– Lyon, where for four days buildings throughout the city are illuminated in fabulous ways for the annual Festival des Lumières.
Tag: 12.07.12
Losses, And Gains, When We Leave Print For Screens
“The physical book seems like a fitting reward for the labour of writing a book. It is flattering that third parties – typesetters, printers, designers – are roped in on your behalf. A physical book represents closure, whereas ebook publication means becoming part of the eternal, energy-sapping flux of the internet.”
Redesigning Churches – And Faith? – After WWII
Y”oung architects found an opportunity to express spirituality in a modern voice–or, as Le Corbusier said of Ronchamp, ‘to create a place of silence, of prayer, of peace, and of eternal joy.’ Of course, the clergy weren’t always happy with the radical forms that resulted.”
Dances Protected By The UN
The Frevo, a Brazilian carnival dance from the city of Recife, “will now stand alongside the likes of the Argentine tango, the Spanish flamenco and the French gastronomic meal, all protected by the U.N. as pieces of the world’s ‘intangible heritage.'”
You Want To Hear The Final Movement First? Fine – Just Get The App
Music (or app)-loving audiences can now participate – via computer – in the creation of a piece for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
The Company That Makes The Oscar Statuette Lays Off 95 Employees
Maybe that little gold man isn’t worth as much as the industry likes to think?
No, Your Kindle Is Not Going To Crash The Plane
And it’s time that airlines acknowledge that, says the Federal Communications Commission. (But do we really want annoying people on their cell phones during flights?)
Happy Days Are (Sort Of) Here Again For Nonprofit Theatres
The theatres see more money trickling back in, but actors, directors, and crew won’t see anything like a living wage, an annual report says.
Decades Of Work Destroyed By Hurricane Sandy (And Stubborn Landlords)
“Hurricane Sandy inundated the basement of Westbeth, which was the first and largest federally subsidized artist’s colony in the country when it opened 42 years ago at the westernmost edge of the West Village.”
Make That $5000 Shades Of Green
Most employees at the big publishers aren’t exactly getting holiday bonuses this year – but, thanks to E.L. James and 50 Shades of Grey, Random House employees are smiling all the way to the bank.