“This famous place that once rivalled Hollywood is partly under occupation by striking workers. For more than two months now they have been camped day and night on the roof of the main gatehouse and in an area nearby.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Want To Dance In Public? Don’t Go To The Maldives
On the tropical islands, “performances by children, but not by adolescent girls, would be acceptable, along with military parades, singing the national anthem and performances by scouts and girl guides.”
After A Long Run, Fox Co-Chair Forced Out
Tom Rothman kept movies under budget and focused attention on arthouse movies – and apparently pissed almost everyone off in the process.
Fear And Loathing In Your Brain
“Why are some of us able to relax, while others stay on guard long after any danger has passed?” (Part of the answer may have to do with the brain’s natural pot-like chemicals.)
Pop Music Isn’t Getting Any Better (But It Might Be More Efficient)
“Did your parents tell you that today’s music is getting poorer and too loud? Well, maybe they were right. But we will offer a different hypothesis: what if it is all about economy of resources? If today’s music still satisfies listeners the same way pop music did 50 years before, then maybe its creators are simply better at crafting pleasing songs.”
Buck Up, Reject: Losers May Just Be The Most Creative People Around
“People with a strong self-concept who were rejected produced more creative aliens than people from any other group, including people with a strong self-concept who were accepted.”
That’s No Doorstop; That’s a Million-Dollar Vase
“The [Ming Dynasty] vase, owned by an unidentified family for decades, had been kept on a wooden stand and used as a doorstop, until someone spotted a similar piece in a Sotheby’s ad.”
Are Richard III’s Bones Under A Parking Lot?
“With literary sources and official records painting a cloudy picture of the poorly understood medieval king, archaeologists are seeking more concrete answers in an unlikely spot: a parking lot in Leicester, England.”
Money Doesn’t Solve Everything; Just Ask MOCA Board Members
“Wealthy people have many options for their philanthropy, and, according to experts on nonprofit board behavior, they can quickly become skittish about giving when controversy breaks out. And MOCA has been swimming in controversy since late June.”
In Van Gogh’s Flowers, A Tale Of Varnish Gone Wrong
“Researchers have spotted a never-before-seen chemical effect in Vincent Van Gogh’s Flowers In A Blue Vase that is dulling the work’s vibrant yellows.”