“Founded in Damascus in 2006 by two cousins,” the Ayyam Gallery, which now has offices in Beirut, the Gulf, and London, has become “a haven for Syrian artists and has now become a conduit for Syrian artists to express their responses to the devastation of their country.” Some of those responses have received a huge response online.
Tag: 02.07.13
Where You Need An Armed Convoy To Shoot A Movie
The director of War Witch, Canada’s nominee for the best foreign-language film Oscar, talks about the experience of filming in the Congo.
iTunes Sells Its 25 Billionth Song
“It took the Cupertino, Calif., company almost 10 years to reach the milestone. Customers download an average of 15,000 songs a minute from the iTunes music store, which was launched in April 2003. The digital retailer’s catalog is 26 million songs deep.”
HMV To Close 66 Shops
“HMV currently has 220 stores in the UK and employs 4,000 staff.”
Theatre To Be Built On Site Of Theatre Shakespeare Worked In As Youth
“A six-storey theatre and cafe will be built above the remains of the what was known to the Bard as simply “The Theatre”. Visitors will be able to peer down to the foundations through glass panels in the ground floor.”
In Minneapolis: Battle For The Soul Of An Orchestra
“Will the orchestra be around to open the renovated hall in the fall? Will it travel to Carnegie Hall next season for its recently announced four concerts of Sibelius, including all the symphonies? In short, will it survive?”
Do We Still Need Biographies In The Age Of Wikipedia?
“There’s a big anxiety among biographers these days – the Wikipedia anxiety. The worry is that, if you can get all that information from Wikipedia, what’s left for biography?”
Report: Share Of Downloaded Music Increases, Putting Pressure On Physical Stores
“The UK music industry trade body, the BPI, said 19.6% of music buyers now only purchase digital music, as more than a quarter of the population downloaded or streamed songs legally in 2012.”
Research Suggests EBooks Are Easier To Read For Older Readers (So Why Aren’t They Adopting Them?)
“The results suggest that despite digital book sales overtaking print in the UK and the US, readers are still more attached to the culture associated with books than the convenience of electronic devices.”
Dancing With Philosophy At Lines Ballet
“Ask Alonzo King about the 170 ballets he has choreographed for the Alonzo King Lines Ballet over the past 30 years and he answers with philosophical questions.”