“The problem with simply saluting Ai as a political activist is that he insists on pleading his case in the art museums.”
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Students And Friends Bring Ailing Experimental Theater Legend Home To New York
Playwright and director Maria Irene Fornes, 82, has been suffering from dementia for roughly a decade and has been moved around several facilities in New York state. Theater folk banded together and arranged a way for her to receive care in the city, where they can visit her.
The Hairdo Archaeologist
“By day, Janet Stephens is a hairdresser at a Baltimore salon, trimming bobs and wispy bangs. By night she dwells in a different world. At home in her basement, with a mannequin head, she meticulously re-creates the hairstyles of ancient Rome and Greece.”
The Secret Of Galileo’s Genius (Well, One Of Them)
His father, music theorist Vincenzo Galilei, “wrote a book … ripping apart ancient Ptolemaic systems of lute tuning, as his son ripped apart Ptolemaic astronomy. … The young Galileo took for granted the intellectual freedom conceded to Renaissance musicians … [and] transfer[red] the spirit of the Italian Renaissance in the plastic arts to the mathematical and observational ones.”
The Death And Defilement Of Richard III: What His Bones Tell Us
How did the archaeologists recognize the king’s body? Amy Davidson explains – and also tells us about the “humiliation injuries” his dead body suffered after the Battle of Bosworth.
Salman Rushdie Has Yet Another Event Cancelled, This Time In Calcutta
“A visit by controversial author Salman Rushdie here to promote Deepa Mehta’s film Midnight’s Children, based on his award-winning novel, was called off at the last minute over security concerns today, evoking strong reactions from cultural and literary circles. Rushdie [had] travelled to Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai without any problem in the last few days.”
Bolshoi Ballet Director Says He Knows Who Attacked Him
“He has said that he knows who is behind the attack, but that he would not offer further details for fear of interfering with the investigation. A police spokesman told Interfax on Monday that the names of suspects in the attack would be made public only after they had been detained and indicted.”
Bones Found Under Parking Lot Identified As Richard III
In Shakespeare’s account, Richard was killed after being unhorsed on the battlefield, crying: “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.”
When David Became Sara – The Pianist Struggles For Identity
“In the United States, once I came out as Sara, I couldn’t get bookings with the top orchestras anymore, nor would any university employ me.”
The NEA’s Chief of Staff – And Where He Thinks The Arts Are Going
Jamie Bennett: “I have a lonely, little liberal arts BA and absolutely no training in measurement, statistics, or research methods, so any opinion I offer may be the result of too little formal education. But that said, I feel that all too often people can get bollixed up in a lot of jargon and fancy flow charts.”