“For the first time in the contemporary art festival’s history, one of its pavilions will showcase art commissioned by the Vatican. The Holy See said on Tuesday that the works inside its debut pavilion were not overtly religious but had been inspired by the book of Genesis.”
Tag: 05.15.13
German Court Rules Google Must Remove Search Results If They Threaten Privacy
“The feature is notorious in Germany after it began suggesting results for the wife of former German President Christian Wulff suggesting she might have been a prostitute or had an affiliation with a red-light district.”
UK Newspapers Break Movie Studio Embargo On Reviewing Gatsby
“It has long been a bugbear of despairing editors: the determination of film studios to maintain regional embargoes for critics’ reviews in an internet age where geographical boundaries are increasingly irrelevant.”
Researchers: Victorians Were More Clever Than We Are
New research in the journal Intelligence suggests the Victorians were naturally cleverer than we are, and draws the startling conclusion that “the Victorian era was marked by an explosion of innovation and genius, per capita rates of which appear to have declined subsequently”.
Next Year’s TV Lineup? Fewer Gay Characters
“The most striking aspect of the massacre of existing shows that preceded the annual upfront announcement, was the cancellation of many shows featuring gay and lesbian characters.”
Six-Hour Opera Streamed From Four Helicopters Wins Award
“Judges said the performance in a former chemical plant was ‘bold in imagination and brilliant in accomplishment’. It was one of three London 2012 festival events honoured at the ceremony.”
Record $37 Million Sale For A Living Artist
Gerhard Richter’s photo-painting Domplatz, Mailand (Cathedral Square, Milan) sold for $37.1 million (£24.4 million) at Tuesday’s sale.