It is this notion of competition that has preoccupied the case for the arts for much of the past ten years, leading to a greater focus on impact and evidence of outcomes than ever before. And while the resulting improvements in measurement and evaluation are in many regards enhancing the offer the sector makes, it is an argument we can never win and which in fact misses the point.
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How Data About Writing Is Changing Writing
“A few decades ago, the advent of the word processor made it easier than ever to revise on the fly; it also made it easy to dwell on one sentence ad infinitum, gilding the lily where once one would’ve advanced to the next thought. The glut of data is another mixed blessing—past a certain point, writers would do better in a state of blissful ignorance.”
Opera Versus Gay Opera Versus Opera Queens, A Pocket History
Alex Ross: The culture indicated by the phrase “opera queen” became visible in pioneering openly gay communities of the late nineteenth century, and undoubtedly existed long before that. Even so, operas on gay themes have proliferated in recent years.
The Trump Era Is Changing What Books Are Being Written And Bought (Is It Harder Now?)
“For authors whose books were released in the thick of the political storm, to booksellers watching readers flock to dystopian works, the Trump administration has succeeded in influencing our consideration of books—not necessarily for better or for worse, but in ways that demonstrate how much we need words to survive and provide solace for troubling times ahead.”
Was Every American Movie Of The ’60s And ’70s Really A Vietnam War Movie?
If you limit the genre to “movies that deal explicitly with combat, or the American presence in Vietnam generally,” you get about two dozen movies (including post-’70s films). Yet, argues Clay Risen, expand those limits somewhat and “the genre spins off into dozens of subcategories, the shape of which say a lot about how America has viewed the war over the decades since it ended.” (Risen includes Rambo, Hair, MAS*H, Bonnie and Clyde, Easy Rider, and even Love Story and Shampoo.)
How SoundCloud Became A Hotbed Of Musical Innovation
On SoundCloud, genres thrive on amorphism, defined more by a song’s uncompromising sentiment—rage, anxiety, body-rolling euphoria—than the pulse of the beat or musical composition. (A casual listener might be inclined to label “Please B Okay” as simply house music.) This has given the Berlin-based platform a unique advantage not just in breaking unknown talent but in becoming a breeding ground for experimental sounds.
How, And Why, I Taught My Computer To Compose Its Own Music
John Supko: “As Bill [Seaman] and I saw it, human creativity can be defined as making connections – governed by unpredictable, subjective forces – between seemingly unrelated bits of information. Music is particularly well suited to serve as a model for the creative process. Human composers have multiple components of information – melody, harmony, rhythm – at their fingertips. … These elements tend to implicate each other and emerge together from the composer’s imagination. Bill and I wanted to emulate this organic emergence of interrelated elements in the computer.”
Why Has Sotheby’s Share Price Hit An All-Time High?
Sotheby’s shares are up 45 percent for the year, reports Katya Kazakina of Bloomberg, outperforming the S&P 500 and marking the auction house’s highest level since the company went public in 1988.
Philosopher Dies While Trying To Save Children From Drowning
Anne Dufourmantelle, a well-known professor and columnist whose entire career was centered on the concept and embrace of risk, was swept out to sea when she attempted a rescue under dangerous conditions at a beach near St.-Tropez.
Air India Once Amassed The World’s Greatest Collection Of Modern Indian Art – What’s Happened To It?
They don’t know – and that’s the problem. For much of the state-owned airline’s history, it was one of a very few serious buyers of living Indian artists’ work – in effect, a national art patron. Now that much of that artwork is worth many thousands of dollars (or more) a piece, there’s no proper inventory of what Air India bought over the years or where it’s supposed to be – and some of it has been turning up in the private market.