Art and Culture

Journalist Nicholas Carr called the online world “the shallows” for the way it erodes concentration. But the paradox is that its depthlessness arrives as immersion. – The Walrus Source link
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The Berlin Philharmonic are in London tonight and tomorrow at the Proms, days after closing the Edinburgh international festival in thrilling style. It was their first visit to Scotland in over 20 years, but the orchestra and their chief…
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It's difficult to watch the "Robot Chicken Adult Swim Special" — which features a fart-talking butt with legs and a holstered gun as a key character — without asking yourself "how is this allowed to be on TV?" That's not a question…
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The twin towers were a product of their time, the mid-1960s, and what has replaced them is still, sadly, in too many ways a product of that same time. We have learned a lot about building cities since the World Trade Center went up, and…
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When I declared an English major at UCLA in the fall of 1980, the first thing I had to do was buy The Norton Anthology of English Literature, volumes 1 and 2. This was the fourth edition, a cloth version in solid green with no…
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In July, a government agency tasked with protecting our cultural heritage abdicated its responsibility, voting to further industry's pursuit of profit over protecting sites of cultural significance. The Advisory Council on Historic…
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Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy-winning vocalist known for her deep roots in classic jazz and wide-ranging renditions from blues, folk and country, has died. She was 70.John Horhn, the mayor of Wilson’s native Jackson, Miss., released a…
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Last week the principal of Louisville’s performing arts high school told the cast and crew that the school district had cancelled their production due to community concerns about subject matter. The students posted a video online; it…
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Financial staff at one of the UK's largest publishing houses have gone on strike over proposals to outsource jobs to India. Oxford University Press (OUP) plans to offshore its financial operations department to EXL…
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