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Sunday, September 8, 2019

Francisco Toledo, The Mexican Artist Who Just Died At 79, Embodied The Soul Of Oaxaca by Artsjournal2

Toledo's art met social activism at every turn. For instance, "in December 2014, from his studio in Oaxaca, Mexico, he made a series of kites adorned with portraits of the '43,' or the 43 co…

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Hey Amazon, Goodreads Is A Terrible, Neglected Trashfire by Artsjournal2

Goodreads is essentially a good listmaking app, a place where readers go to, well, make lists. Is it a community of readers? Um. "Goodreads lingers in the dustbin of the early aughts, doomed…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:33AM[SHARE]

Whale Songs Are Getting Deeper by Artsjournal2

Truly they are, and it's probably because of humans. But in what way? "In a study last year that analyzed more than 1 million individual recordings of whale calls, scale shifts were fo…

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Critic Writes Incredible Essay About Pop Singer; Pop Singer Hits Back On Twitter; What Happens Next Will Shock You by Artsjournal2

Or not. Ann Powers, NPR's music critic, published this piece about the singer Lana Del Rey, and Del Rey tweeted some of her displeasure on Twitter, and then her stans " super fans " started …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 26, 2019

Amazon Is Opening A Physical Bookstore Right Across The Street From Ann Patchett's Nashville Indie by Artsjournal2

But, an opinion writer says, Nashville needs to remember what's important. "Independent bookstores don't operate according to the normal rules of capitalism. They aren't trying to beat each …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:33PM[SHARE]

Do Our Brains Know The Difference Between Print Books And Audiobooks? by Artsjournal2

No. "The subject's brains were creating meaning from the words in the same way, regardless if they were listening or reading. In fact, the brain maps for both auditory and visual input they …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:33PM[SHARE]

The Architect Who Believes In Beautiful Scaffolding by Artsjournal2

Well, let's be real: Susanna Sirefman wanted a better design for the "sidewalk shed" portion of scaffolding " that is, the part that people (say, New Yorkers) generally walk through. "The wi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Growing Up Bauhaus by Artsjournal2

What did it mean to be the daughter of two people who profoundly shaped the look of the 20th century " and today? "My father stepped into my beige-carpeted room and said, 'These old places s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM[SHARE]

London Is Getting More Theatres, But Why? by Artsjournal2

Well, here's why " it's a numbers thing. "The authoritative Theatres Trust reckons there are currently 263 theatres in London. It's about the same number as Tokyo, whereas Paris has around 3…

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Remaking " And Getting Rid Of " The Top Ten List by Artsjournal2

Emily Nussbaum, TV critic for The New Yorker, is over the "false hierarchy" of TV shows, especially when they center men behaving badly. "It's not about creating a new hierarchy. It's about …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Skewering The Ultra-Rich While Getting The Details Of Their Mansions Right Is Next-Level Scouting by Artsjournal2

Not to mention the demands on the set dresser. No, really, this is how Succession works: "They decided it would be impractical to haul equipment and a crew to shoot in a hunting lodge near […

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM[SHARE]

Listen Closely, And You Can Hear Your Plants Talking by Artsjournal2

How close do you need to be? Well, this exhibit tells you: In May, an artist "planted a patch of corn within the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and has surrounded it with large yellow megaphones th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM[SHARE]

The Turner Prize-Winning Artist Who Cut A Car In Two To Match A Divided Painting by Artsjournal2

Simon Starling, a Scottish artist who lives and works in Copenhagen: "I have occasionally made shows where I try to connect to two venues in a single exhibition, and I guess, because of what…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM[SHARE]

Cassette Tapes Make An Indie Return In France by Artsjournal2

Yes, in terms of numbers, "the cassette is a needle in a haystack. … Nevertheless, it is there, flag of a community of aficionados in revolt against modernity and the music industry." "…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM[SHARE]

The Comic Play About Vaccinations (And Anti-Vaccine Parents) by Artsjournal2

Wait, what? "In the first act, the principal presides over a 'Community Activated Conversation' with parents (also known as a Facebook Live chat) to talk about an outbreak of mum…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:12AM[SHARE]

