Monday, June 24, 2019
As in other countries, poetry sales rose by double-digit amounts last year in Northern Ireland, with the bulk of that purchasing coming from people under 34. Why? Let a poet explain. – BBC
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMPossibly! Studies certainly show that singing in groups forms cohesion quickly and increases warm feelings toward strangers both quickly and strongly. Even group singing across hundreds or t…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMGiven virtual reality, Snapchat filters, and so much more, is it any surprise to think that we might all walk around looking like heart-eyed puppies soon? All but those being placed in conce…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMStar power – even stars like Thor and Valkyrie, er, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thomson; even Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, for heck’s sake – is crashing and burning on the big screen …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMAuthor Mona Awad: “Iwas definitely interested in leaning into that and the horror of it, the scariness of that kind of groupthink. It is scary. I guess it’s one of the risks you take whe…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMWhen the parent company for 18 different Art Institutes closed without warning earlier in 2019, students were supposed to get their loans discharged under the Closed School Discharge program…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMThe fashion industry in Africa is on the rise, especially in cities like Kinshasa and Capetown. But while fashion designers might get noticed in Paris and New York, models have a different s…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMAnd it’s not only reporters. “A cohort of countries is moving toward digital authoritarianism by embracing the Chinese model of extensive censorship and automated surveillance systems.…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMThat seems a little impractical, no? Well, marry someone who makes a good income, stop taking massive holiday trips, and focus on small things in the present, says one artist. – The Guardi…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMAnd what was Universal Music Group doing in the 11 years between the fire and the news of the fire? Hmmmm. The lawsuits claim UMG was reaping hundreds of millions of insurance damages in con…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMJaffee and his wife Kay founded the group after taking a graduate class in early choral and instrumental music, and the Waverly Consort sparked interest in early music all over the world –…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMNow it’s rare for animated shows on Netflix not to be unionized. “The last few months have seen the show’s team organize protests, a 10-minute walk-out, and solicitation of support fro…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMUh, not good: “Amazon takes a hands-off approach to what goes on in its bookstore, never checking the authenticity, much less the quality, of what it sells. It does not oversee the sellers…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMTaring Padi have been inspiring change in Indonesia since the late 1990, and they’re not stopping yet. Why? Well, governmental corruption turns out to be not only the province of one overt…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:33PMThe stereotypes of “boat people” and “nail girls” persist in Britain, but playwright and actor Tyumen Do wants British people to think about the new generation and its concerns, and …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 11:00AMSunday, June 23, 2019
Wang Jingchun, who won the Best Actor award at Cannes, says, “The rising box office is a really good thing. At its worst, we hardly had a box office to speak of. There also used to be a pr…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 06:06PMThe Music Publishers Association may long for the past, but they’re also trying to plan for the future. “There still is not a lot of ‘jumping to digital’ at professional orchestras s…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 06:06PMIn 1977, artists fought for a sculpture park in Yorkshire – but it was a very, very uphill climb. “More than 40 years later the stubbornness appears to have paid off. The YSP is at the h…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 06:06PMIt’s for security, officials say, as they ban books about coding and cybersecurity off of lists of books prisoners can receive. But some on the lists date back to the 1990s – and no one…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 06:06PMJon Chu, on Asian and Asian American actors in Hollywood: “What’s great about this whole movement is that instead of getting one shot at this next time, maybe we get five. I just hope we…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 06:06PMThat’s the hope as Rose Theater gets a large new building and plans to open one of the country’s biggest theatre academies – a “game-changer” for Omaha, but perhaps for the wider t…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 02:30PMSurprising no one who has pr-oordered, ordered, put on reserve at the library, or flat-out bought books mentioned by friends and authors on Twitter or Instagram or Facebook, the consensus is…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:48PMJacobin Magazine’s take on the Baltimore Symphony musicians’ lockout emphasizes worker solidarity, even for elite musicians. “A lockout is probably the nastiest of tactics used by orch…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 01:48PMPitt “created phantasmagorical worlds in ingenious animated films that dealt with miracles, mortality, depression and women’s sexuality.” – The New York Times
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMThis is actually advice for parents: “We don’t read Ramona, or Junie B. Jones, or The Wild Robot in the bathtub. Those are bedtime books. Bath time is for epics, myths, and classics.…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMNow this is a worthy portrait subject: “Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilj was the power behind the papal throne, and the reputed lover as well as sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X. Nicknamed Pap…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMThe original “restoration” in a small town in Spain reminded many people of, well, Tintin. This is different, and better. – The New York Times
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMSherald knew she had the mural space on a Target in Philadelphia, and she wanted to paint someone who, to her, represented the community. A young woman in an arts program provided the spark.…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMThough much of the online discussion featured some questions for how the paper decides what’s front-page news, it quickly shifted to the content, and, well, this became front-page news. …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMYes, there’s even a new home redecoration show called “Unspouse My House.” What the … oh, there’s a reason for this. “If shows like The Bachelor provide a narratively satisfying,…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:36PMThe singer’s first album since 2011 shows off the depth and layers of her career. – Doug Ramsey
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