“But from rock to rap and hip hop to grunge, the independent music scene has blossomed in recent years as the Internet and an explosion in live venues have given an outlet to acts long shunned by state-run television and radio.”
Tag: 06.19.12
Michigan State Legislator Leads Reading Of “Vagina Monologues” On Legislature Steps
A state lawmaker who says she was barred from speaking in the Michigan House because Republicans objected to her saying “vagina” during debate over anti-abortion legislation performed “The Vagina Monologues” on the Statehouse steps — with a hand from the author.
Frances Preston, 83, Longtime CEO of BMI
There’s a street in the middle of Music Row called “Chet Atkins Place,” another a few blocks over called “Roy Acuff Place,” and a statue of Owen Bradley at his piano at one end of the neighborhood. Don’t be surprised if the people who decide such things look to rename another street on the Row now; “Frances Preston’s Way” sounds about right.
We’re Addicted To Our Smartphones
“At Stanford University in California – just a stone’s throw from Apple’s headquarters – 44 per cent of students claim to be either very or totally addicted to their smartphones. Nine per cent admit to ‘patting’ them. Eight per cent recalled thinking that their iPods were ‘jealous’ of their iPhones. These are strange things for students at one of America’s top universities to say about their phones, even in jest.”
Why We Confuse Intelligence With Doing Well
“Less intelligent people are better at doing most things. In the ancestral environment general intelligence was helpful only for solving a handful of evolutionarily novel problems.”
Our Fascination With Theatrical Marathons, From Nicholas Nickleby To Gatz
“[The] duration becomes, in many ways, a selling point; something that marks out the show as interesting or out of the ordinary. … The explanation for this, I think, is that there is a natural human fascination with the possibilities of stamina, both as a participant and an observer.”
Public Radio Searches For The Next Generation’s Car Talk And Prairie Home Companion
Many of public radio’s best-known shows – especially popular weekend series such as the two above – are more than 30 years old; even This American Life and Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me are well into their second decades (and were created by Baby Boomers). NPR, PRI and the Public Radio Exchange are all experimenting with a new generation of programs, many of which started as podcasts, aimed at listeners under 45.
Metropolitan Opera Turns Big Deficit Into Bigger Surplus
“The Met, the largest U.S. opera presenter, spent $321 million during 2010-2011, up 8 percent. It had a $41 million surplus, reversing a $25 million deficit the prior season, as contributions and revenue surged, according to the [company’s most recent available tax] return.”