April 12, 2009 - Global Comment

The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra does Tchaikovsky

April 12, 2009
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By Jonathan Mok

After working on Mahler and Beethoven, Gustavo Dudamel and his Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela are exploring Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Francseca da Rimini. "Tchaikovsky: Symphony...

Did the web “kill the economy”?

April 12, 2009
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By Sarah Jaffe

Douglas Rushkoff, in a keynote speech at the Web 2.0 conference, boldly declared that the Internet caused the economic crisis. I wouldn't go as far as Rushkoff goes—it's fairly clear to me that...