Thursday, October 10, 2019
When a linguistic shift is too heavy-handed, too obviously driven by an agenda to change hearts and minds, it can run up against a response known as reactance. Reactance is our mind's instin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM[SHARE]More people watch live streams on Twitch than on any other digital platform, including YouTube and Facebook, according to a report from StreamElements. But the platform has struggled to poli…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM[SHARE]The tax will apply to tourists who arrive by coach, cruise ship, water taxi, plane or train. They will be able to pay the charge online with a credit card or from machines "installed in stra…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM[SHARE]Vinyl records earned $224.1 million (on 8.6 million units) in the first half of 2019, closing in on the $247.9 million (on 18.6 million units) generated by CD sales. Vinyl revenue grew by 12…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:33PM[SHARE]Joseph Horowitz: "The modernist view of Gershwin the gifted dilettante is no longer heard. Concomitantly, American music historians, for whom Gershwin once barely existed, have flocked to Po…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 9, 2019
"We are essentially pattern-recognizing machines. Every great musician knows that a great performance involves building up tension to an eventual release. And that's because that taps into o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]The suit accused Facebook of acknowledging miscalculations in metrics upon press reports, but still not taking responsibility for the breadth of the problem. "The average viewership metrics …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]These pricey deals for what is essentially digital reruns have, like the Seinfeld syndication deal two decades ago, raised eyebrows. Why are streaming companies willing to pay so much for sh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]"It is no triviality to define analytic philosophy. Broadly, it combines a faith in formal logic as a tool for eliminating philosophical confusion with an almost unquestioned, at least in re…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]The Louvre attracts 10.2 million people a year with about 80 per cent believed to come just to see the Mona Lisa. In July, officials had to restrict access for three days because of the chao…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]Classical music institutions have a built-in challenge in trying to arrange exhibits for the public: Their default archival documents tend to be just the kind of dusty memento the stereotype…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]"Besides the physical notation, the sheet of paper or whatever, there's also the psychological notation. That should also be there"where you can deal with the music on a real level. Whether …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:06PM[SHARE]These magical machines were supposed to provide a solution to the economic and political problems of the late twentieth century, a way to transcend and break free of the confining aspects of…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM[SHARE]"By giving these paintings the endorsement of a professional exhibition, in the nation's capital, with the imprimatur of a major arts center and by extension the federal government (which su…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM[SHARE]"I didn't realize it at first, but the fight over the library was rolled up into a bigger one about the library building, and an even bigger fight than that, about the county government, wha…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM[SHARE]Artis"Naples is the premier destination for the visual and performing arts in Southwest Florida. We are driven to inspire, educate and entertain by presenting world-class events that enric…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:04AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The gold standard and the pop-up worth getting on line early to score tickets for is probably "Saved by the Max." After its launch last year, Eater Los Angeles described it as a "ne…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06PM[SHARE]Whatever the reasons for its decision, AAU received significant blowback not only from the Canadian institutions but from some of its U.S. members, who argued that it seemed tone-deaf for an…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06PM[SHARE]Orphaned protagonists are so common that an online encyclopaedia of narrative tropes has more than 25 pages on orphan-related themes, including 'Street Urchin' (Oliver Twist), 'Disappeared D…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PM[SHARE]"The question goes beyond whether or not Whitman should be banished from the literary forum, if such a thing were even possible. If America can be said to have a national poet, if "O Captain…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PM[SHARE]"To regard one's opposition as being on the wrong side of an important political dispute is to regard them as being on the side of injustice. Thus, heated tones, raised voices, and spicy lan…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:12PM[SHARE]"At the time I wrote this, I had lost my job after 37 years with an engineering firm. They called me in on a Wednesday afternoon and said, 'We got to let you get, a reduction in force.' So h…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]"It was hilarious. I showed up in tracksuit and trainers, didn't know what ballet was. The atmosphere was sterile, the other kids were preppy and well prepared. I was nothing of the kind. Bu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]"Meaningful activity might be an essential component of youth homelessness prevention. This includes resources that encourage social inclusion (e.g., community and recreation centres) and na…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]The organization works with theatre companies and professionals at all levels, including amateur, professional, and educational, with advocacy, education, and training, and has run many prog…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]The adventures of "super" and "über" are a case study in the inescapability of Nietzsche's philosophy, which has affected everyday discourse and modern political reality like no body of tho…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]Monday, October 7, 2019
On the eve of Britain's potential departure from Europe, Gormley is planning a new and dramatic intervention on the beaches of northern France. He wants to erect a group of seven huge sculpt…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48PM[SHARE]"Quantifiable measurements give students, teachers and administrators the confidence and assurance of "progress": There is a sense of comfort in advancing from one designated level to the ne…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48PM[SHARE]The Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Planning in the Arts and Cultural Heritage (ACH) Program will be a strategic thinker and thought partner for the Program Director.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48PM[SHARE]"The RSC's move will make it much harder for other arts institutions such as the Royal Opera House, the British Museum and the National Portrait Gallery to keep taking money from oil compani…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48PM[SHARE]This innovative new program in NYC empowers musicians, composers, actors, directors, and playwrights to advance their established performance practices while acquiring the skills needed to e…
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