“A stalwart at New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, [he] was celebrated for his acting ability. His voice was modestly scaled, but he used it cannily, always finding ways for voice and gesture to illuminate character.” – Opera News
Tag: 06.23.19
The Website That Broke The Aziz Ansari #MeToo-Or-Bad-Date Story? It Was A Mess, And Here’s How It Collapsed
Babe.net, which marketed itself as “for girls who don’t give a fuck,” was an HR professional’s nightmare, and a journalism professor’s nightmare, too. Allison P. Davis reports on how its biggest story was only a part of what brought it quietly crashing down. – The Cut
There’s A Whole New, And More Diverse, Generation Taking The Helm At British Theatres
Susannah Clapp: “There used to be a template for the artistic directors of theatres. A template about as restricted as candidates for the Tory party leadership. White and male. Obviously. This was so continuous with the default position for power in Britain that for ages it went unremarked. Not any more. … British theatre is in the process of a massive change. More far-reaching than any I have seen in more than 20 years as The Observer‘s drama critic. Accelerating. Overdue. Irrevocable. Welcome.” Here are Q&As with half a dozen of the new leaders. – The Observer (UK)
The Decline Of New York City’s Iconic Newsstands (Once There Were 1500 Of Them)
Today, the city has a little more than three hundred newsstands. They are required by law to sell printed material. But Max Bookman, a lawyer who represents the New York City Newsstand Operators Association, told me, “I talk to newsstand operators who feel lucky if they sell fifty newspapers a day.” – The New Yorker
Historian And Curator Peter Selz, 100, Founder Of Berkeley Art Museum
“Over the course of his tenure as our founding director, Peter transformed BAMPFA from a modest university art collection into the internationally renowned art and film institution it is today. Generations of Bay Area art lovers have benefited from his insight, knowledge, independence, and boundless energy, and his legacy will reverberate across and beyond our museum for decades to come.” – ARTnews
Why The Audio Quality Of Your Music Player Sucks
Leaving people’s personal abilities to distinguish high sonic quality from low sonic quality out of this conversation, there is a virtually insurmountable issue with mass adoption of hi-res audio: acoustic environment. – Shelly Palmer
Britain Gets Its First Play About Vietnamese Immigrants By A Second-Generation Writer
The stereotypes of “boat people” and “nail girls” persist in Britain, but playwright and actor Tyumen Do wants British people to think about the new generation and its concerns, and if she has to use the family coming together over food, heck, she’ll do it to make sure people see the play. – BBC
Michael Jaffee, Co-founder Of The Waverly Consort, Has Died At 81
Jaffee and his wife Kay founded the group after taking a graduate class in early choral and instrumental music, and the Waverly Consort sparked interest in early music all over the world – and encouraged many competitor groups to form as well. – The New York Times
Freedom Of The Press Is Under Attack In Most Places, Making Everyone Less Secure
And it’s not only reporters. “A cohort of countries is moving toward digital authoritarianism by embracing the Chinese model of extensive censorship and automated surveillance systems.” This, needless to say, is bad. – Los Angeles Review of Books
Near-Future Shock
Given virtual reality, Snapchat filters, and so much more, is it any surprise to think that we might all walk around looking like heart-eyed puppies soon? All but those being placed in concentration camps, of course. (This is about a TV show. Just a show. Right?) – The Atlantic