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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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Soprano Frances Yeend, 92
Acclaimed soprano Frances Yeend, a regular on New York stages in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s has died aged 92. "Her last performance with the Met was in 1963, as Gutrune in Wagner's Götterdämmerung... Most recently Ms. Yeend was an emeritus faculty member of West Virginia University in Morgantown."
Acclaimed soprano Frances Yeend, a regular on New York stages in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s has died aged 92. "Her last performance with the Met was in 1963, as Gutrune in Wagner's Götterdämmerung... Most recently Ms. Yeend was an emeritus faculty member of West Virginia University in Morgantown."
The New York Times 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@06:22AM
visual American Buyers Active At Sotheby's
"Sotheby's sale of Impressionist and modern art on Wednesday proved to be a solid if unexciting evening... Unlike at [Tuesday's] Christie's sale, which was dominated by European buyers, at Sotheby's Americans took home 67 percent of the work, and Europeans bought 27 percent."
"Sotheby's sale of Impressionist and modern art on Wednesday proved to be a solid if unexciting evening... Unlike at [Tuesday's] Christie's sale, which was dominated by European buyers, at Sotheby's Americans took home 67 percent of the work, and Europeans bought 27 percent."
The New York Times 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@06:19AM
visual Obscenity Charges Dropped Against Indian Artist
"A court in the India has dropped legal proceedings in three cases against one of the country's best-known and controversial artists. MF Husain has been accused of obscenity in at least seven cases filed against him in a number of Indian states... In dropping criminal proceedings against the painter, the Delhi court said the painting was not obscene."
"A court in the India has dropped legal proceedings in three cases against one of the country's best-known and controversial artists. MF Husain has been accused of obscenity in at least seven cases filed against him in a number of Indian states... In dropping criminal proceedings against the painter, the Delhi court said the painting was not obscene."
BBC 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@06:15AM
visual GG Architecture Prizes Announced
Canada's Governor General's Medals for excellence in architecture were announced this week, with structures in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and east Toronto being recognized.
Canada's Governor General's Medals for excellence in architecture were announced this week, with structures in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and east Toronto being recognized.
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@06:13AM
people Schiller Remains Still A Mystery
"Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller's tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. After two years of painstaking DNA research, experts have determined that none of the remains billed as those of Schiller belong to the German writer."
"Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller's tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. After two years of painstaking DNA research, experts have determined that none of the remains billed as those of Schiller belong to the German writer."
USA Today (AP) 05/06/08
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Posted 05/08/08@06:11AM
music Welser-Möst Pulls Out Of Zurich Opera Production
Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst has disengaged himself from a Zurich Opera production of Die Fledermaus, citing artistic differences with the opera's director. What could Welser-Möst be objecting to in the staging? Well, the vampires, for a start...
Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst has disengaged himself from a Zurich Opera production of Die Fledermaus, citing artistic differences with the opera's director. What could Welser-Möst be objecting to in the staging? Well, the vampires, for a start...
Chicago Tribune (AP) 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@06:05AM
music Kennedy Not Welcome At Classical Brits
"Maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy says he has been 'prevented from performing' at the Classical Brit awards... Organisers confirmed that 'artistic differences' with Kennedy had 'proved insurmountable', while the star's manager said he was 'dumbfounded'."
"Maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy says he has been 'prevented from performing' at the Classical Brit awards... Organisers confirmed that 'artistic differences' with Kennedy had 'proved insurmountable', while the star's manager said he was 'dumbfounded'."
BBC 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@05:51AM
people Modernist Architect Dies At 92
"Victor F. Christ-Janer, a member of a group of influential architects who built Modernist homes and offices in New Canaan, Conn., died on March 24 at the home he designed for himself there. He was 92."
"Victor F. Christ-Janer, a member of a group of influential architects who built Modernist homes and offices in New Canaan, Conn., died on March 24 at the home he designed for himself there. He was 92."
The New York Times 05/08/08
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Posted 05/08/08@05:21AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2008visual
Russia To Spend $177 Million To Restore Pushkin Museum
The Russian government says it will spend more than $177 million US to restore the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow's largest museum of European art.
The Russian government says it will spend more than $177 million US to restore the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow's largest museum of European art.
CBC 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:19PM
theatre One Toronto Theatre Giant Sues Another Giant
"Claiming conspiracy, fraud, a breach of the Competition Act and irreparable harm, Toronto theatre impresario Aubrey Dan is seeking an injunction to block the sale of the Canon and Panasonic Theatres to his downtown rival, David Mirvish."
"Claiming conspiracy, fraud, a breach of the Competition Act and irreparable harm, Toronto theatre impresario Aubrey Dan is seeking an injunction to block the sale of the Canon and Panasonic Theatres to his downtown rival, David Mirvish."
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:16PM
media Actors And Studios Let Negotiation Deadline Pass
"Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild were dashed Tuesday when contract talks ended on a bitter note, fueling anxiety over the prospect of another strike. After three weeks of talks, studios walked away from the table, saying that negotiations were 'thrust into reverse' by what they called 'unreasonable demands'."
"Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild were dashed Tuesday when contract talks ended on a bitter note, fueling anxiety over the prospect of another strike. After three weeks of talks, studios walked away from the table, saying that negotiations were 'thrust into reverse' by what they called 'unreasonable demands'."
Los Angeles Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:13PM
issues UK Waives Visas For Actors And Musicians
"Foreign actors and musicians will not need to obtain a visa when coming to the UK for less than three months, the Home Office has announced. Instead, temporary visitors, including performers, will only need a certificate of sponsorship from a UK-based employer when new visa rules are enforced this autumn."
"Foreign actors and musicians will not need to obtain a visa when coming to the UK for less than three months, the Home Office has announced. Instead, temporary visitors, including performers, will only need a certificate of sponsorship from a UK-based employer when new visa rules are enforced this autumn."
theStage 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:11PM
media A Record First Week For A Video Game
So the movie Iron Man sold $100 million in tickets its opening weekend. Okay. But the video game Grand Theft Auto IV grossed $500 million in worldwide sales its first week.
So the movie Iron Man sold $100 million in tickets its opening weekend. Okay. But the video game Grand Theft Auto IV grossed $500 million in worldwide sales its first week.
Los Angeles Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:09PM
visual Five Finalists Chosen For Oversized Sculpture Project (A Horse?)
"Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger is among internationally-acclaimed artists shortlisted for the Ebbsfleet Landmark. He is proposing a white horse, 33 times life-size, which would look out over the Ebbsfleet Valley and mark the new Ebbsfleet International station."
"Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger is among internationally-acclaimed artists shortlisted for the Ebbsfleet Landmark. He is proposing a white horse, 33 times life-size, which would look out over the Ebbsfleet Valley and mark the new Ebbsfleet International station."
BBC 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:58PM
visual Have We Lost Our Sense For Good New Painting?
"The art world is in a terrific fizz about painting at the moment. It has suddenly decided that painting is not dead any more but very much alive. And like somebody startled from sleep, it can't quite tell the difference between anything."
"The art world is in a terrific fizz about painting at the moment. It has suddenly decided that painting is not dead any more but very much alive. And like somebody startled from sleep, it can't quite tell the difference between anything."
The Independent (UK) 05/08/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:39PM
music A New Concert Venue Aims To Change How Music Is Presented in London
"Whether it works or not at first, Kings Place represents a credible alternative to the state-funded arts elephant and its discredited zoo-keeper, the Arts Council. It marks the start of a cultural economic revolution. There is no turning back."
"Whether it works or not at first, Kings Place represents a credible alternative to the state-funded arts elephant and its discredited zoo-keeper, the Arts Council. It marks the start of a cultural economic revolution. There is no turning back."
La Scena Musicale 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:22PM
visual The Oldest Photograph?
It's the image of a leaf. "Experts will spend months poring over Leaf and looking at documentation from Wedgwood's time to try to pin down whether it is his work. The image originally came from the collection of Henry Bright, whose prominent Bristol family was connected to the scientific community in and around 1800."
It's the image of a leaf. "Experts will spend months poring over Leaf and looking at documentation from Wedgwood's time to try to pin down whether it is his work. The image originally came from the collection of Henry Bright, whose prominent Bristol family was connected to the scientific community in and around 1800."
The Guardian (UK) 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:19PM
theatre Cuts In Theatre Training Threatens Scottish Theatre
"The theatre, TV and film industries would dwindle away without a steady flow of versatile young recruits - but that's the likely effect of the cutbacks troubling Scotland's two leading drama schools. It's a damning reflection of how the education system has become preoccupied with economics instead of learning."
"The theatre, TV and film industries would dwindle away without a steady flow of versatile young recruits - but that's the likely effect of the cutbacks troubling Scotland's two leading drama schools. It's a damning reflection of how the education system has become preoccupied with economics instead of learning."
The Guardian (UK) 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:16PM
theatre Show Closes After Just One Performance
Glory Days has closed after just one performance on Broadway. "Sadly, given the overnight reviews and our low advance sales, we believe it is prudent to close the show on Broadway immediately.'' The show had received promising, if not adulatory, reviews during its debut earlier this season at the Arlington, Virginia- based Signature Theatre.
Glory Days has closed after just one performance on Broadway. "Sadly, given the overnight reviews and our low advance sales, we believe it is prudent to close the show on Broadway immediately.'' The show had received promising, if not adulatory, reviews during its debut earlier this season at the Arlington, Virginia- based Signature Theatre.
Bloomberg 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:09PM
issues Why Doesn't Amazon.com Support The Arts?
"Most Seattle companies contribute a lot of money--a lot of money--to the Seattle arts scene. It's considered being a good neighbor. It's not mandatory, but it is, at the very least, polite." But giant internet retailer Amazon.com, born and based in Seattle, is MIA when it comes to donating to the arts.
"Most Seattle companies contribute a lot of money--a lot of money--to the Seattle arts scene. It's considered being a good neighbor. It's not mandatory, but it is, at the very least, polite." But giant internet retailer Amazon.com, born and based in Seattle, is MIA when it comes to donating to the arts.
The Stranger 04/29/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:05PM
ideas A Classless Society? Sorry - It's Not In Our Genes
A new study reports that hierarchical awareness seems to be deeply embedded in the human brain. "If the hierarchy is stable, we seem to ignore those below us but focus on those higher up. If unstable, and we are in danger of losing status, areas of the brain linked to emotions are aroused."
