“Newly published research suggests nuggets of misinformation embedded in a fictional television program can seep into our brains and lodge there as perceived facts. What’s more, this troubling dynamic seems to occur even when our initial response is skepticism.”
Tag: 10.10.11
Paris Picasso/Matisse Thief Says He Threw Paintings In The Trash
“A man suspected of hiding precious artwork stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art last year claims that in a panic, he threw the paintings” – Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Matisse and Leger, together worth about $134 million – “in a garbage bin on a Paris street and [that they may have been] destroyed with the rest of that day’s trash.”
Royal Ballet Launches Frederick Ashton Foundation
“Death concentrates the mind wonderfully, as they say. In the wake of the demise last week of Alexander Grant, who owned the choreographer Frederick Ashton’s world-wide hit ballet La fille mal gardée, the Royal Ballet has announced that it is launching a foundation to ‘perpetuate the legacy and work’ of the distinguished choreographer 23 years after his death.”
Netflix Cancels Spin-Off Of DVD Rental Service
“The New Coke experiment lasted less than three months. Qwikster did not even make it make it out of the bottle. In a swift reversal, Netflix said Monday that it had decided to keep its DVD-by-mail and online streaming services together under one name and one Web site, abandoning the breakup it had announced three weeks earlier.”
Why Does Time Only Go Forward?
“We can move through space in any direction we like – but time is a strictly one-way street, and physicists still can’t tell us why.”
Renovated Bolshoi A Godsend For Performers
Before the 1856 theater was closed for its years-long reconstruction, there was a severe lack of rehearsal space, overcrowded dressing rooms, problematic climate control, and a single shower and commode for all the performers to share. Now there are 11 rehearsal rooms, and each dressing room has its own facilities.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Claims Beyoncé Stole Her Moves
“[The] choreography in the video for Beyoncé’s new single ‘Countdown’ … shows a number of similarities with work by the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker” – who says, “I’m not mad, but this is plagiarism. … Am I honoured? Look I’ve seen local school kids doing this. That’s a lot more beautiful.” (Oh, snap!)
Time For Clyfford Still To Take His Place In Art History?
“Dean Sobel, who has spent the past six years studying the hidden trove–825 paintings and 1,575 works on paper–is convinced that Still is not only a giant of Abstract Expressionism, but also the first of the breed.”
Language 50,000 BC: Our Ancestors Like Yoda Spoke
“Maverick linguists say the word order of the first human language was more like Latin than English.”
Why Critics Should Never Refuse To Review A Particular Kind Of Theatre
Michael Billington: “In so doing, one denies oneself the possibility of a change of heart.” (He says he should know.)