“Since the scandal [over a near-universally-reviled article] broke on Thursday, Gawker has been having what can best be described as a nervous breakdown. What started as internal conflict over a journalism judgment call (or lack of one) has metastasized into an existential crisis about just, what, exactly, is Gawker? “
Tag: 07.20.15
Top Posts From AJBlogs 07.20.15
Owning Art
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2015-07-20
Tawdry Cosby (Continued): Smithsonian Secretary Skorton Supports the Controversial Show’s Run
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-07-20
Monday Recommendation: Jan Lundgren
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-07-20
‘Freedom Is A Career’ – Obituary for Mike Lesser
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2015-07-20
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Kentucky Opera’s David Roth, 56, Dead In Car Accident
“‘David gave opportunities to everyone from composers to singers. It’s such a huge loss,’ said Christy Kramer, a member of the opera’s board of directors and its recent president.”
Working To Inspire More Misty Copelands In The Twin Cities
“The school aims to handle funding and other matters so students can bring their best work to the dance floor. The school helps students with everything from getting dance clothes and transportation to making sure there are healthy snacks available between classes.”
The Unemployed (And Terrifying) Life Of A Professional Writer
“The going gets tough. Then tougher. Now, with the essays just out, an illustrated children’s book forthcoming with a respected Ontario publisher, and a curriculum vitae a juror once described as being ‘as long as [her] arm,’ I’m facing poverty unlike anything I’ve known since the 1980s, when I lived with my little family in a low-income duplex.”
Is China The New Musical Superpower?
“It is very difficult to argue that China is not the most important market for the future. There are between 60 and 100 million Chinese people learning either the piano or the violin.”