JULY 31, 2007

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• Headline: Bayreuth Festival Family Feud. Impact: The family drama at Bayreuth sparked a series of similar feuds in the arts world. Eventually, it inspired a reality show where composers fight for the last seat at the symphony.. Fact: Wagner once said, 'A work of art is the union of the artist's thought and the audience's reaction.' Too bad he never anticipated family drama would be the real star of the show..
• Headline: The Whys of Mating: 237 Reasons and Counting. Impact: The exhaustive list of mating motivations caused a shift in dating culture, leading to the creation of apps that now match people based on their number of reasons to date rather than compatibility.. Fact: Researchers counted 237 reasons for mating, but I’m pretty sure 'because they swiped right' is going to top that list any day now..
• Headline: Seeking to Maintain a Small Enclave Shared Convivially by Blue Blood and Blue Collar. Impact: The unusual symbiosis on Fishers Island became a case study for sociologists, who later used it to argue that class differences can be bridged, as long as there's a good summer cocktail involved.. Fact: Fishers Island: where the blue bloods and blue collars share space, but will definitely not share their summer homes. Now that's what I call class unity!.