They Have Fundamentalist Whackos In Britain, Too! Lest America have the controversy all to itself, Britain's Royal Society, the UK's leading scientific academy, issued a blistering attack on creationism this week. "A leading scientist compared it to the theory that babies are brought by storks," and the Society warned that allowing the teaching of religious beliefs in science classrooms would irreperably harm Britain's youth. The Guardian (UK) 04/12/06
Posted: 04/11/2006 9:40 pm
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Walker Expansion Draws Praise, But Not People It's been a year since Minneapolis's Walker Art Center opened its massive addition to the public, and the museum has gotten great press and serious local buzz ever since. Donations are also up, but the uptick in attendance the Walker had hoped for hasn't materialized. "The figures for the first post-expansion year are somewhat unexpected since museums often see a substantial upswing in visitors when they open a new wing, especially when it is designed by a high-profile firm such as Herzog & de Meuron." Minneapolis Star Tribune 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 6:37 am
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The Money Man Palm Beach Opera's new chief executive, William Ryberg, has spent the last several years developing something of a reputation as a turnaround artist. He cut his teeth on an endowment drive at Michigan's Grand Rapids Symphony, then helped to stabilize a precarious fiscal situation with the Oregon Symphony. In Palm Beach, he takes on an organization with big plans, but not a lot of money to accomplish them. Palm Beach Daily News 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 4:24 am
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Toronto To Refurbish Old Venues Hot on the heels of some very high-profile cultural development projects which have been completed in the last year, Toronto is now making public plans to renovate and update three of the city's oldest, dowdiest venues: The Hummingbird Centre, the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Massey Hall. The Globe & Mail (Canada) 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 6:26 am
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Toronto's Unlikely Arts Veterans Leading a cultural institution is one of the more challenging jobs a person can take on, which is why many don't last very long in the role. "Fifteen years ago, both Peter Simon and Robert Sirman took on jobs that probably only enemies would have wished on them, so daunting were the prospects for success. On paper, the jobs sounded prestigious, top-of-the-line -- in Simon's case, the presidency of the Royal Conservatory of Music, in Sirman's the administrative directorship of the National Ballet School of Canada, each based in the heart of the country's largest city. But beneath the fancy-pants titles were organizations in deep trouble." Somehow, both men are still in place, and both organizations are now models of cultural success. The Globe & Mail (Canada) 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 6:29 am
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Who's Afraid Of A Film Shoot? The film adaptation of Edward Albee's classic play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, has become a classic in its own right. But 40 years ago, when filming began, not everyone was thrilled about the production, particularly some alumni of New England's Smith College, where much of the movie was shot. Chicago Tribune 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 6:18 am
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The For-Profit Jesus This Sunday is Easter, of course, and even if you're not particularly religious (or Christian,) odds are good you'll have trouble avoiding Jesus this weekend. In fact, Christianity is not only on the rise in the U.S., it's taking over the bestseller lists. That's fine for the fiction list, but "over on the nonfiction list, the laughable 'Jesus Papers' debuts at the No. 5 spot. 'Misquoting Jesus,' a proto-academic howler, ranks No. 8, followed by the conversational 'Home With God' at No. 10, and Garry Wills's 'What Jesus Meant' at No. 16." Alex Beam sees a trend emerging, and it isn't nearly so much about religious piety as it is about a cynical attempt to make millions off of gullible readers who will buy anything with the word Jesus on the cover. Boston Globe 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 6:09 am
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9/11 Films: Ready Or Not, Here They Come "As the nation nears the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, a growing debate is emerging in Internet chat rooms and elsewhere over Hollywood's decision to tackle elements of that day in "United 93," set for release April 28, and Oliver Stone's planned August release of "World Trade Center"... The key points of contention: whether the films are coming too soon for a nation still trying to sort out its emotions and whether Hollywood is guilty of callousness in using victims' stories for studio gain. Yet both movies were produced with the help and support of those most closely affected, suggesting that the families of those who died that day could be farther along the healing path than some of the rest of the nation." Los Angeles Times 04/12/06
Posted: 04/12/2006 6:34 am
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