“Man Booker prize judges focused on ‘novels not novelists’ and ‘texts not reputations’ today, to come up with a longlist that overlooks some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan and Martin Amis.” (Don’t worry, Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies is there.)
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Evgeny Nikitin, Who Left Bayreuth Over Old Tattoos, Still On Met Opera Roster
“The [baritone] who quit the Bayreuth opera festival when it emerged he once had at least one Nazi-related symbol tattooed on his body remains scheduled to sing a new production of Wagner’s Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera next season.”
Human Brains Perceive Men As Wholes And Women As Parts
“Women are more likely to be picked apart by the brain and seen as parts rather than a whole, according to research published online June 29 in the European Journal of Social Psychology. Men, on the other hand, are processed as a whole rather than the sum of their parts.” (Men and women both do it, too.)
New Reality Show To Create Dance Company From Scratch In A Month
Producer Nigel Lythgoe (American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance) has developed a series for the cable network Ovation – titled A Chance to Dance – in which choreographers Michael Nunn and Bill Trevitt (the UK’s Ballet Boyz) will audition and train a company for a performance in 28 days.
Why Young Japanese Are (Finally) Switching Over To Facebook
“Facebook’s insistence on using a real identity and openness is certainly catching on, especially among those who have become weary of unsolicited messages from people they don’t know on [locally developed] sites like Mixi,” which forbids sharing of any personal information.
Researcher: Arts Need To Learn How To Better Speak To Government
Subsidised arts organisations need to learn how to use the “language of the government” to secure future public funding, a leading culture researcher has warned.