It’s useful to know that both New York City and San Francisco imagine that they’re engaged in rivalries with Los Angeles, whereas an Angeleno asked about either city is most likely to say, “Nice place, I love to visit!”
Category: issues
The Media Needs A History Lesson When Addressing Civic Unrest, Says The Director Of The African-American History Museum
Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture: “In some ways as I watch the media coverage of Baltimore, Ferguson and other things, I’m amazed at how ahistorical the coverage is. How people do not understand that in some ways this is part of a long tradition where people who feel devalued find ways to find a voice.”
Two Gunmen Killed Trying To Storm Muhammad Cartooning Event In Texas
“The event, led by prominent conservatives who are critical of Islam, was ending when two males drove up in a car and began shooting at a police officer outside, according to a statement posted on Facebook by the city of Garland, a suburb about 20 from Dallas.”
Cuba Kept Artist Tania Bruguera From Receiving Herb Alpert Award
“Bruguera, an artist known for her challenging works of performance art, which explore everything from the immigrant condition to the nature of police control tactics, was detained in Cuba on multiple occasions early this year after attempting to stage a performance about freedom of expression in Havana’s Revolution Square. The Cuban authorities are still determining whether to file criminal charges against her.”
Cities And Suburbs Can Work Together Instead Of Competing – And It’s Better For Everyone
“‘It’s an approach to regionalism that’s about creating a culture instead of a legal structure,’ Clark adds. ‘People want to behave at the highest level of ethics, provided the guy next door does, too.'”
Protesters Shut Down NY’s Guggenheim Museum Over Labor Practices
“At noon today, a group of artists and activists including members of the Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction (known as G.U.L.F.) unfurled a large parachute in the atrium of the Guggenheim Museum, demanding to meet with a member of the institution’s board of trustees to discuss the labor conditions at its Abu Dhabi site.”
Why Museums Are The Place To Talk About Racism
“Our job is to be an educational institution that uses history and culture not only to look back, not only to help us understand today, but to point us towards what we can become.”
New York City To Develop A Plan For Culture
“The legislation, which the City Council passed by a vote of 49 to 0 on Tuesday, requires the city to analyze its current cultural priorities, assess how service to different neighborhoods can be improved, study the condition of arts organizations and artists, and plan how the city can remain artist-friendly in a time of high rents and other economic pressures.”
What Michelle Obama Said At The Opening Of The New Whitney Museum
“I guarantee you right now there are kids living less than a mile from here who would never in a million years dream that they would be welcome in this museum. And growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I was one of those kids myself. I know the feeling of not belonging in a place like this.”
What We Need In The Arts Is More Whistleblowers
“Sometimes, our instinct to protect each other does more harm than good. … Why don’t we call each other out more? Identify the bad apples for the greater good? Imagine: if every money-wasting incompetence or petty dishonesty was called to account, what would the savings amount to?”