From the Met’s countersuit to Levine’s lawsuit against the Met, details from the investigation: “The company says it found credible evidence that Mr. Levine had ‘used his reputation and position of power to prey upon and abuse artists,’ citing examples of sexual misconduct that it says occurred from the 1970s through 1999.”
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The Woman Bringing The Bronx Its First Book Festival
A book publicist took action after Barnes & Noble in the Bronx – the last bookstore (at that point) in the borough – shut its doors. But it took social media to make it real: “Fennell put out a call on Twitter, where most of her followers are people in book publishing and other media professionals. The response was overwhelming. Hundreds of people donated to her Kickstarter campaign, which met and exceeded its $30,000 goal in just over a week. Authors and publishers stepped forward to join her planning board, helping her confirm speakers for the event.”
One Comedian Says She Has No Time For The Men Disgraced By The MeToo Movement
Tig Notaro got famous partly because of Louis CK, but she’s glad he’s out of her life and her now canceled Amazon show, “One Mississippi.” She says of all the rumors of the return of various men accused of harassment and attacks, “The attention and support for the victims needs to be continued, more than people worried about these abusers and what’s next for them, how are they going to move on — shut up.”
The Sad Tales Of Lost Masterpieces, And A Few That Might Yet Be Found
Was a famous Caravaggio fed to hungry pigs? That’s what a Mafia informer told the authorities.
Broadway Keeps Chasing (And Rarely Catching) That Disco Beat
Even though Summer: The Donna Summer Musical has been clearing $1 million per week since early April, Broadway doesn’t have a super track record with disco. But that hardly matters – the shows, critically panned, often survive for awhile on Broadway before taking off for massive world tours.
‘Obscene’ Art Market Prices Sweep The Globe
But, for the most part, new artists aren’t benefitting. Instead, it’s a contest for pieces that are hardly ever seen on the market. “Experts say the finest works rarely come up for sale, yet demand is increasing as newly wealthy Chinese buyers compete with financiers and Saudi sheikhs.”
Beat Poet, Author, And Mentor Bobbie Louise Hawkins Has Died At 87
“Equipped with only a high school education but, as a voracious reader, fortified with a copious vocabulary, Ms. Hawkins left her literary imprint on a cultural landscape dominated by men and as a mentor to a generation of female writers.”
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Lost Its Guest Star Cellist To The Royal Wedding
Nineteen-year-old British star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason was scheduled to perform for LACO’s final concert of the season, but then a little thing called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding got in the way. LACO’s executive director knows how to spin: “It’s such a great moment for the classical music world. This kind of visibility on a global stage for classical music is great for all of us.”
Opportunities For Women Choreographers Still Tough Unless It’s In Your DNA
It’s still tough for women choreographers to get their work into our prominent dance companies. But one company just announced a major new initiative. Not a surprise; the work of women choreographers is by now built into the company’s DNA.
Perceptual Dissonance: Yanny Versus Laurel
There is a world that exists—an uncountable number of differently-flavored quarks bouncing up against each other. There is a world that we perceive—a hallucination generated by about a pound and a half of electrified meat encased by our skulls. Connecting the two, or conveying accurately our own personal hallucination to someone else, is the central problem of being human. Everyone’s brain makes a little world out of sensory input, and everyone’s world is just a little bit different.