A new study reports that hierarchical awareness seems to be deeply embedded in the human brain. "If the hierarchy is stable, we seem to ignore those below us but focus on those higher up. If unstable, and we are in danger of losing status, areas of the brain linked to emotions are aroused."
ScienceNow 04/23/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:02PM
music Ross: NY Better Off Without Muti
Alex Ross says that there's no reason for the New York Phil to be lamenting the loss of Riccardo Muti to Chicago. "After two music directors of the elder-statesman type, it was time for a younger leader, one alert to the challenges and opportunities of presenting classical music in modern America... [Alan] Gilbert now has more room to make his mark, without the shadow of a jet-set celebrity conductor hanging over him."
Alex Ross says that there's no reason for the New York Phil to be lamenting the loss of Riccardo Muti to Chicago. "After two music directors of the elder-statesman type, it was time for a younger leader, one alert to the challenges and opportunities of presenting classical music in modern America... [Alan] Gilbert now has more room to make his mark, without the shadow of a jet-set celebrity conductor hanging over him."
The Rest Is Noise 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:39AM
visual Good Numbers For Carnegie Int'l
Pittsburgh's Carnegie International art festival is booming, "as visitors packed parties, filled galleries, and plumped the bottom line of cafes and gift shops. The Carnegie drew 1,377 to its Friday night gala, 933 for the Strolling Dinner with 444 more joining the festivities during the Late Night Event... The weekend museum attendance [was] 2,677."
Pittsburgh's Carnegie International art festival is booming, "as visitors packed parties, filled galleries, and plumped the bottom line of cafes and gift shops. The Carnegie drew 1,377 to its Friday night gala, 933 for the Strolling Dinner with 444 more joining the festivities during the Late Night Event... The weekend museum attendance [was] 2,677."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:34AM
music Opera And Canadian Hip Hop, Together At Last
"If you had to pick a pair of musical genres furthest apart from each other, opera and hip hop would be a fairly safe bet... Nonetheless, these star-crossed genres are coming together in a performance called The Hip Hopera, a new collaboration by the Canadian Opera Company and the Royal Conservatory of Music."
"If you had to pick a pair of musical genres furthest apart from each other, opera and hip hop would be a fairly safe bet... Nonetheless, these star-crossed genres are coming together in a performance called The Hip Hopera, a new collaboration by the Canadian Opera Company and the Royal Conservatory of Music."
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@06:10AM
music NY Musicians Lament Loss Of Muti To Chicago
Not everyone is happy about the Chicago Symphony's appointment of Riccardo Muti as music director - the New York Philharmonic, for instance. "I felt there was a relationship here, and he had committed to us," said Irene Breslau, a Philharmonic violist. "All of a sudden, it's like somebody going out with your best friend and marrying them."
Not everyone is happy about the Chicago Symphony's appointment of Riccardo Muti as music director - the New York Philharmonic, for instance. "I felt there was a relationship here, and he had committed to us," said Irene Breslau, a Philharmonic violist. "All of a sudden, it's like somebody going out with your best friend and marrying them."
The New York Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:49AM
music Happy Ending To Lost Strad Story
In April, Philippe Quint became one of the recent mob of violinists to leave his invaluable fiddle behind in public - in this case, in a New York cab. Quint got his instrument back when the alert cabbie turned it in, and in gratitude, Quint spent part of a day this week playing a private concert for the cabbies at the Newark Airport.
In April, Philippe Quint became one of the recent mob of violinists to leave his invaluable fiddle behind in public - in this case, in a New York cab. Quint got his instrument back when the alert cabbie turned it in, and in gratitude, Quint spent part of a day this week playing a private concert for the cabbies at the Newark Airport.
The New York Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:45AM
visual Ups And Downs At Christie's
"Fears that the Christie's sale of Impressionist and modern art would usher in a market meltdown were assuaged early Tuesday evening when everything from a Monet landscape to a monumental sculpture by Rodin brought record prices. But the sale also had its bumps, as 14 out of 58 works failed to sell because they were considered either too expensive or second-rate examples by first-rate artists."
"Fears that the Christie's sale of Impressionist and modern art would usher in a market meltdown were assuaged early Tuesday evening when everything from a Monet landscape to a monumental sculpture by Rodin brought record prices. But the sale also had its bumps, as 14 out of 58 works failed to sell because they were considered either too expensive or second-rate examples by first-rate artists."
The New York Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:42AM
visual Artists Not Pleased By Quick Art Flip
Many artists and curators are angry over the recent sale of some 200 works of Chinese art at auction in New York. "As the collection was being formed, they were duped into thinking that a rich Westerner was putting together a permanent collection and would eventually donate some of the works to leading museums. Instead, they say, the buyers were a group of investors who quickly cashed in..."
Many artists and curators are angry over the recent sale of some 200 works of Chinese art at auction in New York. "As the collection was being formed, they were duped into thinking that a rich Westerner was putting together a permanent collection and would eventually donate some of the works to leading museums. Instead, they say, the buyers were a group of investors who quickly cashed in..."
The New York Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:37AM
people Finding Room For Serra's Steel
"France is making a fuss this week over Richard Serra, the 68-year-old American bantamweight who fashions elegant, gargantuan art out of steel... But the sheer scale of Mr. Serra's work has always created difficulties, to which Paris has found two creative solutions..."
"France is making a fuss this week over Richard Serra, the 68-year-old American bantamweight who fashions elegant, gargantuan art out of steel... But the sheer scale of Mr. Serra's work has always created difficulties, to which Paris has found two creative solutions..."
The New York Times 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:35AM
music Jazz Educators' Association In Bankruptcy
"In April, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will be turned over to a trustee, its assets parceled out to creditors. This deals a body blow not only to Jazz educators in this country but around the world."
"In April, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will be turned over to a trustee, its assets parceled out to creditors. This deals a body blow not only to Jazz educators in this country but around the world."
All About Jazz 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:29AM
music New Miami Orchestra On The Ropes Before It Starts
It was only a few months ago that the Miami-based Concert Association of Florida announced that it was forming a new professional orchestra, and added a number of orchestra concerts to its schedule. "On Tuesday the Concert Association announced three concerts would be canceled due to a lack of ticket sales."
It was only a few months ago that the Miami-based Concert Association of Florida announced that it was forming a new professional orchestra, and added a number of orchestra concerts to its schedule. "On Tuesday the Concert Association announced three concerts would be canceled due to a lack of ticket sales."
Miami Herald 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:25AM
music Minnesota PAC Launches Ambitious Renovation Plan
St. Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has announced plans for a major renovation, during which a 300-seat theater would be replaced by a 1000-seat hall which would serve as the dedicated home of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
St. Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has announced plans for a major renovation, during which a 300-seat theater would be replaced by a 1000-seat hall which would serve as the dedicated home of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis/St. Paul) 05/07/08
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Posted 05/07/08@05:15AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2008media
Actors, Hollywood Studios Break Off Contract Talks
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers statement blamed "SAG's continued adherence to unreasonable demands," citing the union proposals to increase the "residual" payments actors earn for DVD sales as one of the key stumbling blocks."
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers statement blamed "SAG's continued adherence to unreasonable demands," citing the union proposals to increase the "residual" payments actors earn for DVD sales as one of the key stumbling blocks."
Yahoo! (Reuters) 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@07:45PM
visual Record Auction Price For Monet
An 1873 canvas by Monet of a riverbank landscape with two trains atop a railway bridge sold for $41.4 million Tuesday night at Christie's. It was a record price for the artist.
An 1873 canvas by Monet of a riverbank landscape with two trains atop a railway bridge sold for $41.4 million Tuesday night at Christie's. It was a record price for the artist.
The New York Times 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@07:11PM
dance Nutcracker Drags Australian Ballet Finances Down
Australian Ballet's lavish pre-Christmas production of Peter Wright's The Nutcracker is responsible for the company's $1.8 million operating deficit, its 2007 annual report reveals.
Australian Ballet's lavish pre-Christmas production of Peter Wright's The Nutcracker is responsible for the company's $1.8 million operating deficit, its 2007 annual report reveals.
The Australian 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@04:19PM
media How To Fix Next Year's TV Season
"When things went wrong, the networks had no idea how to fix them because they have been relying on aging business processes and stubborn, viewer-unfriendly practices for ages. Those need to change."
"When things went wrong, the networks had no idea how to fix them because they have been relying on aging business processes and stubborn, viewer-unfriendly practices for ages. Those need to change."
San Francisco Chronicle 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@04:13PM
issues Needed: A Rethinking Of Language Study
The United States "must abandon its exclusive short-range, 9/11-sparked, tactical emphasis on just-in-time, emergency-responsive study of specific languages to meet economic challenges and security crises. In its place, the U.S. needs to establish a longer-range strategic emphasis on the study of cultures, and widespread educational use of languages, to prevent such crises from occurring in the first place."
The United States "must abandon its exclusive short-range, 9/11-sparked, tactical emphasis on just-in-time, emergency-responsive study of specific languages to meet economic challenges and security crises. In its place, the U.S. needs to establish a longer-range strategic emphasis on the study of cultures, and widespread educational use of languages, to prevent such crises from occurring in the first place."
InsideHigherEd 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@04:07PM
visual The "Michelangelo Of Graffiti"?
"Banksy is not to be dismissed lightly. If nothing else, the work of the other graffiti artists made Banksy look like the Michelangelo of the medium. Even more unexpectedly, several of his three-dimensional installations could have held their own in any show in the land. Next stop the Turner Prize."
"Banksy is not to be dismissed lightly. If nothing else, the work of the other graffiti artists made Banksy look like the Michelangelo of the medium. Even more unexpectedly, several of his three-dimensional installations could have held their own in any show in the land. Next stop the Turner Prize."
The Telegraph (UK) 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@04:05PM
issues Nostalgia For The Berlin Wall?
"The rush to tear down the hated landmark in the 1990s was understandable, but Berlin's government has realized that the city may have been overzealous in ridding itself of what remains its biggest tourist attraction. It has launched an information drive to help keep memories of the Wall alive among Germans and to raise awareness of Cold War division among younger generations who have only known a united Germany."
