Shamsie says it’s an outrage that her support of the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement would lead to this end. “The eight-member jury had decided on 6 September to make the British-Pakistani author their latest winner, citing writing that ‘builds bridges between societies.’ But when they learned of Shamsie’s support for the BDS movement, they announced that they would cancel their original vote and withdraw the award.” – The Guardian (UK)
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Why Lizst Is Better In The Catacombs Than In Carnegie Hall
Well, at least his “Poetic and Religious Harmonies.” Why? Pianist Jenny Lin: “This is definitely a very private Liszt, one who’s retreated to his inner self. … I don’t think you could do this at Carnegie Hall. It would be weird.” – The New York Times
Climate Change As A Positive? Uh, Writers, What Are You Thinking?
They’re thinking we don’t have a choice; we must adapt. But “while everyone is experiencing the effects of climate change, it’s easy to write ‘Our undoing is also the making of our becoming’ when the ocean isn’t lapping at your front door.” – The Atlantic
Music Composed In Response To The Brett Kavanaugh Hearings
Composer Kenji Bunch had what he called a weird idea while watching the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings: Why not create music in response to “such a fraught moment, a watershed event”? He took his idea to Facebook, where other composers responded immediately. – Oregon ArtsWatch
The Ghosts Of Black Los Angeles
The writer Ismail Muhammad says, “You can’t disentangle blackness and California” – and nowhere, he explains through books, movies, and memories, is that clearer than in the history of Los Angeles, the idea of “South Central,” and the country’s imagination of what L.A. stands for. – LitHub
Why Did American Classical Music ‘Stay White’ – Take Two
And why it’s a problem: “What we’re looking at right now, this extreme marginalization of classical music, is really the chickens coming home to roost.” – Joe Horowitz
What Have We Trained Artificial Intelligence To Think When It Sees Our Faces?
Hint: It’s just as racist, sexist, fatphobic, and all of the other problems as any human – but more so, because it’s been trained by a LOT of problematic human data. – The New York Times
N.O. Mustill: Master Collagist
Comparing a 1967 collage to a Photoshopped image in the current New York Times: Are both art? – Jan Herman
Composer And Pulitzer Winner Christopher Rouse Has Died At 70
Rouse advised the Baltimore Symphony, served as composer in residence for the New York Phil, taught at Juilliard and Peabody, and won a Pulitzer in 1993 for a concerto dedicated to Leonard Bernstein. Rouse’s final symphony will debut in Cincinnati in October. Marin Alsop called his death an “enormous loss” and said, “I was able to spend time with him these last weeks and he was irreverent and profound, as always.” – Baltimore Sun
When You Come In Late To A Power Comedy Act, You’ve Got A Delightful Amount To Catch Up On
Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara are charming millions on the show Schitt’s Creek and are nominated for some major Emmys, but … what to say if this is the first time you’ve noticed them? Well, you’ve got a lot – a lot – of joy ahead of you. – Los Angeles Times