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App Brings Centuries of Great Art to the iPad
The iPad makes a perfect coffee table book and photo browser but a new application called Art Authority sends the touchscreen interface back through centuries of humanity's finest imagery. Built by 1980's Apple engineer Alan Oppenheimer, Art Authority is a beautiful way to get some art education and ponder the human condition while flipping through more ...
Leibovitz Accused Anew of Not Paying Her Bills
Photographer Annie Leibovitz is facing new accusations of balking at bills, less than a month after she struck a deal intended to resolve financial problems that had risked her rights to some of pop culture's most famous images. Investment firm Brunswick Capital Partners LP said in a lawsuit filed Friday that Leibovitz owes more than $800,000 ...
13 Glaring iPad Shortcomings
While the iPad is fun to play with, it's hard to figure out what role it fills The iPad shows great promise. It's thin and sleek and not like any other gadget out there. It was also more hyped than any new device in recent memory. But is it worth buying? Given the cost, and a ...
Colleges Dream of Paperless, iPad-Centric Education
Three universities are getting pumped to hand out free iPads to students and faculty with hopes that Apple's tablet will revolutionize education. Seton Hill University, George Fox University and Abilene Christian University each pre- ordered bundles of iPads -- sight unseen -- with plans to experiment with how the tablet could change classroom learning. In interviews ...
Eugene Allen White House Butler from Truman Through Reagan
Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served presidents from Harry S. Truman through Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 90. Allen died of renal failure Wednesday at a hospital in Takoma Park, Md., the Washington Post reported. Allen, who was black, started at the White House in 1952, when racial segregation prohibited him from using ...
Trumpeter Tim Hagans Interviewed at AAJ
Trumpeter Tim Hagans, it appears at times, can almost fly under the radar. His splendid playing has been heard in a variety of contexts over the years, always creative, expressive, expansive. Maria Schneider expresses glee when he'sable to be a part of her orchestra and help interpret her musical creations. He's been part of the Stan ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Gerry Mulligan
All About Jazz is celebrating Gerry Mulligan's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gerry MulliganGerry Mulligan grew up in Philadelphia and first learned piano, which he played occasionally. While in his teens, he wrote arrangements for Johnny Warrington\'s radio band (1944) and played reed instruments professionally... more
US Court Rules Against FCC on Net Neutrality
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. Tuesday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company. It ...
April Showers Us with Jazz Appreciation
Just as we emerge from the winter doldrums, there's a lot of jazz appreciation going on throughout April. In 2001, The Smithsonian launched Jazz Appreciation Month, which has grown to include celebrations in all 50 states and 40 countries that the music as a living treasure. It is designed to spotlight the music and, one would ...
Wadada Leo Smith and His Golden Quartet
The spirit of Miles Davis was in the air at Barnsdall Gallery Theater on Saturday night. A genre deeply tied to its history, jazz is somewhat unique in that its players are inevitably linked to those who defined their given instrument's sound. Take on the saxophone and John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins shadow your work. Master ...
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