"The rush to tear down the hated landmark in the 1990s was understandable, but Berlin's government has realized that the city may have been overzealous in ridding itself of what remains its biggest tourist attraction. It has launched an information drive to help keep memories of the Wall alive among Germans and to raise awareness of Cold War division among younger generations who have only known a united Germany."
Der Spiegel 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:56PM
media Plunging TV Ratings - Don't Just Blame The Strike
US TV ratings are down considerably, even after striking writers came back to work. But while it's convenient to blame the strike for the slippage, the strike is not solely to blame...
US TV ratings are down considerably, even after striking writers came back to work. But while it's convenient to blame the strike for the slippage, the strike is not solely to blame...
MSNBC 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:47PM
music UK Opera Company Gets Big Funding Boost
Opera North is to benefit from a £3.5 million grant of Lottery funding from Arts Council England, which will be put towards the running costs of its new centre in Leeds.
Opera North is to benefit from a £3.5 million grant of Lottery funding from Arts Council England, which will be put towards the running costs of its new centre in Leeds.
theStage 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:44PM
people The Livent Fraud Trial: Charges Of Duplicate Books
"Among the allegations: Drabinsky and Gottlieb directed staff to inflate earnings, income and assets, allowing the company to maintain its share price. Suppliers were induced to issue invoices with false dates. Accounting software was changed to foil auditors."
"Among the allegations: Drabinsky and Gottlieb directed staff to inflate earnings, income and assets, allowing the company to maintain its share price. Suppliers were induced to issue invoices with false dates. Accounting software was changed to foil auditors."
Toronto Star 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:41PM
media Colleges Puzzle Over Escalating Recording Industry Complaints
In recent weeks, universities have seen a huge increase in the number of complaints about illegal student downloading from the Recording Industry Association of America. But colleges say they have seen no increase in network traffic, and are questioning the legitimacy of the RIAA complaints.
In recent weeks, universities have seen a huge increase in the number of complaints about illegal student downloading from the Recording Industry Association of America. But colleges say they have seen no increase in network traffic, and are questioning the legitimacy of the RIAA complaints.
InsideHigherEd 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:36PM
music First: China Philharmonic To Perform For Pope
"A priest told Reuters that a Chinese diplomatic envoy approached a Vatican official outside Italy to broach the idea of a concert, and the offer was repeated several months ago."
"A priest told Reuters that a Chinese diplomatic envoy approached a Vatican official outside Italy to broach the idea of a concert, and the offer was repeated several months ago."
CBC 05/04/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:34PM
visual Smithsonian Decides To Go It Alone In Restoring Historic Mall Building
"Last November the Smithsonian solicited ideas for a public-private partnership to save the building. It also conducted a staff survey about how the building could be used. The public submitted 11 proposals and the staff came up with 2,000 ideas."
"Last November the Smithsonian solicited ideas for a public-private partnership to save the building. It also conducted a staff survey about how the building could be used. The public submitted 11 proposals and the staff came up with 2,000 ideas."
Washington Post 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:27PM
music Violinist To Perform For Cab Driver Who Returned Violin
"A violin virtuoso plans to replace the airport cacophony of taxis and airplanes with the exquisite tones of a 285-year-old violin to give thanks to the cab driver who reunited him with the lost instrument."
"A violin virtuoso plans to replace the airport cacophony of taxis and airplanes with the exquisite tones of a 285-year-old violin to give thanks to the cab driver who reunited him with the lost instrument."
Yahoo! (AP) 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:22PM
theatre Stephen King/John Mellencamp Musical Postponed
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, "with music by Mellencamp and book by King, was pushed back to allow creatives more time to complete work on the project, according the Atlanta's Alliance Theater."
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, "with music by Mellencamp and book by King, was pushed back to allow creatives more time to complete work on the project, according the Atlanta's Alliance Theater."
Variety 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:20PM
ideas Why Our Brains Work Against Our Best Interests
"Why are we as a species so often so desperately poor at achieving our goals? If we are, as the selfish-gene theory would have it, organisms that exist only to serve the interests of our genes, why do we waste so much of our time doing things that are not, in any obvious way, remotely in the interest of our genes?"
"Why are we as a species so often so desperately poor at achieving our goals? If we are, as the selfish-gene theory would have it, organisms that exist only to serve the interests of our genes, why do we waste so much of our time doing things that are not, in any obvious way, remotely in the interest of our genes?"
Los Angeles Times 05/04/08
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Posted 05/06/08@03:00PM
theatre Where Is Britain's Muslim Theatre?
"New British drama, in the years ahead, will increasingly come from minority groups; by giving a platform to these fledgling writers, the Court Theatre is spreading information and light. We all need urgently to learn about the multicultural society in which we live."
"New British drama, in the years ahead, will increasingly come from minority groups; by giving a platform to these fledgling writers, the Court Theatre is spreading information and light. We all need urgently to learn about the multicultural society in which we live."
The Guardian (UK) 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@02:55PM
ideas In Nature - Smarter Isn't Better
Scientists "are trying to figure out why animals learn and why some have evolved to be better at learning than others. One reason for the difference, their research finds, is that being smart can be bad for an animal's health."
Scientists "are trying to figure out why animals learn and why some have evolved to be better at learning than others. One reason for the difference, their research finds, is that being smart can be bad for an animal's health."
The New York Times 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@06:07AM
issues Lincoln Center, Redefined (Act I)
"When Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center reopens in February after a $159 million, 22-month renovation, it will have a gleaming, three-story glass lobby; custom-made seats; and a mechanized stage extension that will allow musicians to get closer to the audience."
"When Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center reopens in February after a $159 million, 22-month renovation, it will have a gleaming, three-story glass lobby; custom-made seats; and a mechanized stage extension that will allow musicians to get closer to the audience."
The New York Times 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@06:05AM
theatre Stars Of Pacific Playwrights
Orange County's "South Coast Rep has been flying a big, bright flag for art for more than four decades. The theater has long been one of the most steadfast and prolific producers of new American plays. More than 50 works first presented in some form at the 10 previous Pacific Playwrights Festivals were subsequently seen elsewhere."
Orange County's "South Coast Rep has been flying a big, bright flag for art for more than four decades. The theater has long been one of the most steadfast and prolific producers of new American plays. More than 50 works first presented in some form at the 10 previous Pacific Playwrights Festivals were subsequently seen elsewhere."
The New York Times 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@06:00AM
visual Art-As-Currency: The Global Test
"Think of it as the art world's 'new math.' A new generation of collectors, dealers and financiers have come to treat art as a highly sophisticated financial instrument: tradable, globally recognizable, in demand and liquid around the world. Suddenly, some of the most prized names in contemporary art are the more prolific ones, those with signature images (like Damien Hirst's ubiquitous "spin art" paintings), since inventories can be traded much like currency."
"Think of it as the art world's 'new math.' A new generation of collectors, dealers and financiers have come to treat art as a highly sophisticated financial instrument: tradable, globally recognizable, in demand and liquid around the world. Suddenly, some of the most prized names in contemporary art are the more prolific ones, those with signature images (like Damien Hirst's ubiquitous "spin art" paintings), since inventories can be traded much like currency."
Wall Street Journal 05/06/08
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Posted 05/06/08@05:54AM
Monday, May 5, 2008theatre
Livent Impressarios' Fraud Trial Begins
Theatre impresario Garth Drabinsky and his business partner Myron Gottlieb falsified the books and bilked investors and creditors out of half a billion dollars when they were at the helm of theatre producer Livent Inc. and its predecessor companies, a court was told today.
Theatre impresario Garth Drabinsky and his business partner Myron Gottlieb falsified the books and bilked investors and creditors out of half a billion dollars when they were at the helm of theatre producer Livent Inc. and its predecessor companies, a court was told today.
Toronto Star 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@10:17PM
music The Prize Goes To Chicago
"In a classical music world of diminishing grandeur, the orchestra has hired one of the last lions of podium glamour, Riccardo Muti, as its music director and in so doing is lending a sheen to the city's cultural profile. At the same time Mr. Muti's embrace of a cold city on Lake Michigan -- which he diplomatically likens to the Mediterranean waters off his native Italy -- dampened spirits at the New York Philharmonic, which failed to lure him at least once and, by some accounts, including his own, possibly twice."
"In a classical music world of diminishing grandeur, the orchestra has hired one of the last lions of podium glamour, Riccardo Muti, as its music director and in so doing is lending a sheen to the city's cultural profile. At the same time Mr. Muti's embrace of a cold city on Lake Michigan -- which he diplomatically likens to the Mediterranean waters off his native Italy -- dampened spirits at the New York Philharmonic, which failed to lure him at least once and, by some accounts, including his own, possibly twice."
The New York Times 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@08:31PM
music What Muti Means To Chicago
"Landing him is a tremendous coup for Chicago, which has been without a music director since Daniel Barenboim's departure in 2006--especially since Muti had already turned down an offer from the New York Philharmonic in 2000. He will become the orchestra's 10th music director, effective with the 2010-11 season."
"Landing him is a tremendous coup for Chicago, which has been without a music director since Daniel Barenboim's departure in 2006--especially since Muti had already turned down an offer from the New York Philharmonic in 2000. He will become the orchestra's 10th music director, effective with the 2010-11 season."
Chicago Tribune 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@08:27PM
music Riccardo Muti's Chicago Dreams
"At this point in my life, I don't have to make a career. I don't have to prove to anyone 'Who is Muti,'" the conductor, who twice turned down offers in the last decade to become music director of the New York Philharmonic, said. "But I want both to devote myself to making music with the Chicago Symphony and to bringing music to the many communities of Chicago and to new generations. This is our future."
"At this point in my life, I don't have to make a career. I don't have to prove to anyone 'Who is Muti,'" the conductor, who twice turned down offers in the last decade to become music director of the New York Philharmonic, said. "But I want both to devote myself to making music with the Chicago Symphony and to bringing music to the many communities of Chicago and to new generations. This is our future."
Chicago Sun-Times 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@08:21PM
theatre Phantom Closes In London For Better Sound
The show has been running 22 years and the theatre's sound system needs an overhaul. "Phantom had ground-breaking sound when it opened in 1986 and Andrew and I have wanted for some time to give our sound system a complete update so that our audiences could enjoy the most exciting theatrical sound in London."
