“Houstonians will shell out $200 for a touring production of Book of Mormon but would dismiss us based on looks. Or they simply didn’t even know we were here because of the lack of attractiveness factor.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Dancing Is The Fastest Way To Make Yourself Happier – It’s Science!
Also, it keeps your brain sharp: “‘If you can’t take classes or go out dancing four times a week, then dance as much as you can,’ recommends Stanford researcher Richard Power. ‘It’s essential to start building your cognitive reserve now. Someday you’ll need as many of those stepping stones across the creek as possible.'”
When Great Writers Get A Number Of Rejections, That’s Actually Data About A Problem In Publishing
“While other sectors have certainly overlooked brilliant new ideas and missed opportunities for innovation, this fact isn’t usually romanticized or celebrated. In other sectors this level of oversight would be called ‘a system failure,’ or ‘inefficiency,’ or ‘failure to innovate.’ And policies and practices would be put into place to try to prevent this from happening in the future.”
Can ‘Entry-Level’ Classical Concerts Please A Pop Music Fan?
“To me Bach was the soundtrack to dry winter assemblies, the intricacies of the music merely a measure by which to display and applaud proficiency. I was a devout pop kid and there was nothing inclusively sexy about classical music – I was far more likely, one day, to get drunk with Blur than Brahms.”
What’s The Point Of Nonfiction Books When You Can Look Everything Up Online?
“The information may be finite and fixed but it can be has been specially selected which makes it have more coherence. This can give readers an experience that is different from searching the internet but equally satisfying.”
Is It OK To Use Music As A Primary Way To Regulate Your Mood?
“Studies like this emphasize how particular our engagement with music can be. In the past, entire genres like punk or heavy metal were accused of being inherently damaging to adolescents’ mental health. The reality is likely much more complicated. Some may seek out Metallica’s rapid riffs and screeching guitars to gain solace; others may vent anger through Mozart.”
Yes, Tourists Should Darn Well Pay To Visit UK Museums
“It is ludicrous that visitors who are paying tour operators, airlines and hotels, pay nothing to Britain’s museums and art galleries. When you visit a museum as part of a tour party, you are imposing on others. The arrival of a large crowd in front of a museum treasure is disruptive for other visitors. A group can effectively take over an entire room of a museum while the guide gives a lecture. The least you can do, if you visit a museum in this way, is pay entrance fees.”
Sarah Vowell On What The Founding Fathers Were Really Like
“How could you not think you were special if you, with the help of the king of France, beat the British army? You’re just these little nothing colonists and you triumph over one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world. How could you not get a big head about that?”
Check Your Ballet Ticket Carefully Before You Buy It, Because Resale Sites Have Discovered The Arts
“‘As our Nutcracker becomes more successful and the number of sold-out Nutcracker performances grows, so do the number of ticket resellers,’ Clark said. ‘And they’re selling them at significantly higher prices.'”
Reading Can Be Hot, Says The Photographer Who Invented #LiterarySwag
“Israel has managed to snap photos and videos of everyone from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz to author Ta-Nehisi Coates, all of whom project their personal style via their reading.”