“The city of Detroit may be in bankruptcy, but the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is back in the black. … The newly released figures suggested that the orchestra is recovering from a corrosive six-month strike that ended in 2011.”
Archives for December 13, 2013
Indianapolis Symphony (Finally!) Posts Surplus
“A big boost in donations and hefty cutbacks pushed the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s annual budget into the black for the first time since 2007.”
Weinstein Brothers Sue Warner Studios – Again
“For the second time this year, the brothers Weinstein are in a legal dispute with the brothers Warner.” This time, it’s about the Hobbit films.
New Zealand Is Not Middle Earth!
Ed Power argues that, if Peter Jackson really wanted to represent the setting of Tolkien’s novel on screen, his homeland was exactly the wrong place to do it.
The Great Catalan Sport: Human Towers
“Jesús Zazo stood in the ancient plaza in a throng of other pink-clad members of the Colla Vella dels Xiquets club. He had everything riding on this grudge match in the Catalonia region’s signature competitive event: human-tower building.”
You Know Who Started The War On Christmas? The Pilgrims, That’s Who
“The real American crisis over the holiday happened centuries ago. Back then, the attackers were the Puritans – they hated Christmas, especially the fun parts. And they were experts at fighting it. ”