The show has been running 22 years and the theatre's sound system needs an overhaul. "Phantom had ground-breaking sound when it opened in 1986 and Andrew and I have wanted for some time to give our sound system a complete update so that our audiences could enjoy the most exciting theatrical sound in London."
theStage 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:24PM
media Newspapers Try To Lure Back Newspaper Ads
"Though studio ad spending in newspapers has stabilized recently, it's still way lower than it was just two years ago. According to the Newspaper National Network, studios spent $880 million on newspaper ads last year, down from $1.5 billion in 2005. While that huge drop has hit some papers hard, the fact that the bleeding has slowed of late is encouraging."
"Though studio ad spending in newspapers has stabilized recently, it's still way lower than it was just two years ago. According to the Newspaper National Network, studios spent $880 million on newspaper ads last year, down from $1.5 billion in 2005. While that huge drop has hit some papers hard, the fact that the bleeding has slowed of late is encouraging."
Variety 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:21PM
visual National Gallery Names New Chief Curator
Franklin Kelly, who is 54 and holds a PhD in art history from the University of Delaware, has been a curator at the National Gallery for 21 years.
Franklin Kelly, who is 54 and holds a PhD in art history from the University of Delaware, has been a curator at the National Gallery for 21 years.
Washington Post 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:17PM
music Cleveland Institute Of Music Appoints A Star President
It's Juilliard String Quartet first violinist Joel Smirnoff. In addition to the quartet, the 58-year-old Smirnoff is chair of the Juilliard School's violin department."
It's Juilliard String Quartet first violinist Joel Smirnoff. In addition to the quartet, the 58-year-old Smirnoff is chair of the Juilliard School's violin department."
Yahoo! (AP) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:14PM
issues Censor To The World: China
"Conventional wisdom has it that the Internet can withstand anything. Attempts to censor it are about as futile as trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. Experts have claimed that if blocked, the flow of information will simply reroute to reach its target. Too bad China isn't listening to the experts."
"Conventional wisdom has it that the Internet can withstand anything. Attempts to censor it are about as futile as trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. Experts have claimed that if blocked, the flow of information will simply reroute to reach its target. Too bad China isn't listening to the experts."
Der Spiegel 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:12PM
music Enough With Bashing Von Karajan
"So Herbert von Karajan glorified tradition with his Salzburg Festival, promoted favorite musicians (violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and clarinetist Sabine Meyer come to mind) and amassed extraordinary wealth (not just millions, but hundreds of millions of dollars). He had his flaws, plenty of them. Listen to either of those Bruckner Eighths, though, and you'll forgive the shortcomings in favor of astonishing art, undiminished by time."
"So Herbert von Karajan glorified tradition with his Salzburg Festival, promoted favorite musicians (violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and clarinetist Sabine Meyer come to mind) and amassed extraordinary wealth (not just millions, but hundreds of millions of dollars). He had his flaws, plenty of them. Listen to either of those Bruckner Eighths, though, and you'll forgive the shortcomings in favor of astonishing art, undiminished by time."
Louisville Courier-Journal 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:09PM
visual Chicago's Artropolis Makes Progress
"It was so big that several exhibitors who were disappointed in their sales speculated that the fair's giganticism meant that the pie of the collector's spending power was cut into too many slices."
"It was so big that several exhibitors who were disappointed in their sales speculated that the fair's giganticism meant that the pie of the collector's spending power was cut into too many slices."
Chicago Sun-Times 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:54PM
people Kevin Spacey Apologizes To Andrew Lloyd Webber
Spacey had previously criticised the reality shows as a "13-week promotion for a musical." Lloyd Webber is currently on the judging panel for I'd Do Anything which sees hopefuls compete for a role in the musical version of Oliver Twist.
Spacey had previously criticised the reality shows as a "13-week promotion for a musical." Lloyd Webber is currently on the judging panel for I'd Do Anything which sees hopefuls compete for a role in the musical version of Oliver Twist.
BBC 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:48PM
visual How To Make Your City Hip: Big Art
All around downtown Orlando, art is turning up in public places -- baroque statues in front of the Plaza, an abstract aluminum sculpture next to City Hall, a series of narrow aluminum panels in blocks of mustard, orange and red...
All around downtown Orlando, art is turning up in public places -- baroque statues in front of the Plaza, an abstract aluminum sculpture next to City Hall, a series of narrow aluminum panels in blocks of mustard, orange and red...
Orlando Sentinel 05/03/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:30PM
visual Can P.S.1 Survive Its Founder?
Over 32 years, Alanna Heiss built P.S. 1 into one of the city's most refreshingly unpredictable venues for contemporary art, drawing crowds of young, aggressively hip visitors to see its exhibitions and join in its boozy summer dance parties. But when P.S. 1 was merged into the Museum of Modern Art in 2000, it became an open question how long its idiosyncratic impresario would remain at the helm. Now she's leaving...
Over 32 years, Alanna Heiss built P.S. 1 into one of the city's most refreshingly unpredictable venues for contemporary art, drawing crowds of young, aggressively hip visitors to see its exhibitions and join in its boozy summer dance parties. But when P.S. 1 was merged into the Museum of Modern Art in 2000, it became an open question how long its idiosyncratic impresario would remain at the helm. Now she's leaving...
New York Magazine 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:23PM
people Andrea Bocelli: Fame Over Art
Bocelli has admitted that at times he sold his talent short. He said: I regret being forced by circumstances to do things that were very profitable, but occupied a lot of time I could have dedicated to more artistically satisfying work."
Bocelli has admitted that at times he sold his talent short. He said: I regret being forced by circumstances to do things that were very profitable, but occupied a lot of time I could have dedicated to more artistically satisfying work."
The Times (UK) 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:16PM
music Muti Named To Lead Chicago Symphony
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has named maestro Riccardo Muti as the next music director of the CSO. He's the tenth conductor to hold that post.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has named maestro Riccardo Muti as the next music director of the CSO. He's the tenth conductor to hold that post.
Musical America 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@07:02AM
media Within Our Grasp: The Holy Grail Of TV Advertising?
"This new paradigm will feature advanced set-top boxes -- courtesy of the cable industry's hush-hush Project Canoe initiative -- that will, the cable biz hopes, deliver on its long-touted promise of precisely targeting ads to individuals based on taste and lifestyle just like Internet advertising does."
"This new paradigm will feature advanced set-top boxes -- courtesy of the cable industry's hush-hush Project Canoe initiative -- that will, the cable biz hopes, deliver on its long-touted promise of precisely targeting ads to individuals based on taste and lifestyle just like Internet advertising does."
Variety 05/02/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:06AM
media How The TV Strike Changed Everything
"In profound and permanent ways, the television business has changed since the writers declared pencils down. Network and media agency executives agree that the stoppage was the first line of an entirely new script for the television industry, one which, to borrow entertainment parlance, "reimagines" how TV has been developed, bought and sold for more 50 years."
"In profound and permanent ways, the television business has changed since the writers declared pencils down. Network and media agency executives agree that the stoppage was the first line of an entirely new script for the television industry, one which, to borrow entertainment parlance, "reimagines" how TV has been developed, bought and sold for more 50 years."
Variety 05/02/08
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Posted 05/05/08@06:03AM
people Rushdie: Death Threat Made Me Better Person
"Sir Salman Rushdie has confessed how he emerged a better person after being under a fatwa that saw him live a life in virtual seclusion for almost a decade."
"Sir Salman Rushdie has confessed how he emerged a better person after being under a fatwa that saw him live a life in virtual seclusion for almost a decade."
The Independent (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:59AM
media Can A TV Show Make Kids Smarter?
"Here is what we know of kids' TV: it is bad and ruinous to health, it can lead to obesity, and is ultimately a poor substitute for what all our offspring really desire - the attention of their parents. There have been studies published to suggest that overexposure to television can have many detrimental effects, and can even hinder speech development in the very young. Here is something else we know of kids' TV: that while it may prove temporarily diverting to our children, it is nothing less than torture for the rest of us."
"Here is what we know of kids' TV: it is bad and ruinous to health, it can lead to obesity, and is ultimately a poor substitute for what all our offspring really desire - the attention of their parents. There have been studies published to suggest that overexposure to television can have many detrimental effects, and can even hinder speech development in the very young. Here is something else we know of kids' TV: that while it may prove temporarily diverting to our children, it is nothing less than torture for the rest of us."
The Independent (UK) 05/03/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:56AM
music Saudi First: Live Mozart In Front Of A Mixed-Gender Audience
"A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed-gender audience. The concert, held at a government-run cultural center Friday night, broke many taboos in a country where public music is banned and the sexes are segregated even in lines at fast-food outlets."
"A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed-gender audience. The concert, held at a government-run cultural center Friday night, broke many taboos in a country where public music is banned and the sexes are segregated even in lines at fast-food outlets."
Seatte Times (AO) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:49AM
theatre Why Mark Rylance Left Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
He was suddenly out in 2006. No explnation. Now he says it was his "vocal opposition" to the Iraq war as well as his controversial theory about whether William Shakespeare actually wrote his plays that led to his resignation.
He was suddenly out in 2006. No explnation. Now he says it was his "vocal opposition" to the Iraq war as well as his controversial theory about whether William Shakespeare actually wrote his plays that led to his resignation.
The Independent (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:45AM
music Orchestras As A Danger To Hearing
Years ago, "there wasn't as much expected out of an orchestra. There wasn't so much sound." Now both instruments and techniques have improved. We're putting out more sound. Conductors like it. Audiences like it."
Years ago, "there wasn't as much expected out of an orchestra. There wasn't so much sound." Now both instruments and techniques have improved. We're putting out more sound. Conductors like it. Audiences like it."
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:41AM
visual Artists Lament Passing Of Polaroid
"Several weeks ago, the diminished Polaroid Corporation announced it will, in 2009, quit the instant-film business. Of course, it's hard to argue with the ease of digital for the lion's share of see-it-now picture-taking. Nevertheless, a lot of photographers are vehement about what they're losing."
"Several weeks ago, the diminished Polaroid Corporation announced it will, in 2009, quit the instant-film business. Of course, it's hard to argue with the ease of digital for the lion's share of see-it-now picture-taking. Nevertheless, a lot of photographers are vehement about what they're losing."
