While it may seem incredulous that buyers of a glass-walled luxury apartment would be surprised by onlookers, residents say that the amount of exposure incurred by the museum’s observation deck exceeds reasonable expectations with “near constant surveillance,” according to the filed lawsuit.
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An Ode To Glimmer Train, The Literary Journal With A Heart
The founders of Glimmer Train, two Portland sisters who created the literary journal with some software money, have been running it since 1994 – and now they’ve announced that the it will have its final issue in 2019. “They decided they wanted a journal with content as high in quality as any other, but also — and this is one of the areas that set them apart — they wanted it to be fun.”
Gerald Bloncourt, Photographer And Activist, Has Died At 91
Gérald Bloncourt was born in Haiti, but he spent most of his life in France after being expelled from Haiti for anti-governmental protests. The photographer was “an immigrant following other immigrants, [who] showed people in the Pyrenees on their journeys to France and people in the ankle-deep mud of shantytowns in suburbs of Paris like Champigny-sur-Marne.”
For Mira Sorvino, The Opportunities, And The Cost, Of Speaking Up
The actor was one of the first to talk about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment, but the past year hasn’t exactly been easy. “I think that a lot of people in this #MeToo generation will tell you it is re-traumatizing to speak out. Because you start examining it again, and reliving it, and history starts repeating itself in your mind. I find myself much more angry about it, because in the past I tried to make it no big deal to myself. And now I look back at the teenage self, and I’m like, that is so terrible.”
What It’s Like To Be A (Woman) Choreographer Leading A Dance Company In The North Of England
Liv Lorent, who created BalletLorent 25 years ago: “Being in the north suited me very well. There was a small clutch of very sincere artists working across disciplines, whereas in London the dance bubble was big enough that I didn’t explore outside it. I liked the light and the weather in Newcastle. … People in the north are less precious generally. There’s much more self-censorship and affectation in London, worrying about what’s the most current thing.”
Composer Joan Tower Explains That Great Music Only Comes With Great Risk
Tower, who turned 80 this year and whose 2004 Made in America has been performed by major orchestras in all 50 states, says there’s still a lot to learn: “The bass, the piccolo, I’m still working on, and the horn. Those are weak areas for me. I’m going to get there with those instruments at some point.”
Disney Is Planning To Invest Heavily In Hulu – And Maybe Take It International
Will Disney invest in a lot of international content for Hulu to meet, for instance, European regulations? And will this mean a hit to Netflix’s domination of the international market?
The Value For Leonardo Paintings Has Soared Since The ‘Salvator Mundi’ Sale
The drawing had been in a private French collection, and before the sale of Salvator Mundi was expected to go for 11 million euros. Now? Buyers have already offered more than 15 million euros – but it could go for more at auction.
Juris Jurjevics, Novelist And A Founder Of Soho Press, Has Died At 75
Jurjevics, a Latvian-born refugee, published James Baldwin’s final novel for Dial Press, and in 1986 founded Soho Press with two others in order to published books that were overlooked by the larger publishing industry.
A Paradox: Art Has Become More Political And Anti-Racist In As White Supremacy Flexes Its Power
You only need to look at Pittsburgh’s art, and the murders of Jewish worshippers at a synagogue there, to see the contradictions. “It is the best of times and it is the worst of times. A time in which the ‘whitelash’ to multiculturalism is becoming increasingly violent. But also a period in which art and culture present a more inclusive alternative to the executive orders emerging from the White House.”