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Remember zoetropes? They may be a bit before your time. The zoetrope, derived from the Greek root words for “life” and “turning,” is an optical toy invented before the days of film and cinema. The tool displays a progressive sequence of drawings or photographs, thus creating the illusion of … Read entire story.
Source: Arts News on The Huffington Post
As this is a trial, let’s start with the facts. Asaf Sternheim, who teaches writing at a university a lot like Penn, is asked by a former student, Baron Prince, to endorse a manifesto. The manifesto seeks justice for Baron’s cousin, Deronte, who was killed by police officers while being stopped for a theft he […]
Next week in London Eric Clapton will sell a Cy Twombly painting from 1969 that he bought in 2012 for under $6 million that now bears that low estimate, The Daily Telegraph reports. The news follows a streak of recent … Read More
Sara Mohr-Pietsch of BBC Radio 3: “Someone asked me the other day if the reason there are fewer women composers represented at the highest level was that male composers were simply better. My response was unrepeatably rude. Frankly, it’s too ludicrous a question to validate with a polite …