“When I say that mathematics is seen as not having a history, I mean that mathematical truths are supposedly eternal, they’re unchanging, it doesn’t matter the context, it doesn’t matter the time, they’re always true, one and one equals two. It’s been true since the beginning of time, whether there have been humans or historical figures or mathematicians who knew it or not.” – LongReads
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What American Theater Owes To Uta Hagen
“Beyond her acting, her greatest legacy may be how she influenced generations of actors, teaching at HB Studio and writing two books that are popular with acting students across the globe. Reporter Jeff Lunden speaks with some of those former students and colleagues, including F. Murray Abraham, Mercedes Ruehl and David Hyde Pierce, about what made Hagen such an important figure in the history of American theater.” (audio) – Studio 360
Can Sound, Music, Physically Heal Our Bodies?
Interest in sound therapy has soared in tandem with renewed global curiosity about cosmic energy and spirituality. Case in point, sales of “healing crystals” have doubled in the previous three years. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philadanco Founder Joan Myers Brown Gives Up One Of Her Many Jobs
Brown, at age 87 still the company’s artistic director, will remain at least through next year’s 50th anniversary celebrations, but she has turned over the executive director position, on an interim basis, to administrator, professor, and former company dancer Elgie Gaynell Sherrod. Her main task will be stabilizing the company’s long-precarious financial situation; Brown has, over the years, lent Philadanco hundreds of thousands of dollars of her own money. – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jimmy Nelson, Star Of Golden Age Of Ventriloquism, Dead At 90
Introduced by Ed Sullivan as “the greatest I’ve ever seen in his field,” Nelson, with his puppet sidekicks Danny O’Day and Farfel the hound dog, performed on television variety shows and in nightclubs, but he — they — became most famous for humorous commercials for Texaco and Nestlé’s Quik. – The New York Times
Notre-Dame: A Progress Report, Five Months After The Fire
What’s being done with the rubble, the windows, and the stabilization of the walls; who is, and who will be, running the restoration effort; what the next steps will be; and the general philosophy behind the work. – The Art Newspaper
‘Star Wars’ Franchise Gets Its First (Admittedly) Gay Characters
Speaking on the podcast Coffee With Kenobi, the executive producers of the chidren’s animated series Star Wars Resistance said of the characters Orka and Flix, “I think it’s safe to say they’re an item. They’re absolutely a gay couple and we’re proud of that.” – The Guardian
Anne-Sophie Mutter Stops Performance Mid-Concerto To Confront Audience Member Shooting Video
The violinist was playing the slow movement of the Beethoven concerto with the Cincinnati Symphony when she saw a woman recording with an iPhone in the front row. “With the phone such a few feet from her face, Mutter stopped the performance and asked the woman to stop. Instead of stopping, the woman attempted to engage Mutter in a conversation. The audience was stunned.” (For Janelle Gelfand’s eyewitness report and review of the concert, click here.) – Cincinnati Enquirer
Percentage Of Americans Who Listen To Audiobooks Has Doubled In Eight Years
“A new [survey] by the Pew Research Center … found that 20% of adults listened to an audiobook in the 12 months prior to the period in which the survey was conducted. In 2011, only 11% of adults said they listened to an audiobook.” – Publishers Weekly
In Paris, A New Musée De La Libération Commemorates The Nazi Occupation Of The City And Its Emancipation
The museum’s collection of archival film and photos, maps, letters, posters, and pamphlets focuses on two heroes of de Gaulle’s Free French movement: the former préfet Jean Moulin and General Philippe Leclerc. – Apollo