New York Magazine 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:36AM
visual A New Class Of Installation Artist
"Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic inventor and engineer of minimalist spectacle, is so much better than anyone else in today's ranks of crowd-pleasing installational artists that there should be a nice, clean, special word other than "art" for what he does, to set him apart. There won't be."
"Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic inventor and engineer of minimalist spectacle, is so much better than anyone else in today's ranks of crowd-pleasing installational artists that there should be a nice, clean, special word other than "art" for what he does, to set him apart. There won't be."
The New Yorker 05/05/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:19AM
media Canadian Tax Plan Could Deny Film Credits, Promote Censorship
In Canada, "a single sentence in a 560-page tax bill has brought a procession of film stars and directors to the Senate, has started a national debate about censorship, and may even provoke a federal election."
In Canada, "a single sentence in a 560-page tax bill has brought a procession of film stars and directors to the Senate, has started a national debate about censorship, and may even provoke a federal election."
The New York Times 05/04/08
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Posted 05/05/08@05:13AM
Sunday, May 4, 2008visual
Where Is the Creativity In Today's Visual Arts?
"Although there is a great deal of discussion about the concept of creativity, and about intellectual property as an exploitable resource, surprisingly the role of the visual arts in advancing this has been marginalised during the past decade. While other disciplines and professions have adopted the concepts of creativity and innovation, and used those words with tedious frequency, the visual arts sector has stepped back from the plate with the result that others have taken guardianship of these concepts."
"Although there is a great deal of discussion about the concept of creativity, and about intellectual property as an exploitable resource, surprisingly the role of the visual arts in advancing this has been marginalised during the past decade. While other disciplines and professions have adopted the concepts of creativity and innovation, and used those words with tedious frequency, the visual arts sector has stepped back from the plate with the result that others have taken guardianship of these concepts."
The Australian 05/03/08
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Posted 05/04/08@08:32PM
visual Record-Setting Rothko Goes To Qatar
"Qatar's ruling Al-Thani family is the mystery buyer of Mark Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose), 1950, which sold at Sotheby's New York on 15 May 2007 for $72.8m--setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a work of post-war art at auction. The painting was consigned by David Rockefeller."
"Qatar's ruling Al-Thani family is the mystery buyer of Mark Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose), 1950, which sold at Sotheby's New York on 15 May 2007 for $72.8m--setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a work of post-war art at auction. The painting was consigned by David Rockefeller."
The Art Newspaper 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@08:22PM
media Tough Times For Indie Film Producers
"The biggest problem facing us is the distribution of these pictures in America. The DVD business is flattening out; the theatrical business is becoming increasingly difficult for independent films. As the studios release more tentpole pictures, it really squeezes the independent films out of the marketplace and forces independent distributors to spend more money to get recognition in the marketplace."
"The biggest problem facing us is the distribution of these pictures in America. The DVD business is flattening out; the theatrical business is becoming increasingly difficult for independent films. As the studios release more tentpole pictures, it really squeezes the independent films out of the marketplace and forces independent distributors to spend more money to get recognition in the marketplace."
Backstage 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@08:19PM
issues Canadian Government Blows Off An Arts Party
"Why not? Tories don't like the arts? They don't like the Governor-General? They want to be back in their ridings campaigning, fearing a snap election? They don't want to pay for their own tickets? It seems that it's all that, and more."
"Why not? Tories don't like the arts? They don't like the Governor-General? They want to be back in their ridings campaigning, fearing a snap election? They don't want to pay for their own tickets? It seems that it's all that, and more."
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@07:46PM
visual Reinventing The Photo In The 21st Century
"Photography, the family historian, court painter, official scribe and crusading journalist of the 20th century, has penetrated the 21st century in ways that Kodak founder George Eastman himself could hardly have dreamed."
"Photography, the family historian, court painter, official scribe and crusading journalist of the 20th century, has penetrated the 21st century in ways that Kodak founder George Eastman himself could hardly have dreamed."
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 05/03/08
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Posted 05/04/08@07:42PM
music Long-Lost Vivaldi Opera Gets First Hearing In 278 Years
Argippo, "discovered by a Czech musician as he rummaged through an old archive of anonymous scores, was being staged at a castle in Prague, the city where it had its premiere in 1730."
Argippo, "discovered by a Czech musician as he rummaged through an old archive of anonymous scores, was being staged at a castle in Prague, the city where it had its premiere in 1730."
The Independent (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@07:05PM
theatre How To Save Gone With The Wind
Critics savaged the London musical. So, "with rumours that managers planned to paste a closing announcement at the New London Theatre this weekend, the show's producer has pledged to shave 15 minutes off its running time in the hope of holding the attention spans of audiences."
Critics savaged the London musical. So, "with rumours that managers planned to paste a closing announcement at the New London Theatre this weekend, the show's producer has pledged to shave 15 minutes off its running time in the hope of holding the attention spans of audiences."
The Independent (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@07:01PM
theatre A New Festival Celebrates The New American Musical
"It will include full productions, staged readings, workshops of musicals in progress, cabaret events, concerts, master classes and other events. Festival producers are partnering with more than 20 theaters and performing arts organizations."
"It will include full productions, staged readings, workshops of musicals in progress, cabaret events, concerts, master classes and other events. Festival producers are partnering with more than 20 theaters and performing arts organizations."
Orange County Register 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@05:13PM
music The Global Tan Dun
"Tan Dun is a kind of rock star of the modern music scene. He won an Oscar for the score of Ang Lee's film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hopping around the world, from Shanghai to Stockholm, from Tokyo to New York, he conducts and introduces his own music to a global audience of rapturous fans."
"Tan Dun is a kind of rock star of the modern music scene. He won an Oscar for the score of Ang Lee's film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hopping around the world, from Shanghai to Stockholm, from Tokyo to New York, he conducts and introduces his own music to a global audience of rapturous fans."
New York Times Magazine 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@05:09PM
music The Key To Good Opera?
It starts with casting. And casting isn't a simple matter of opening your ears...
It starts with casting. And casting isn't a simple matter of opening your ears...
San Diego Union-Tribune 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@11:15AM
visual The Online Art Fraud
Thinking about buying art online? Be careful. "An FBI investigation recently resulted in indictments in a scheme to allegedly sell $5 million worth of fake art prints via eBay."
Thinking about buying art online? Be careful. "An FBI investigation recently resulted in indictments in a scheme to allegedly sell $5 million worth of fake art prints via eBay."
NPR 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@11:12AM
ideas Boomers Focus On Brain Exercise (What You Can Do)
"There is a gradual growing awareness that challenging your brain can have positive effects. Every time you challenge your brain it will actually modify the brain. We can indeed form new brain cells, despite a century of being told it's impossible."
"There is a gradual growing awareness that challenging your brain can have positive effects. Every time you challenge your brain it will actually modify the brain. We can indeed form new brain cells, despite a century of being told it's impossible."
The New York Times 05/03/08
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Posted 05/04/08@11:11AM
people Alice Walker To Daughter: I Resign As Your Mother
Alice Walker's daughter has talked about what a terrible mother Walker was. "Walker is furious with Rebecca for making such sentiments public, and mother and daughter are estranged with little hope of reconciliation."
Alice Walker's daughter has talked about what a terrible mother Walker was. "Walker is furious with Rebecca for making such sentiments public, and mother and daughter are estranged with little hope of reconciliation."
The Times (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@11:01AM
issues Zimbabwe Is Melting Down. What To Do? Throw An Ambitious Arts Festival
"Perhaps when the world is looking in your direction and counting down to economic and civil collapse, the only thing to do is to build a giant stage and start thinking the impossible."
"Perhaps when the world is looking in your direction and counting down to economic and civil collapse, the only thing to do is to build a giant stage and start thinking the impossible."
The Observer (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:58AM
issues What's Community-Based Art Without The Community?
"One of the questions that perhaps needs to be asked of all projects that put non-artists at their heart is who gets the greatest benefit. Is it the artists (who may be able to work on a scale that would be impossible without community involvement), or the community (who are giving up their precious time for rehearsals and performances when they could be watching Dr Who)?"
"One of the questions that perhaps needs to be asked of all projects that put non-artists at their heart is who gets the greatest benefit. Is it the artists (who may be able to work on a scale that would be impossible without community involvement), or the community (who are giving up their precious time for rehearsals and performances when they could be watching Dr Who)?"
The Guardian 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:56AM
ideas How To Remember Everything
"SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the moment you're about to forget. Unfortunately, this moment is different for every person and each bit of information."
"SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the moment you're about to forget. Unfortunately, this moment is different for every person and each bit of information."
Wired 04/21/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:54AM
media What Defines A Classic (Performance)
Great performances depend, in large part, on reverse projection. We often talk about an actor projecting this or that emotion, but that's not the only way it works. Watch a movie star, especially during a close-up reaction shot, and you're likely to see his or her face holding still, staying neutral so as not to give too much away. We're the ones who are doing the projecting, and what we detect, bouncing back like radar returns from the actor's face, is our own empathetic response -- what we feel the character is feeling.
Great performances depend, in large part, on reverse projection. We often talk about an actor projecting this or that emotion, but that's not the only way it works. Watch a movie star, especially during a close-up reaction shot, and you're likely to see his or her face holding still, staying neutral so as not to give too much away. We're the ones who are doing the projecting, and what we detect, bouncing back like radar returns from the actor's face, is our own empathetic response -- what we feel the character is feeling.
Wall Street Journal 05/03/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:52AM
theatre Tom Stoppard On The State Of Writing About The Theatre
"Personally I read reviews because I'm interested by them, but they don't have utility for me. The very act of writing is so enclosed that nothing else, including critics, impinges on the experience. Everything else is shut out except for the line you're writing. If I have a central belief, it's that writing has to be a purely subjective experience; you can't keep a weather eye open for what people are saying, trying to please some ghostly presence looking over your shoulder."
"Personally I read reviews because I'm interested by them, but they don't have utility for me. The very act of writing is so enclosed that nothing else, including critics, impinges on the experience. Everything else is shut out except for the line you're writing. If I have a central belief, it's that writing has to be a purely subjective experience; you can't keep a weather eye open for what people are saying, trying to please some ghostly presence looking over your shoulder."
