Category: issues

to get culture off the agenda in next month’s international talks on world trade. France wants TV and film kept off the negotiating table, fearing Hollywood will swamp the Euro industry. Variety.com

threats about investigating violence and pop culture may make good politics, but (thanks to polls and lobbyists) American politicians are unlikely to pass new laws regulating the entertainment industry. 
New York Times

Planet Hollywood’s stars stayed away from court as the restaurant chain filed in bankruptcy court to close nine of its restaurants. 
(Reuters) Contra Costa Times

The grand great contemporary arts of Europe – observations by David White.  New York Times

The grand great contemporary arts of Europe – observations by David White. New York Times

Schuyler Chapin, New York’s commissioner of culture, is caught between a peeved mayor and arts supporters clamoring for Chapin’s support in the Brooklyn Museum debacle. New York Times

plays Miami Saturday to protests from thousands of demonstrators. Miami Herald

The Barbican and South Bank are London’s two one-stop arts centers. But while there’s a rivalry of sorts, business is booming for both.  Financial Times

The Barbican and South Bank are London’s two one-stop arts centers. But while there’s a rivalry of sorts, business is booming for both. Financial Times

A Tower Video clerk in Dallas who sold a porno tape to a police officer gets charged with obscenity. I can’t believe community standards are different from California’s, a Tower exec told the cops. Dallas Observer