“After a high-profile apprenticeship with some of the biggest names in jazz, Mr. Silver began leading his own group in the mid-1950s and quickly became a big name himself, celebrated for his clever compositions and his infectious, bluesy playing.”
Tag: 06.19.14
How 3D Printers Could Change What We Know About Architecture
“Surprisingly, the biggest challenge had little to do with mastering the machines or exploring the material science of the steel, but rather letting go of old design thinking.”
UNESCO Warns About Danger To Iraqi Cultural Heritage Sites
The statement adds that the “main threats to Iraq’s heritage are the military use and targeting of monuments and sites and the looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property.”
20 Previously Unknown Pablo Neruda Poems Found
“The newly found poems – most of which were written after 1956 – will be published later this year in Latin America and in 2015 in Spain. They were discovered among sheaves of manuscripts in boxes and have been examined by experts, who authenticated them.”
Will This Be The Last Printed Edition Of The Oxford English Dictionary?
“I think it is possibly going to end up being much more popular online. But the key thing is that it has to be mediated. I think having the name of a good dictionary maker is going to be just as important.”
Nashville Symphony Bailout Cost Lenders $39 Million
“According to Chad Boyd, the symphony’s chief financial officer, the $39 million included some $30 million the symphony owed to the banks on a mortgage with a balance of $85.3 million and another $9 million due to the lenders under a related interest swap agreement, a deal meant to hedge against rate fluctuations.”