Last week’s concert in Miami by Cuban band Van Van provoked huge demonstrations outside. Intense media attention was partly to blame. Miami Herald
Author: Douglas McLennan
POTTER PROOF
Kids are putting away the video games and devouring the sorcery of Harry Potter. Some parents worried about the wildly popular stories have persuaded South Carolina’s Board of Education to review whether the books should be allowed in the classroom. (AP) Philadelphia Daily News
BUZZ OFF
Now the buzz has died down, a growing consensus says Tina’s lost it. Tina Brown doesn’t have enough money to smooth over the problems at “Talk.” – New York Observer
CONVERGENCE
It’s not about the Web; it’s not about print; it’s about publishing.” Publishers finally start to get it. – Publisher’s Weekly
GERMAN PUBLISHER WITHDRAWS HOLOCAUST MEMOIR
Historian’s report concludes author wasn’t a Jewish orphan but a Swiss-born child named Bruno Doessekker. – New York Times
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD nominees announced
Looking past the big names. – (AP) Dallas Morning News
NEW CHIEF CURATOR –
– for the Corcoran. Washington Post
NEO-CONCEPTUALISTS WHO SHOCK
The Young British Artists have been going for the jugular for years. Every movement needs a history. New York Times
GEHRY DOES NORTON
LA’s Norton Simon Museum gets a $6.5 million inside redo by the architect of the day. LA Weekly
MILAN’S LA SCALA will get –
– a $50 million facelift. – MSNBC (Reuters)