Scalia Defends Government's Right to Deny Art Funds: "[The panel] even parted ways in a discussion of the definition of art. Mr. Sondheim said one element was a work's ability to endure. Justice Scalia said that the Abbott and Costello routine 'Who's on First?' would certainly last a long time. But 'it will never be art!' he said.
The composer took issue with the example, saying it was not that old and that half the people in the theater probably did not even know it. Justice Scalia called for a show of hands, and many shot up. 'Ask anybody under 30,' Mr. Sondheim said. 'They won't know.'"
