Harvey Weinstein’s assistant wasn’t even allowed to have a copy of the NDA she signed, or talk about it with anyone at all unless they signed NDAs as well. She broke her silence because she decided it was an immoral agreement. Now, dubbed a #MeToo law, a California bill that goes into effect Jan. 1 “would ban nondisclosure provisions in settlements involving claims of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination based on sex.” – Los Angeles Times
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Ringo Lam, Director Of ‘City Of Fire’ Who Changed Movies Forever, Has Died At 63
Lam’s 1987 movie inspired Quentin Tarnatino and helped usher in the 1980s Hong Kong New Wave. – The Hollywood Reporter
The Civil Discourse In One Small Reddit Corner Of The Internet
Yes – this is on a Reddit forum, a site not known for its calm discussion of issues. But the Change My View forum, “founded in 2013 by Kal Turnbull, then a teenage musician in Scotland, is an online space that promotes respectful conversation between people who disagree with each other.” – The Atlantic
Podcasting Is The Perfect Way To Learn About Classical Music
The new “Aria Code” podcast by WQXR and the Met proves it. So why aren’t there a lot more classical podcasts? – The New York Times
Mick Jagger Is ‘Curating’ A New Rolling Stones Ballet
The ballet will be choreographed by dancer Melanie Hamrick, who is in a relationship with Jagger. – RTE (Ireland)
What’s It Like Being A Woman Movie Critic In The Era Of Online Harassment, And Also The MeToo Movement?
Manohla Dargis: It’s not that I’m noticing sexism more; I always noticed. It’s that I’m not gliding over the insults and insinuations, the snickering and unmotivated female nudity as easily — as resignedly — as I sometimes did. Years ago, I thought that accepting a certain amount of sexism in movies was the only way I was going to be able to continue loving them.” – The New York Times
The BBC Has Filed Formal Complaints Against Russia About Staff Data Leaks
Wow, this isn’t scary at all: Forty-four journalists’ “full names and photographs were published on social media by the For Mother Russia group. … Many of the 44 are Russian citizens working for the BBC World Service.” – BBC
Is The Vienna Philharmonic Preparing For A New Generation?
Well, they should be. “Even for an orchestra that lives and breathes tradition, recruiting the next generation of talent is no longer self-evident. That is why, for the first time in its history, the Philharmonic is opening an academy to train musicians hands-on.” – The New York Times
The Smithsonian And National Zoo Will Be Shut Down In The New Year
All of the museums, and the National Zoo, will be closed as of January 2 because of the government shutdown. – NPR
Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory Has Had A Truly Terrible 2018
Are things looking up at the contemporary art museum that lost its founder and saw labor complaints related to abuse by a staff member? Maybe. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette