A nonprofit, the Upper West Side Cinema Center, bought the building with state and local funds. "It plans to revitalize the building, on Broadway near West 99th Street, with a five-screen theater, a lobby lounge and a public cafe.” - The New York Times
“Repertory theatres are not funded properly any more. ... I’d love to see regional theatres given more funding. When I was starting out, it was amazing. You could go anywhere. It was a real training ground.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Marcus was everywhere that mattered to a young, determined and very talented artist in the late 1950s and ’60s. In Provincetown, Mass., on Cape Cod each summer, painting out of a shack in the dunes. At the Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village, holding her own.” - The New York Times
At least, that’s what Philip Kennicott thinks: “What will become of the one-man Kinkade business model if there is no Thomas Kinkade, or people lose interest in him? A stash of originals and secret works of tormented genius is a hedge against that.” - Washington Post (MSN)
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been delayed. Why not move production to the US? "Nintendo would need to spend billions to open a factory in the US. … It’d probably take 4-5 years to complete this. Not to mention the time and cost to rebuild supply chain infrastructure.” - 404 Media
But he’s OK if you’re stuck on that era of his long, and continuing, career. Meanwhile, he’s also a painter, which is why The Thomas Crown Affair is, in his words, his favorite of his movies. - The New York Times
Writer and director Paul Schrader "has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential.” - Seattle Times (AP)
Andrew Lewinter: “What things do I want to incorporate from that music into my own music, to make something that’s both intellectually satisfying and emotionally satisfying? … That’s the goal with every piece: to make it fun to listen to, enjoyable, and to not take myself too seriously.” - Oregon ArtsWatch
“Betty, who arrived just a decade after American women won the right to vote, was always working, and she often had jobs that were adventurous.” - The New York Times
“Cúirt is the time when all of us grassroots people get to celebrate literature and writing in our own city. ... Writers are very generous with what they share: they don’t hedge or hold anything back.” - Irish Times
"I couldn’t figure out why any computer program would suggest that a person attending an Australian journalist’s lecture about a distant Hungarian relative selling off rare Bible fragments would be interested in attending the Northern Rockland Lacrosse Comedy Night Dinner.” - Wall Street Journal (MSN)
“The suit argues that the steep cuts and at two other small agencies violate both the Constitution and other federal laws related to spending, usurping Congress’s power to decide how federal funds are spent.” - The New York Times
Perhaps that’s not a long list, but still - its design is inspired by the Sydney Opera House, and the plant “stands like a pair of minty green pagodas on the edge of the Irish Sea.” - The Guardian (UK)
