“Musical experiences are inherently social, scientists tell us, even when they happen in private. When we listen alone, we feel together.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Literary City Mice And Country Mice, And How The Twain Do Meet
“He refused to indulge in any metropolitan disdain towards the liberating, everyday essentials of plumbing, Austin cars, aspirin, contraceptives or canned food. The wretched alternatives were ‘dirty water, an earth bucket, a four-mile walk each way to work, headaches, broken women, hunger and monotony of diet.'”
Making Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Sunny Again
“A key question that is being examined is whether the varnish of the Amsterdam painting could safely be removed. … This coating was probably added in 1927, to help protect the surface. The varnish has aged since then, leaving a brownish tinge and dulling Van Gogh’s sparkling colours.”
A Massive Academic Project To Digitize All Of Lincoln’s Words Is Being Held Hostage By Lawmakers
“The digitization project, eagerly supported by Lincoln specialists and private donors, has so far found, annotated and published scores of thousands of freshly uncovered documents, adding to the universe of Lincoln materials. It began in the 1980s researching Lincoln’s legal career, then grew far bigger in scope as the Internet arrived.
BP Will End Its Sponsorship Of The Tate
But, like, *totally* not because of massive, yearslong protests or anything: “The spokesman, David Nicholas, said it was ‘a commercial decision’ prompted by the collapse in oil prices.”
Despite Good Year, The Met’s Credit Rating Doesn’t Rise
“‘The potential return to a stable outlook will likely require increased donor support for endowment, ongoing improvement in operating performance, and improved unrestricted liquidity,’ Moody’s said in the report.”
We Can Give Up And Let Artificial Intelligence Just Take Over Now
Has the singularity arrived? “Google’s artificially intelligent Go-playing computer system has claimed victory in its historic match with Korean grandmaster Lee Sedol after winning a third straight game in this best-of-five series.”
Los Angeles Has A Huge New, One Might Say Game-Changing If One Were Inclined To Hyperbole, Gallery Downtown
“Once the new, on-site locally sourced, seasonal-everything restaurant opens this summer, the place is gonna be rife with blowouts and air-kissing. In other words, the scene here is the bluest of blue chip. Thankfully for us scrubs, the art part will be gloriously free.”
The Getty Director Who’s Changing Stock Photography Forever
“In 2007, the top image of a woman was a stereotypical objectified woman, looking passive while naked and tangled in sheets. In 2012, it’s actually a woman on a train. … She’s wearing clothes, and that’s thrilling! She has a journey and feels like the hero of her own narrative.”
When ‘Taxi-Dance’ Halls Brought Ballroom Steps To The Masses
“Immigrants from all over flocked to the dance halls to overcome the loneliness in their new lives with the help of the taxi-dancers.”