The then-undergraduate guys who founded Reddit had a rather different plan in mind when they first looked for start-up funding.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Boston Ballet’s Exec Decamps For A Colder (Cooler?) Clime
Barry Hughson, who’s leaving to become the executive director of the National Ballet of Canada, “said his wife, Ashley, would have a better chance to further her acting career in Toronto, which he described as ‘one of the top television, film, and arts destinations in North America.'”
Joining A Trend, UCLA’s Hammer Museum Will Become Free Starting February
But: “Free admission isn’t always as simple as it sounds, especially when the larger goal is genuine civic engagement. Is there an effect on diversity of attendance? Will it have an impact on other giving? What does it mean for existing categories of membership, which can range from modest rates for individuals to heftier sums for corporate plans?”
The L.A. Times Live-Blogged The Finale Of ‘Breaking Bad’
“As the finale approached, ‘Breaking Bad’ had honed itself to a fine point, the L.A. Times’ Todd VanDerWerff writes, with a penultimate episode both weird and brilliant. For Sunday’s show, the series’ huge fan base was on the edge of their seats.” Um, spoilers ahead.
Yep, Preserved Shark Artist Damien Hirst Created An ABC Picture Book
“My intention with The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991) was to replicate the sort of fear you might feel on being confronted with a shark. It’s the fear of death, but I’ve always noticed kids love it rather than being frightened of it.”
What Does A Useful Critique Look Like?
The C.E.O. of Getty Images: “Say to yourself, ‘Am I going to make this significantly better, or am I going to make it only 5 or 10 percent better?’ Because in fiddling over the small stuff, you take away all the empowerment.”
Norman Rockwell Loved America, And It Loved Him Back (For A While)
“Because America was a nation of immigrants who lacked universally shared traditions, it had to invent some. So it came up with Thanksgiving, baseball–and Norman Rockwell.”
What Happened When Ingrid Bergman Met Robert Rossellini
“Years later, after the scandal surrounding their adulterous love affair had subsided into yesterday’s news and with subjective directorial visions like Rossellini’s thriving on the art-house circuit, the work was reassessed with a newfound appreciation for its gutsiness and aesthetic power.”
Why Software Should Be Free – Now (With The NSA) More Than Ever
“If you use a program to carry out activities in your life, your freedom depends on your having control over the program. You deserve to have control over the programs you use, and all the more so when you use them for something important in your life.”
How Did New York City Ballet’s Executive Director Get To Where She Is?
Katherine E. Brown: “It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. … The ballet needed a new approach. It had incurred serious deficits, and ticket sales and financial sources were declining.”