Blog - Ivar Hagendoorn (Page 39)

15 Mar 2010 · Blog | Economics | Theatre

A Short Note On The Economics of the Performing Arts

I am one of the lucky few to snatch a ticket for Peter Stein's 12-hour production of Dostoyevsky's The Demons. The ticket price gives an interesting insight into the economics of the performing arts.

27 Feb 2010 · Blog | Literature | Philosophy

Tristes Tropicomix

The Financial Times Weekend Magazine invited the creators of Logicomix, to do a short tribute to Claude Lévi-Strauss.

7 Feb 2010 · Blog | Literature | Non-Fiction | Philosophy

Logicomix. An Epic Search For Truth

Logicomix, a graphic novel about mathematics and logic, is a pure delight.

7 Feb 2010 · Blog | Art | Architecture

Neues Museum

The Neues Museum in Berlin, which reopened in 2009 after an extensive renovation led by David Chipperfield, is an amazing building with a wonderful collection.

6 Feb 2010 · Blog | Theatre

Thomas Ostermeier: Hamlet

A Hamlet for the 21st century.

25 Dec 2009 · Blog | Music

The Best Albums of 2009

The XX and Fever Ray are the stand-out albums of the year. 2009 was also the year that I discovered Sunn O))).

25 Dec 2009 · Blog | Economics

Crisis? What Crisis?

In the aftermath of the financial crisis there was a lot of talk of a crisis in economic science. The Annual Review in Economics proves that the contrary is the case.

24 Dec 2009 · Blog | Design

Illustration Now 3

I just had to have it. It's a great collection of contemporary illustration.

1 Dec 2009 · Blog | Theatre

Guy Cassiers: Onder de Vulkaan

In the integration of video and live theatre Guy Cassiers and his team at Antwerp's Toneelhuis have reached a level of perfection that is hard to beat. So much for the good.

13 Nov 2009 · Blog | Film

Holland Animation Film Festival 2009

I only had time to see a few programmes and I don't have time to write an extensive review, so I'll just list some of my favourite shorts here.

11 Oct 2009 · Blog | Art

The Letters of Vincent van Gogh

The new edition of Vincent van Gogh's letters is magnificent.

13 Sep 2009 · Blog | Economics | Film | Theatre

When Labour Costs Are Low

Bollywood movies provide cross-country evidence for Baumol's cost disease in the performing arts.