“I had a dreamy first semester — it had a tone of rigor. But we’ve lost that this semester.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Facebook’s ‘Instant’ Goes Live, And Media Immediately Post The Longest Form Longform Articles Possible
“In the beginning, having access to Instant will provide a huge advantage over publications that don’t. Eventually, publishers’ numbers will even out as competition increases. Easy traffic will be harder to come by, and certain tricks — as on the web — will wear out and become useless. This will be good in that it will prevent lazy behavior.”
Canada Finds A Woman Guilty Of Harassment For Instagramming Street Art
Jennifer Pawluck “was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and 18 months probation. Her community service must be completed within a year. The 22-year-old college student has also been forbidden from posting any public messages on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and must restrict her use of the social media platforms to private communications for the next year.”
The New Republic Seriously Loves The New Whitney
“In an age when museums have overtaken churches as the apex of architectural aspiration, Piano is our Brunelleschi.”
Who Should Be In Control Of Peggy Guggenheim’s Legacy?
“On Tuesday, one of Guggenheim’s grandsons will launch a court appeal to have the Italian collection restored to its original state, claiming it has been ‘diluted’ by art from other sources. Sandro Rumney, who was born in Venice but lives in France, his half brother Nicolas Hélion and their five children, also want ‘protection’ in the palace garden around a plaque marking Peggy’s ashes – a ‘grave’ they believe has been desecrated.”
What Happened When A Male Astronomer Said Scientists Were ‘Boys With Toys’
Scientists who happen to be women didn’t take kindly to that statement … and started #girlswithtoys.
Two Virginia Shakespeare-Focused Theatres Merge
“This was so fraught with emotion. There was so much investment in all of the work that had gone into both companies. The name needed to reflect what was mutually fertile.”
BuzzFeed Makes A Flowchart To Help You Decide If You Should Give Someone A Book
“Is your home so filled with books that you use them as furniture/best friends/lovers?”
The Vermont Symphony’s Executive Director Steps Down
Alan Jordan in a news release from late on Friday: “It is time for me to seek out new challenges with another orchestra, and for the VSO to find someone with new perspectives and ideas to continue the VSO’s progress.”
Serving The Country On A Jury Is Patriotic And Great And All, Except For The PTSD Part
“The greatest difficulty often lies in homicide and death penalty trials, in which jurors not only share the burden of imposing guilt (or even death), but are necessarily confronted with the loss of life that led to the case. Some jurors even report physical ailments, including headaches, nightmares, and symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder.”