“Browne’s picture went around the world. In Washington, Robert Kennedy was calling his brother, the president, to talk about Alabama when Jack Kennedy, still in bed in the White House, saw Browne’s picture on the front page of the New York Times. ‘Jesus Christ!’ he said.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Revolution In Classical Music Coverage (SATIRE)
“Classical music reviews will now carry two star ratings – one for musical content and one for the attractiveness (or otherwise) of the players.”
Celebrities And Knighthoods: Time To Give That A Rest, Say Some Brits
Some members of the British Parliament want to see fewer actors and musicians, but more ordinary British citizens, receiving honors from the Queen.
Shakespeare Festival Lays Off Staff After Weak Sales
“Executive director designate Anita Gaffney said the layoffs of facilities workers are an attempt by the Southern Ontario repertory theatre company to reduce expenditures without affecting the art on the stages.”
Don’t Even Think About Your PIN Around These Hackers
Yikes: “Sensitive personal information, such as PIN numbers and credit card data, can be gleaned from the brainwave data of users wearing popular consumer-grade EEG headsets.”
How Much ‘Medieval’ and ‘Renaissance’ Art Is Fake?
A lot – and the discoveries keep on coming.
No More Shakespeare!
Just no. At least not at fringe festivals – and don’t even try to fool yourself with your “editing.”
What Do Fundamentalists Have Against Dance?
Music and dance have not been banned under most forms of Islam – but some of the Taliban’s beliefs fall in line with fundamentalist Christian fears over dancing and, er, immoral acts.
Author Of Trainspotting Says The Booker Prize Is Elitist Bunk
“The award, [Irvine Welsh] said, was ‘based on the conceit that upper-class Englishness is the cultural yardstick against which all literature must be measured.'”
Ghosts In The Museum? No, Those Are Just The Tenants
“A couple of tourists wander through a quiet woodcarving exhibit. They stare intently at a carved eagle and various tools kept behind glass. What they don’t know — until he tromps downstairs — is that 60-year-old Tom Richter lives upstairs. With his easy grin, bare feet, cut-off khakis and baggy T-shirt, he looks kind of like he walked out of a Jimmy Buffet song.”