The Guardian (UK) 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:47AM
issues The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals
A ranking by Prospect magazine, with an invitation to vote...
A ranking by Prospect magazine, with an invitation to vote...
Prospect 05/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:44AM
issues What's Wrong With A List Of The World's 100 Top "Public Intellectuals"
"The real problem, of course, is the magnificent double oxymoron inherent in the enterprise. First, you should not rank 'public intellectuals', whatever they might be, in the manner of one of those television top-40 countdown programmes... It is the most quintessentially anti-intellectual notion."
"The real problem, of course, is the magnificent double oxymoron inherent in the enterprise. First, you should not rank 'public intellectuals', whatever they might be, in the manner of one of those television top-40 countdown programmes... It is the most quintessentially anti-intellectual notion."
The Times (UK) 05/05/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:41AM
dance Why Dance Doesn't Move Ahead?
"If ballet dancers say they are desperate to perform new choreography, and ballet directors say they would love to give it to them, can it really just be the public's lack of imagination that keeps our companies confined to such cautious repertoires? Or is it that we need to look to America for better ways of marketing the art form?"
"If ballet dancers say they are desperate to perform new choreography, and ballet directors say they would love to give it to them, can it really just be the public's lack of imagination that keeps our companies confined to such cautious repertoires? Or is it that we need to look to America for better ways of marketing the art form?"
The Guardian (UK) 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:38AM
ideas Our Wired World - Can This Really Be Good For Culture?
"As consumers use the internet to isolate and refine their particular interests - whether news and entertainment, or bomb-making and pornography - they create a fragmented world of 'echo chambers' isolated from the public space in which a healthy democracy thrives."
"As consumers use the internet to isolate and refine their particular interests - whether news and entertainment, or bomb-making and pornography - they create a fragmented world of 'echo chambers' isolated from the public space in which a healthy democracy thrives."
Times Literary Supplement 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:36AM
media In Bad Economic Times, Hollywood Sees Box Office Opportunity
"With America supposedly on the brink of Great Depression II (like most sequels, its arrival has been hyped in advance), studio executives are closing their eyes and seeing dollar signs. The data seems to support the optimism." After all, in four of the past five recessions, Hollywood's box offic has increased.
"With America supposedly on the brink of Great Depression II (like most sequels, its arrival has been hyped in advance), studio executives are closing their eyes and seeing dollar signs. The data seems to support the optimism." After all, in four of the past five recessions, Hollywood's box offic has increased.
The Times (UK) 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:33AM
music Is Bayreuth Leadership Resolved? Really?
"Katharina and Eva Wagner have fought bitterly over the Festival leadership for many years, and it is common knowledge that there has never been much love lost between them. The likelihood of a harmonious future relationship is slim. Questions could also be asked about their qualifications."
"Katharina and Eva Wagner have fought bitterly over the Festival leadership for many years, and it is common knowledge that there has never been much love lost between them. The likelihood of a harmonious future relationship is slim. Questions could also be asked about their qualifications."
Bloomberg 05/02/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:31AM
theatre Exit Interview: Huntington Theatre Boss Nicholas Martin
"A really hot theater town - which Boston wants to be so badly and may be someday but really isn't yet, if I may say so - in a really hot theater town, a good actor can earn his living doing theater. And when [celebrated local actor] Nancy Carroll has to work a day job, that's just wrong."
"A really hot theater town - which Boston wants to be so badly and may be someday but really isn't yet, if I may say so - in a really hot theater town, a good actor can earn his living doing theater. And when [celebrated local actor] Nancy Carroll has to work a day job, that's just wrong."
Boston Globe 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:28AM
visual Of Brand Names, Nudity, And Teenage Stars
"Context is all in popular culture. An individual person or object or event can't be understood outside of the persons, objects, or events it forms a constellation with. And Miley Cyrus's context is much of the problem. Disney has built a global institution out of relentless wholesomeness. If Hannah Montana were a Fox franchise, would we have heard a peep?"
"Context is all in popular culture. An individual person or object or event can't be understood outside of the persons, objects, or events it forms a constellation with. And Miley Cyrus's context is much of the problem. Disney has built a global institution out of relentless wholesomeness. If Hannah Montana were a Fox franchise, would we have heard a peep?"
Boston Globe 05/04/08
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Posted 05/04/08@10:24AM
Friday, May 2, 2008visual
Conspiring For Record Art Prices
"Art is not standard front page news, so astronomical prices, along with the death of the artist and, in Britain, a Turner Prize win, are one of the few ways that an artist can really hit the headlines. While the media increasingly confuse fame and notoriety with innovation and art historical importance, so many neophyte collectors seem to be happy 'buying the price', i.e. they conflate monetary worth with aesthetic and cultural value."
"Art is not standard front page news, so astronomical prices, along with the death of the artist and, in Britain, a Turner Prize win, are one of the few ways that an artist can really hit the headlines. While the media increasingly confuse fame and notoriety with innovation and art historical importance, so many neophyte collectors seem to be happy 'buying the price', i.e. they conflate monetary worth with aesthetic and cultural value."
The Art Newspaper 05/01/08
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Posted 05/02/08@06:17AM
visual Iraqi Proposes International Ban On Sale Of Iraqi Antiquities
"A ban on trading in any Iraqi artefacts would strip them of their commercial value, he said, and mean there was no longer any financial incentive to dig them out of the ground."
"A ban on trading in any Iraqi artefacts would strip them of their commercial value, he said, and mean there was no longer any financial incentive to dig them out of the ground."
The Guardian (UK) 05/01/08
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Posted 05/02/08@06:14AM
theatre Shakespeare's Lost Play
"Cardenio was performed only twice during Shakespeare's lifetime but never printed. Little is known about the play beyond its title. An 18th-century version, produced at London's Drury Lane Theater, was said to be based on Shakespeare's text, but the theater and its records - including, perhaps, the original - burned in the early 19th century."
"Cardenio was performed only twice during Shakespeare's lifetime but never printed. Little is known about the play beyond its title. An 18th-century version, produced at London's Drury Lane Theater, was said to be based on Shakespeare's text, but the theater and its records - including, perhaps, the original - burned in the early 19th century."
Christian Science Monitor 05/02/08
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Posted 05/02/08@06:06AM
visual The Museum Leadership Gap
"The compensation packages of museum directors continue to rise at an extraordinary rate. Whereas ten years ago the $200,000 salary level was hardly ever breached, the era of the $1 million annual compensation is soon upon the field. Mid-size museums in regional cities in the Midwest or South, for example, are luring directors with compensation packages in the $350,000 to $600,000 range."
"The compensation packages of museum directors continue to rise at an extraordinary rate. Whereas ten years ago the $200,000 salary level was hardly ever breached, the era of the $1 million annual compensation is soon upon the field. Mid-size museums in regional cities in the Midwest or South, for example, are luring directors with compensation packages in the $350,000 to $600,000 range."
ArtsManagement.net 04/28/08
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Posted 05/02/08@06:03AM
visual Rome's New Mayor Wants To Tear Down City's Newest Museum
"Designed by U.S. architect Richard Meier, the museum has had its share of critics since it opened in 2006. The modernist glass, marble and steel structure was dismissed by critics as an eyesore and compared to a giant gas station or a pizzeria. It is the first modern building to rise in Rome's historic centre since the days of Benito Mussolini. It cost $24 million and took 10 years to build."
"Designed by U.S. architect Richard Meier, the museum has had its share of critics since it opened in 2006. The modernist glass, marble and steel structure was dismissed by critics as an eyesore and compared to a giant gas station or a pizzeria. It is the first modern building to rise in Rome's historic centre since the days of Benito Mussolini. It cost $24 million and took 10 years to build."
CBC 05/01/08
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Posted 05/02/08@05:53AM
issues New Arts Council England Chief Outlines Priorities
Alan Davey "said that ACE would focus on strategic touring, international import and export of work, the body's relationship with its regularly funded organisations and the way the arts council makes funding decisions. The last of these priorities will encompass a new form of peer review and self-assessment."
Alan Davey "said that ACE would focus on strategic touring, international import and export of work, the body's relationship with its regularly funded organisations and the way the arts council makes funding decisions. The last of these priorities will encompass a new form of peer review and self-assessment."
theStage 04/30/08
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Posted 05/02/08@05:32AM
music Venerable Gramophone Magazine Plans Big Online Expansion
"The plans are part of a broad expansion of Gramophone's online presence. In the first phase, expected by the end of the summer, it will make its entire archive, including some 100,000 recording reviews and articles, available free."
"The plans are part of a broad expansion of Gramophone's online presence. In the first phase, expected by the end of the summer, it will make its entire archive, including some 100,000 recording reviews and articles, available free."
The New York Times 05/01/08
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Posted 05/02/08@05:16AM
media Does Technology That Becomes Obsolete Devalue Art Created With It?
"How will audiences of the future view art created with technologies of the past? To explore this and other delicate issues, more than 300 conservators, artists, curators and art historians gathered at the Getty Center for a three-day 'Object in Transition' conference earlier this year. Aimed at getting a grip on art in flux, attendees discussed new media."
"How will audiences of the future view art created with technologies of the past? To explore this and other delicate issues, more than 300 conservators, artists, curators and art historians gathered at the Getty Center for a three-day 'Object in Transition' conference earlier this year. Aimed at getting a grip on art in flux, attendees discussed new media."
Los Angeles Times 04/30/08
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Posted 05/02/08@05:11AM
music Why The BBC Young Musician Contest Thrills
"An eight-year-old playwright or philosopher is inconceivable; an eight-year-old pianist able to play a Mozart concerto in public is a miracle that can actually happen. The focus on youth is one thing that makes the BBC competition special."
"An eight-year-old playwright or philosopher is inconceivable; an eight-year-old pianist able to play a Mozart concerto in public is a miracle that can actually happen. The focus on youth is one thing that makes the BBC competition special."
The Telegraph (UK) 05/01/08
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Posted 05/02/08@05:09AM
music Maybe It's Time For Performers To Take The Lead?
"Musical scores came to be written as if dogma, down to the last pedantic detail; performers, even brilliant ones, became mere instruments to the composer's vision." But this doesn't necessaril lead to the best music. Maybe performers should have more power...
