Sorry, kids but I have to report on a little politiking.
In a New York Times article this morning on the recent executive edict by Governor David A. Patterson for the State’s agencies to retool their regulations to recognize same-sex marriages from out of state, the chairman of NY State’s conservative party criticized the governor’s actions, [...]
According to the AP, La Scala is commissioning Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli to write an opera adaptation of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” (via Gawker)
I suppose the music might be better than that crappy song Melissa Ethridge wrote in her sleep (and won an Oscar for); although I don’t know Battistelli’s stuff.
My only [...]
L. Ro. invites readers to join in a few different threads of confab over on The Culturist. One of them is on something I had written about the Murakami exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. My comment was that “Art, by definition, is false,” and to me, Murakami’s art was too real, or too much part [...]
I suppose if they made a reality TV competition for conducting, this young man would definitely make the finals (thnx to Nicklcat for the referral). The only problem is that so much goes on in conducting that is not immediately visible to the eye. So here, it’s more like watching someone dance. Anyone recall Xavier [...]
Stop the presses!
No really. Stop ‘em.
Because The Times has eased its exclusivity grip on at least one of its stringers, and allowed none other than Claudia La Rocco (aka, L. Ro.)…TO START A BLOG!
“The Culturist” is being hosted by WNYC and promises to host some inspiring confab. In her maiden post, L. Ro. writes:
…with [...]
Christmas came early as the St. Thomas Man-Boy Choir strikes again this morning at The Times!
This is getting creepy. Click here for past coverage…
Being a resident of Brooklyn, I’m quite familiar with sinking-gut reaction that comes with spotting the plywood barriers and angular iron beams rising up from the open pit of the latest luxury condo tower site (in case you aren’t up to speed, check out the website for Downtown Brooklyn Partnership to see what Flatbush Avenue [...]
Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response
Not to be confused with AWESOM-O…
