An American college “is shutting down an M.B.A. program in Asia to contain a plagiarism epidemic. About 400 students are currently enrolled in the program at locations in Beijing, Shanghai and Taiwan.”
Tag: 07.27.10
Creative Block And The Artists
“Frequently, the onset of depression announces a period when an artist cannot find inspiration. Various studies show that suicide is more common amongst creative people. Certainly, they are more likely to suffer frightening mood swings – being particularly creative when elated, but much less so when feelings of inadequacy or worthlessness set in.”
“Bookseller of Kabul” Author Ordered To Pay Damages
“A court in Norway has ordered Ã…sne Seierstad, author of the Afghanistan-set bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, and her publisher, Cappelen Damm, to pay 250,000 kroner (£26,276) in damages to a woman portrayed in the book.”
Stephen Sondheim At 80
Sondheim is still seen as something of an art-house composer. But “it’s this ability Sondheim has, to turn the emotional crises of real life into compelling theatre, that in part explains the passionate following he evokes.”
Claimed Caravaggio Goes On View
“The “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence” will now be subjected to X-rays and other analyses to ascertain its attribution. But art officials and scholars attending the unveiling agreed the painting did not look like a Caravaggio — but rather like the work of one or more of his followers.”
Vatican Dismisses Caravaggio Claim
“The Vatican’s leading art historian has dismissed claims made in its newspaper that a painting found in a Jesuit church in Rome is a Caravaggio.”