"Musical scores came to be written as if dogma, down to the last pedantic detail; performers, even brilliant ones, became mere instruments to the composer's vision." But this doesn't necessaril lead to the best music. Maybe performers should have more power...
The Australian 05/01/08
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Posted 05/02/08@05:06AM
Thursday, May 1, 2008ideas
Copyright? That's So Yesterday. How About User-Right?
"We're seeing the move from the sort of static idea of a copy that gets paid a certain rate to a revenue share and to a usage right which means that I am authorizing agents to give the license for the use of the music, like I always have in the past, for example with radio. I just want to collect a piece of the revenues that the other party is making rather than preventing any kind of copy."
"We're seeing the move from the sort of static idea of a copy that gets paid a certain rate to a revenue share and to a usage right which means that I am authorizing agents to give the license for the use of the music, like I always have in the past, for example with radio. I just want to collect a piece of the revenues that the other party is making rather than preventing any kind of copy."
NewMusicBox 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@06:02PM
people Remembering Composer Henry Brant
"Much of the music of America's past, its dances and marches and dirges, was played simultaneously. But Brant's ingenious use of the location and carefully engineered counterpoint allowed the ear to accommodate the various musical strands. Music not meant to get along did."
"Much of the music of America's past, its dances and marches and dirges, was played simultaneously. But Brant's ingenious use of the location and carefully engineered counterpoint allowed the ear to accommodate the various musical strands. Music not meant to get along did."
Los Angeles Times 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:44PM
theatre Study: Broadway Contributes Billions To NY Economy
Last season, Broadway theatre contributed $5.1 billion to the New York economy. The "figure is up slightly from the org's 2006 study, which pegged the cumulative fiscal effects of the 2004-05 season at $5.09 billion."
Last season, Broadway theatre contributed $5.1 billion to the New York economy. The "figure is up slightly from the org's 2006 study, which pegged the cumulative fiscal effects of the 2004-05 season at $5.09 billion."
Variety 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:41PM
music Major Online Music Services Could Pay $100 Million In Back-Royalties
TimeWarner, RealNetworks and Yahoo could owe the money to thousands of songwriters and publishers after a judge's royalty formula.
TimeWarner, RealNetworks and Yahoo could owe the money to thousands of songwriters and publishers after a judge's royalty formula.
Yahoo! (Reuters) 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:37PM
media Report: Studios, Actors Far Apart On New Contract
"In particular, the studios challenged a proposed restructuring of the formula for residual fees received by actors from DVD sales, which it said would double the current $500 million total that actors would receive over three years if the current formula was unchanged."
"In particular, the studios challenged a proposed restructuring of the formula for residual fees received by actors from DVD sales, which it said would double the current $500 million total that actors would receive over three years if the current formula was unchanged."
MSNBC (AP) 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:12PM
visual A New Leader's Plans For Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art
"It's a place where activities converge that involve exhibitions, that involve objects, that involve performance, that involve spoken voice, that involve teaching and an increased education and delectation on behalf of the public. The Museum of Contemporary Art, I think, is perfectly positioned to be an exemplary model for a contemporary museum in the 21st Century."
"It's a place where activities converge that involve exhibitions, that involve objects, that involve performance, that involve spoken voice, that involve teaching and an increased education and delectation on behalf of the public. The Museum of Contemporary Art, I think, is perfectly positioned to be an exemplary model for a contemporary museum in the 21st Century."
Chicago Tribune 04/27/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:09PM
visual The Politics Of Becoming Un-Famous
"Fame-loss is a mysterious thing. A rising reputation leaves plenty of evidence in its wake. Exhibitions are held. Reviews are written. Books are published... When a reputation sinks, though, it generally sinks without much trace. There may be a decisive turning-point. More often the process consists of negative events, a series of things that might have happened, and didn't."
"Fame-loss is a mysterious thing. A rising reputation leaves plenty of evidence in its wake. Exhibitions are held. Reviews are written. Books are published... When a reputation sinks, though, it generally sinks without much trace. There may be a decisive turning-point. More often the process consists of negative events, a series of things that might have happened, and didn't."
The Independent (UK) 05/02/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:05PM
visual Thieves Stealing Public Art For Scrap
"Manhole covers, pipes and wiring have already been targeted for theft in many cities, thanks to copper prices that have risen to about $4 a pound from $3.50 a year ago and $1.50 three years ago. In the prosperous Orange County city of Brea, home to a thriving public art program, big bronze sculptures are now on the hit list. The city has lost three such works in the past 18 months."
"Manhole covers, pipes and wiring have already been targeted for theft in many cities, thanks to copper prices that have risen to about $4 a pound from $3.50 a year ago and $1.50 three years ago. In the prosperous Orange County city of Brea, home to a thriving public art program, big bronze sculptures are now on the hit list. The city has lost three such works in the past 18 months."
Wall Street Journal 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@04:39PM
visual Former Teacher Passed Off Pots He Made As Work By Famous Artists
"Jeremy Broadway's fakes were so convincing that auctioneers Bonhams sold two pots that he claimed were by the great St Ives potter Leach and a Rie piece for almost £10,000."
"Jeremy Broadway's fakes were so convincing that auctioneers Bonhams sold two pots that he claimed were by the great St Ives potter Leach and a Rie piece for almost £10,000."
The Guardian (UK) 05/02/08
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Posted 05/01/08@04:35PM
media Some Afghan TV Stations Defy Ban On Popular Indian Soaps
"Authorities say the popular Indian programmes conflict with Afghanistan's Islamic values. However, Tolo TV and Afghan TV say the ban is illegal. The Indian serials often show men and women together and feature what some Afghans consider to be immodestly-dressed women."
"Authorities say the popular Indian programmes conflict with Afghanistan's Islamic values. However, Tolo TV and Afghan TV say the ban is illegal. The Indian serials often show men and women together and feature what some Afghans consider to be immodestly-dressed women."
BBC 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@04:33PM
visual Whitney Unveils Plans For Downtown Satellite
"For more than 20 years the Whitney has been unveiling sunny expansion plans for its Marcel Breuer home on Madison Avenue, only to have them crash against the reality of neighborhood politics. With its decision to build a second museum in the meatpacking district, the Whitney seems to have found its bearings."
"For more than 20 years the Whitney has been unveiling sunny expansion plans for its Marcel Breuer home on Madison Avenue, only to have them crash against the reality of neighborhood politics. With its decision to build a second museum in the meatpacking district, the Whitney seems to have found its bearings."
The New York Times 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@02:55PM
visual Taking On The Controversial "Authentication" Committees
"Several lawsuits, brought by collectors or dealers against artists' estates or so-called 'authentication committees', are pending in New York City courts. The most recent suits, against the Jean-Michel Basquiat authentication committee and the Alighiero Boetti Archive -- an organization run by relatives of the late Arte Povera artist -- raise difficult questions about the powers and responsibilities of such committees."
"Several lawsuits, brought by collectors or dealers against artists' estates or so-called 'authentication committees', are pending in New York City courts. The most recent suits, against the Jean-Michel Basquiat authentication committee and the Alighiero Boetti Archive -- an organization run by relatives of the late Arte Povera artist -- raise difficult questions about the powers and responsibilities of such committees."
New York Sun 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@09:01AM
media Ratings Plunge For Post-Strike American TV
"Were not fans of television's favorite shows so feverish with pent-up desire to see new episodes that they planted themselves in front of their plasma screens at the appointed hours? Apparently not. Did the strike by Hollywood writers, which shut down production for 14 weeks, drive viewers away to other entertainment options? Maybe."
"Were not fans of television's favorite shows so feverish with pent-up desire to see new episodes that they planted themselves in front of their plasma screens at the appointed hours? Apparently not. Did the strike by Hollywood writers, which shut down production for 14 weeks, drive viewers away to other entertainment options? Maybe."
The New York Times 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@07:16AM
visual Art Basel Artistic Director Quits
"No reason was given for Cay Sophie Rabinowitz's departure. She was not available for comment. In an interview with The Art Newspaper earlier this year, she spoke of her plans to focus the fairs back onto the artists, saying that 'it's important for us to acknowledge that they are the centre of everything Art Basel does'."
"No reason was given for Cay Sophie Rabinowitz's departure. She was not available for comment. In an interview with The Art Newspaper earlier this year, she spoke of her plans to focus the fairs back onto the artists, saying that 'it's important for us to acknowledge that they are the centre of everything Art Basel does'."
The Art Newspaper 04/30/08
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Posted 05/01/08@07:10AM
issues Fewer Critics, More Reviews
On the web, everyone's a critic. So while there are fewer and fer critics employed at newspapers nd traditional publications, the number of reviews is growing...
On the web, everyone's a critic. So while there are fewer and fer critics employed at newspapers nd traditional publications, the number of reviews is growing...
NPR 04/30/08
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Posted 05/01/08@06:59AM
visual German Police Find Stolen South American Antiquities Worth $100 Million
"When German police searched a warehouse in the southern city of Munich they discovered an incredible treasure trove: Packed inside crates and cardboard boxes were over 1,000 Latin American antique pieces of art, thought to be worth more than $100 million."
"When German police searched a warehouse in the southern city of Munich they discovered an incredible treasure trove: Packed inside crates and cardboard boxes were over 1,000 Latin American antique pieces of art, thought to be worth more than $100 million."
Der Spiegel 04/30/08
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Posted 05/01/08@06:48AM
music A Wrongheaded Attack On English Church Music
"Nothing could be more off-putting than the happy-crappy, watered-down dross that passes for music in these churches, where any sense of musical lineage has disappeared along with most of the congregation." And now one of the better traditional hymns is being banned?
"Nothing could be more off-putting than the happy-crappy, watered-down dross that passes for music in these churches, where any sense of musical lineage has disappeared along with most of the congregation." And now one of the better traditional hymns is being banned?
The Telegraph (UK) 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@06:30AM
visual Iraqi Official Accuses West Of Abetting Antiquities Theft
A senior Iraqi official has accused the West of not doing enough to stop the thriving trade in antiquities smuggled out of the country's depleted archeological sites and sold in auction houses across Britain, America and Europe.
A senior Iraqi official has accused the West of not doing enough to stop the thriving trade in antiquities smuggled out of the country's depleted archeological sites and sold in auction houses across Britain, America and Europe.
