“A campaign to stop overfishing features photos of celebs in their birthday suits, cuddling up with marine creatures to draw attention to overfishing. It’s safe for work, unless your boss hates fish.”
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Solti @ 100 – Was The Great Conductor Under-Appreciated?
“Solti wasn’t anybody’s idea of a glamorous conductor. Though he was a handsome man with a high-wattage smile, his conducting technique was utilitarian.”
Tattooed Composer/Professor Running Third In Czech Presidential Poll
“With no political experience and little knowledge of economics, performing arts professor Vladimir Franz was already an unlikely candidate for the Czech Republic presidential election. The fact that 90 per cent of his body is covered in tattoos makes it even more surprising that not only is he standing for election – he currently stands third in the polls.”
Mary Todd Lincoln’s Dressmaker Gets Media Spotlight
“When Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave turned professional dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, published her memoir, Behind the Scenes, in 1868, the response was vitriolic. … What a difference 145 years make.”
A Hollywood Actress Who Actually Likes Getting Older
“There are those actresses – no names mentioned, of course – so eager to preserve their ingénue image that they bridle strenuously at the idea of playing a mother. Fine, so just give the part to Mare Winningham. ‘I rather like growing old. I’ve been playing a mom for a while now,’ the girlish-looking Ms. Winningham, 53, forthrightly said.”
‘Critical Judgments Built To Last’: Remembering Ada Louise Huxtable
“As a critic, Huxtable combined the forensic skill of a Clarence Darrow with the righteous passion of an Old Testament prophet. Her prose was clarion-clear and uncompromising, yet leavened by wit and verve.”
Ada Louise Huxtable Estate Goes To The Getty
“[The] Getty Research Institute has acquired her archives … [and] those of her husband, industrial designer L. Garth Huxtable, who died in 1989. In addition to the written materials, Huxtable also donated her entire estate to the Getty, including her New York City apartment and a house in Marblehead, Mass.”
Promoting Shakespeare As Europe’s, And Not Just England’s, Bard
“Leading British academics are seeking to persuade the European parliament to adopt Shakespeare as its European laureate in time for the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016.”
Founder Of Montreux Jazz Festival In Coma
“Claude Nobs … was injured on Christmas Eve after he ‘fell while practising cross-country skiing’ near his home in the village of Caux in Switzerland, festival organisers said on Monday. He has undergone surgery but remains unconscious.”
Marcel Duchamp’s Dinner That Changed The Arts World In New York
“In February 1968, the avant-garde legend Marcel Duchamp hosted an informal dinner in New York for a group of local artists. Among them were composer John Cage, choreographer Merce Cunningham and the painter Jasper Johns.”