“These ‘historians of neuroanatomy’ (yes, there is such a profession, and we should be grateful for it) reviewed a very old, circuitous medical literature and found that the human brain was once described as comprising its very own vulva, penis, testicles, buttocks, and even an anus. In fact, part of the cerebrum is still named in honor of long-forgotten whores.”
Tag: 05.17.11
Wayne Clough Asks Smithsonian Employees To Take Buyouts, Retirement
The Smithsonian, he wrote, “will be able to reshape the workforce to meet current and future programming needs as we continue to move forward in implementing the Strategic Plan. This will also help us address critical Federal budgetary issues.”
Those Touring Orchestras? Not Always Who They say They Are
“A close look at these groups shows a pattern of creative marketing — even truth shading — concerning credentials and identities. At the least, audiences often do not know what they are getting, even though visa regulations require the groups to be “recognized internationally as outstanding” and to have had three-quarters of the same players for at least a year. Many of these groups are in fact pickup ensembles or have little reputation, even in their home countries.”
Study: Netflix Traffic Now Accounts For 30 Percent Of Net Traffic
“A study published Tuesday by Sandvine Inc. shows that Netflix movies and TV shows account for nearly 30 percent of traffic into homes during peak evening hours, compared with less than 17 percent for Web browsing.”
Behind The Illicit Artifacts Trade
“The Getty and other American museums over the last decades have justified the acquisition of these things under questionable circumstances by saying that these poor orphan objects have been separated from their archaeological context already, and that we have a duty to rescue them from the market and to preserve them and display them publicly.”
Is The Getty An Impediment To A Great Getty Museum?
“The Getty Museum has improved immensely over the years, but nobody would say it has improved as much as it might have. The primary obstacle is that the director has full responsibility for the museum, but the president has final authority over it. And the president also has other obligations.”
NY Musicians Protest Broadway’s Increasing Use Of Recordings
The group opposes that some producers have reduced live orchestras on Broadway in favor of recordings “to squeeze out a few extra dollars in profits,” even though ticket prices continue to rise.
Rapacious Disney Tries To Trademark “Seal Team Six”
“Three applications filed May 3 — the day after the raid — with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office by Disney Enterprises Inc. state an intention to use the mark for a range of products, including entertainment and education services, clothing, toys, games and Christmas stockings.”
State Of The Art In International Ballet Competition
“Winners from three age-based divisions, chosen from some 90 hopefuls from 23 countries, took to the stage with fellow competitors and professional dancers to spin through excerpts ranging from Perrot’s “Giselle” to Petipa’s “Swan Lake” and modern pieces including Edwaard Liang’s “As Above So Below” and Margo Sappington’s “Christina’s World,” each of which dancers learned from a video and performed in the competition.”
Insatiable Demand For Spider-Man Tickets Continues
According to data released on Monday, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has played at 95% capacity since reopening its doors on Thursday.