Primul a fost Doc. Al doilea e Mihai Morar. Evident cu doua capete – si restul nimic – Hotnews-ul nu prea poate misca, dar sa vedem, poate poate mai descopar pe cineva, poate poate li se mai alatura cineva… In orice caz excelente observatii ale lui Mihai Morar vis-à-vis de stilul lui Alex Balanescu (despre care am scris si eu de cateva ori pe blog, de exemplu aici); inter alia, chiar imi place partea cu “balanescu nu e la fel de cool precum edvin marton ( cel care la sala palatului a cantat intr-un tricou pe care scria paganini, incrustat cu cristale swarowski).
→ Read more Song of the day: Quimby’s “The Ballad of Jerry”
My good old friend Daniel is in the top league inasmuch musical tastes are concerned (meaning, he’s got tastes similar to mine, of course, you shouldn’t think further than that, excellence is already guaranteed :-))- and that goes particularly for (Hungarian) classical or “underground” genres (pretty much the same, ain’t it?
→ Read more Funny moment with Fama and French…
After 15 years of sharing the credit for groundbreaking research with Ken French, Eugene Fama is on a mission to expose his former colleague, and himself. The result is an alarming behind-the-scenes look at how academic careers are made and broken. → Read more
Econlinks for 22-04-’07
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Susan Athey is the new winner of the John Bates Clark Medal. I had her on my potential list of winners, of course, but I really put Ed Glaeser highest on that list since he was at the age limit of the candidates for the medal (40), while Susan Athey could have also been nominated in 2 years from now, in principle.
Art moments: Photo-realist painting & Bio-design
For today very briefly about two of my favourite modern artists, active in completely different domains, and their fascinating work: Bert Monroy, a “photo-realist” painter, and respectively, Luigi Colani, a bio-designer. → Read more