“There is now anger after it was revealed that Ms Hadid personally signed the contract to design the complex last month at the Iraqi embassy in London – with some in Iraq upset they have been unable to see the plans.”
Tag: 06.29.14
Want To See The U.S. Change In Front Of Your Eyes? Watch Football
“America did experience a watershed moment of sorts. It wasn’t the election of Barack Obama. It wasn’t the U.S. birth rate hitting a record low in 2013. Instead, it was the Super Bowl. Specifically this year’s Super Bowl commercials.”
Green Bay Symphony Had ‘Fluke’ Profitable Years, Will Still Come To An End
“Westergan said this week he and other musicians have been meeting with organizers of a ‘Save the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra’ Facebook page, to determine whether any of the nearly 2,000 supporters of that site are willing to explore fundraising options.”
Top AJBlogs From 06.29.14
Dvorak’s “Hiawatha” Symphony
AJBlog: Unanswered Question | Published 2014-06-30
Act Now, If You Care About The Fate Of The Corcoran
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-29
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Big Data
AJBlog: We The Audience | Published 2014-06-29
Summer books: Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley’s ‘The Metropolitan Revolution’
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth | Published 2014-06-29
Facebook To Freaked-Out Users: So We Manipulated Your Emotions. What’s The Big Deal?
“Facebook now knows it should subject you to emotional steroids to keep you coming back. It makes me wonder what other kind of psychological manipulation users are subjected to that they never learn about because it isn’t published in an academic journal.”
The Age Of The TV Antihero
“Fuck likability. I don’t give two shits if someone likes my characters. I do care whether they’re attracted to them.”
For The First Time, Britain Appoints A Woman To Be Master Of The Queen’s Music
“It has yet to be decided if she will use the title of master or mistress.”
The Musicians Of The Delaware Symphony Worry About Its Future
“Citing turnarounds at the Lancaster, Harrisburg and Reading symphonies, musicians wrote ‘the DSO remains mired in negative thinking and dangerous lack of growth.'”