The Independent (UK) 05/01/08
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Posted 05/01/08@05:58AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2008theatre
Dominic Dromgoole's Grand Plan For The Globe Theatre
"Income last year was up 12 per cent from the year before, and the present season's advance sales of £2m is higher than that of 2007. Fundraising for a new education centre, library, and indoor theatre is marching ahead. All this has been accomplished without government aid, whose absence Dromgoole does not regret.'It's a huge advantage, actually. I find it intellectually liberating'."
"Income last year was up 12 per cent from the year before, and the present season's advance sales of £2m is higher than that of 2007. Fundraising for a new education centre, library, and indoor theatre is marching ahead. All this has been accomplished without government aid, whose absence Dromgoole does not regret.'It's a huge advantage, actually. I find it intellectually liberating'."
The Independent (UK) 05/01/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:55PM
theatre Activists Fight NYU Over Planned Theatre Demolition
New York University wants to demolish the historic Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village as part of its expansion. Community leaders and scholars "say the building, where Eugene O'Neill's plays were first produced, is an important site in American theater history."
New York University wants to demolish the historic Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village as part of its expansion. Community leaders and scholars "say the building, where Eugene O'Neill's plays were first produced, is an important site in American theater history."
The New York Times 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:51PM
visual Miley Cyrus, Venus And The Real Visual Exploitation
"Before Leibovitz, Cyrus was regularly photographed on red carpets dressed as a 35-year-old in sequins and chiffon with heavy makeup, hair extensions, fuck-me shoes, and occasionally a segment of baby breast escaping at an ill-cut armhole. Otherwise she dresses as a schoolgirl in long socks, very short skirts and the same hanks of rather gluey-looking hair. These publicity shots are far cheaper and far nastier in implication than the Leibovitz image, which has class."
"Before Leibovitz, Cyrus was regularly photographed on red carpets dressed as a 35-year-old in sequins and chiffon with heavy makeup, hair extensions, fuck-me shoes, and occasionally a segment of baby breast escaping at an ill-cut armhole. Otherwise she dresses as a schoolgirl in long socks, very short skirts and the same hanks of rather gluey-looking hair. These publicity shots are far cheaper and far nastier in implication than the Leibovitz image, which has class."
The Telegraph (UK) 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:49PM
visual Cautiously Auctionable
"Financial turmoil may be present everywhere else, but so far there is no evidence of a disintegrating art market. Even so, the auction houses don't seem to be taking any chances. This season's sales are significantly smaller than the stem-winders of 2007. Sotheby's has 10% fewer lots and Christie's has 24% fewer lots in the main event evening sales."
"Financial turmoil may be present everywhere else, but so far there is no evidence of a disintegrating art market. Even so, the auction houses don't seem to be taking any chances. This season's sales are significantly smaller than the stem-winders of 2007. Sotheby's has 10% fewer lots and Christie's has 24% fewer lots in the main event evening sales."
New York Sun 04/29/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:44PM
visual Artists Host Lice For Art
The seven German artists are living in an Israeli museum for three weeks. "The idea is that we live in the museum as their guests, and at the same time we are hosting lice on our heads,"
The seven German artists are living in an Israeli museum for three weeks. "The idea is that we live in the museum as their guests, and at the same time we are hosting lice on our heads,"
BBC 04/28/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:41PM
issues Beseiged British Council Arts Boss Steps Down
British Council director of arts Venu Dhupa, whose proposed shake-up of the organisation's creative departments was met with protests from UK artists, has quit after less than a year in the post.
British Council director of arts Venu Dhupa, whose proposed shake-up of the organisation's creative departments was met with protests from UK artists, has quit after less than a year in the post.
theStage 04/29/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:37PM
media Last Of The Movie Critics?
"Because new generations of filmgoers seem to be looking less and less to publications like The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek and many others to find out about upcoming films and are turning to Web sites like rottentomatoes.com -- which provides an approval rating based on a collection of reviews by critics -- newspapers and magazines are shucking their ranks of critics in alarming numbers."
"Because new generations of filmgoers seem to be looking less and less to publications like The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek and many others to find out about upcoming films and are turning to Web sites like rottentomatoes.com -- which provides an approval rating based on a collection of reviews by critics -- newspapers and magazines are shucking their ranks of critics in alarming numbers."
MSNBC 04/28/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:34PM
media Hollywood Box Office Down So Far This Year
"Year to date, only one movie, Fox's "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" has topped the $100 million mark. Although total domestic grosses for 2008 are running just 2% behind last year, that's thanks to the Christmas releases; the spring slate actually lagged 18% behind last year's numbers. Meanwhile, the specter of recession is bearing down on the United States, gas prices are rising and consumers are feeling the pinch."
"Year to date, only one movie, Fox's "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" has topped the $100 million mark. Although total domestic grosses for 2008 are running just 2% behind last year, that's thanks to the Christmas releases; the spring slate actually lagged 18% behind last year's numbers. Meanwhile, the specter of recession is bearing down on the United States, gas prices are rising and consumers are feeling the pinch."
Backstage 04/29/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:31PM
ideas What's So Creative When Everybody's "Creative"?
"Businesses hold creative-thinking seminars, universities teach creative writing, ministers makes speeches puffing our 'creative industries'. Even the splodges and squiggles that children daub in primary school are deemed creative. One could even say that the idea of creativity has become thoroughly debased."
"Businesses hold creative-thinking seminars, universities teach creative writing, ministers makes speeches puffing our 'creative industries'. Even the splodges and squiggles that children daub in primary school are deemed creative. One could even say that the idea of creativity has become thoroughly debased."
The Telegraph (UK) 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:18PM
media Fears For Rome's Glamorous Film Fest With Election Of New Mayor
"Some of Italy's cultural stars are already bemoaning the end of a golden age following the election of the rightist candidate Gianni Alemanno as Mayor of Rome, which has placed a question mark over the future of the city's lavish film festival."
"Some of Italy's cultural stars are already bemoaning the end of a golden age following the election of the rightist candidate Gianni Alemanno as Mayor of Rome, which has placed a question mark over the future of the city's lavish film festival."
The Independent (UK) 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:06PM
issues How Europe Receded Into The Past
The standard account of Europe's twentieth century is in turns anguished, relieved and elegiac. Shadowed by the departed Golden Age, it recounts the travails of an older and calmer civilization torn apart by the barbarians within, and able only to survive after 1945 at the cost of losing its global primacy (and thus its claim on the title of civilization itself).
The standard account of Europe's twentieth century is in turns anguished, relieved and elegiac. Shadowed by the departed Golden Age, it recounts the travails of an older and calmer civilization torn apart by the barbarians within, and able only to survive after 1945 at the cost of losing its global primacy (and thus its claim on the title of civilization itself).
Times Literary Supplement (UK) 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@06:04PM
music Classical Music's Bad Century?
"If nineteenth-century German politics and philosophy and musical endeavour made classical music unprecedentedly momentous, its implication in the near-annihilation of European civilization by the mid-century robbed it of moral authority, a collapse with which classical music still lives, sixty years on."
"If nineteenth-century German politics and philosophy and musical endeavour made classical music unprecedentedly momentous, its implication in the near-annihilation of European civilization by the mid-century robbed it of moral authority, a collapse with which classical music still lives, sixty years on."
Times Literary Supplement (UK) 05/01/08
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Posted 04/30/08@05:56PM
visual LA Artist Settles Suit Over Destruction Of His Mural
Los Angeles artist Kent Twitchell has settled his lawsuit against the U.S. government and 11 other defendants for painting over his six-story mural "Ed Ruscha Monument," painted on the side of a federal government-owned downtown building, for $1.1 million.
Los Angeles artist Kent Twitchell has settled his lawsuit against the U.S. government and 11 other defendants for painting over his six-story mural "Ed Ruscha Monument," painted on the side of a federal government-owned downtown building, for $1.1 million.
Los Angeles Times 05/01/08
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Posted 04/30/08@05:53PM
music Timed-Release: Music Industry Experiments
Making money from recording music is no longer a simple strategy. When and what to release is proving a complicated strategy as the recording industry tries to calculate how to make the most money out of its products.
Making money from recording music is no longer a simple strategy. When and what to release is proving a complicated strategy as the recording industry tries to calculate how to make the most money out of its products.
Yahoo! (Reuters) 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@09:08AM
visual This Is The Best New Museum?
New York's new New Museum is "a freeze-dried packet of desiccated minimalism. It is in no way miraculous. We are in more trouble than I thought if this is the project that is supposed to restore faith in New York City or point the way toward the future of architecture. The most that can be said in its favor is that in the New Museum, as in the firm's other projects, SANAA raises provocative questions about the value of minimalism in architecture."
New York's new New Museum is "a freeze-dried packet of desiccated minimalism. It is in no way miraculous. We are in more trouble than I thought if this is the project that is supposed to restore faith in New York City or point the way toward the future of architecture. The most that can be said in its favor is that in the New Museum, as in the firm's other projects, SANAA raises provocative questions about the value of minimalism in architecture."
The New Republic 05/07/08
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Posted 04/30/08@08:57AM
media Will Recession Make Movie Business Boom?
"Moviegoing historically has proved more than resistant to downturns -- theater attendance actually increased during three of the last four recessions. And this year, Hollywood hopes the downturn could kindle a near record-breaking May-to-September season."
"Moviegoing historically has proved more than resistant to downturns -- theater attendance actually increased during three of the last four recessions. And this year, Hollywood hopes the downturn could kindle a near record-breaking May-to-September season."
Los Angeles Times 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@08:51AM
media Viral Movie Marketing To Make Your Head Hurt
Gone are the days when marketing a movie online involved simply buying a URL like DarkKnight.com and uploading a trailer. Warner Bros. has launched more than 30 Web sites during the past year in support of the latest in the "Batman" franchise, a trail of virtual bread crumbs intended to sate fans until the July 18 release.
Gone are the days when marketing a movie online involved simply buying a URL like DarkKnight.com and uploading a trailer. Warner Bros. has launched more than 30 Web sites during the past year in support of the latest in the "Batman" franchise, a trail of virtual bread crumbs intended to sate fans until the July 18 release.
Yahoo (Reuters) 04/30/08
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Posted 04/30/08@08:48AM