“The aching music may remain one of Mexico’s top cultural exports, by which the country is known worldwide, but its fortunes have fallen in its homeland.” A new school in Mexico City may change that.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Star On The Football Field Bursts Into Song, And Success At The Met
Keith Miller was training “for a workout with the Denver Broncos, when he saw a flier announcing an open opera audition for the Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan. On a whim, he showed up.”
What’s Better Than A Loan Of Great Art?
Why, an exchange. Museums share a lot more art in exchanges, and make it available to a public that would otherwise never see those pieces.
Hey Guest Conductors: Don’t Harsh-Tweet Your Guest City
Detroit didn’t particularly appreciate this: “Fine orchestra. Managed to walk to a restaurant without a hint of being murdered.”
Why Should Book Publishers Get Special Antitrust Treatment?
Some legal scholars say they shouldn’t – and that publishers are “just another cartel.”
Hava Nagila, From Eastern Europe To American Comedy
“Allan Sherman sang ‘Harvey and Sheila’ about the Jewish exodus to the suburbs. The Simpsons went caroling and sang it to neighbors with the lyric ‘Hava Nice Christmas.’ Larry David downloaded it as a ring tone. Nowadays, you can buy a Harvey Nagila singing and dancing doll and even find the recipe to a Halvah-Nagila smoothie”.
Using Digital Graffiti To Make Virtual Human City Guides
“Anybody can overlay digital text, video and graphics onto the physical world for others to see later. Most major cities are teeming with these digital annotations.”
Winning A Nobel Prize: How Does That Feel?
“‘I was walking in the street with my wife. I was just caught by … the call on my cellular phone. I saw the code ’46’ for Sweden … I could not believe it.’ – Quantum physicist Serge Haroche”
Modern China (Finally) Takes An Interest In Preserving The Past
During Beijing Design Week, “tales of demolition and rebuilding of vast swathes of the old city, with locals forced to relocate to make way for malls and high-rises, are common, but here an urban development experiment is aiming to revitalize old buildings for more innovative uses.”
Has Kickstarter Jumped The Shark?
What’s up with Hollywood directors trying to use the crowdfunding model when they have perfectly good (and wealthy) studios to bankroll them?