Is The Political Novel Dead? by Artsjournal2

Sure, there are many political writers, and of course all writing is political in some way. "Much harder to find, however, is an example of what one might call the campaigning novel: that su…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:03AM[SHARE]

The Irish Novelist Edna O'Brien Wants To Tell The Truth " And 'Go Out' Fighting by Artsjournal2

O'Brien's new novel Girl is her 19th, and it's different from the rest. The veteran writer is now 88, and she says it may be her last. Her first three novels, in the 1960s, "articulated what…

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Charles Santore, Illustrator Of Classic Children's Books, Has Died At 84 by Artsjournal2

Santore reached millions of people through his illustrations for the covers of TV Guide before he turned to classic literature for children. His TV Guide covers were legendary, and as a matt…

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Issa Lopez Bursts Onto The Horror Scene by Artsjournal2

López, a Mexican director and writer, defied convention and expectations to create a new horror film that addresses the real-life horrors of drug cartels (with a side dose of fantasy alon…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:03AM[SHARE]
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Being An Instagram Influencer Isn't As Easy As It Used To Be by Artsjournal2

There's a brand of young straight men who are "relying on the gifts of biology to flesh out a personality. It works for a while, because viewers like to be complimented and to watch an attra…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:03PM[SHARE]

The TV Show That Incorporates Not Just Voguing But A Ton Of Modern Dance by Artsjournal2

On Pose, the actors " whose characters are fully part of New York's ballroom scene " do a lot more than vogue and runway, though that's essential too. "The show has an undeniable commitment …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:03PM[SHARE]

College Bureaucrats Are (Successfully) Trying To Kill The College Newspaper by Artsjournal2

School newspapers usually aren't independent from the schools they're trying to cover. And that's a big, big problem. "When professional pundits talk about dangers to free expression on camp…

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The Toxic Campaign That Foreshadowed Our Cultural Moment (And Never Went Away) by Artsjournal2

The basics: "Five years ago, the ex-boyfriend of a game developer posted a bitter rant about their relationship online"and video gaming and journalism and American political life are stil…

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What It's Like For An Actress To Play A Character Who Shows Little Emotion by Artsjournal2

Anna Torv, who plays a serial-hunting psychologist on Mindhunter, explains: "When you're an actress, you don't even realize that the majority of the time you end up carrying the emotional we…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM[SHARE]

The British Library's Team Of Educators Are Told To Reapply For Fewer " But More Full-Time " New Jobs by Artsjournal2

What's going on in Britain? The claim: This is to provide more full-time jobs! But, like National Gallery educators who just experienced something similar and won their court case, the freel…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM[SHARE]

It's Hard To Be On Your Phone Checking Your News Alerts When You're At The Potter's Wheel by Artsjournal2

Ceramics clubs with annual membership programs are popping up all over. Why? Aside from literally not being able to touch a phone while you're working with clay, "pottery … challenges our …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:36PM[SHARE]

What Is The Legal Difference Between An 'Audiobook Caption' And, Well, A Book? by Artsjournal2

Audible " the Amazon-owned audiobook giant " is being sued by the big 5 publishers. Why? A new feature that automatically generates "captions" for its audiobooks. Captions that … well, one…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:48PM[SHARE]

Apple Hired Hundreds Of Contractors To Listen To Siri Recordings " And Has Now Laid Them Off by Artsjournal2

This is how the recently revealed program worked in Ireland: "Fixed-term workers in Cork were hired to listen to and 'grade' Siri recordings. …Staff then transcribed and 'graded' these rec…

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Spotify Sued For Doing Things Like Putting Eminem Under An 'Unknown Author' Level by Artsjournal2

Yes, that little-known songwriter Eminem … er. But it's actually far bigger than the potential millions or billions Eight Mile Style claims Spotify owes. "Eminem's publisher is doing more …

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Guess Who Just Got Into Podcasting? by Artsjournal2

The company that's into just about everything else (well, not that company, the one that just announced a huge slate of movies and TV show for its new streaming service, but a different big …

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Kicking The Sophomore Curse To The Curb, By Taking Eight Years To Publish A Second Novel by Artsjournal2

Téa Obreht took her time after The Tiger's Wife struck the bestseller list and stayed for many, many months. She says, "It was appropriate to let the wrong books go and wait for the right o…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:48PM[SHARE]

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