of modern architecture. … But there’s a problem.”
The Man Bringing Trinity Church Wall Street Back To Its Music
“Austerity is out. In its place: a four-month festival of Benjamin Britten’s music, Bach cantatas every Monday and a series celebrating the 12 nights of Christmas.”