As part of efforts to transform the emirate into the cultural lodestone of the Middle East, the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, or Adach, has chosen 100 books to be translated into Arabic.
Tag: 01.02.08
Edo de Waart Named Music Director Of Milwaukee Symphony
“De Waart is music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, which recently extended his contract through 2012. Next season, he will become principal conductor of the Santa Fe Opera, an important post recently vacated by Alan Gilbert, new conductor of the New York Philharmonic.”
Hollywood In 2007 – Revenue Up, Attendance Not
Hollywood had a good year at the box office. Sort of. Revenue was up, but attendance was flat. “Movie fans bought about 1.42 billion tickets last year, according to Media by Numbers. The high watermark of the last 10 years came in 2002, when moviegoers bought about 1.61 billion tickets.”
Literature So Far This Century
Okay, we’re only eight years into the new Century. But what literature marks our current age?
Musicologist Leonard Meyer
Leonard B. Meyer, a pioneering musicologist whose 1956 book, “Emotion and Meaning in Music,” remains one of the most significant scholarly works in the field of music cognition, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan.
Writers’ Strike Could Kill Oscars
“While Wednesday’s late-night revival marks an attempt by some in the television industry to return to business-as-usual, what few observers have begun to analyze is the way the current strike is poised to affect — and perhaps decimate — this year’s movie awards season.”
James Brown’s Final Recordings Locked In Court Dispute
“Brown cut an album in Los Angeles the summer before he died in December 2006, but the songs are not being released because of courtroom disputes about who should benefit from his legacy and music royalties.”
Top Actors Absent In Writers’ Strike
Many actors support the Hollywood writers in their strike. “But the top-tier actors have universally declined to pick up a sign. Other than a momentary appearance by Ben Stiller, not a single top-tier movie star — including some rather high-profile WGA hybrids — has found it prudent to say or do anything publicly to support the writers’ cause.”
Download Sales Double In UK
The number of music downloads sold in the UK in the final week of 2007 was double the total of 12 months earlier.
A Terrible Plan For The Heart Of Manhattan
“Other world cities are making it clear in projects of similar magnitude that more than money matters as they embrace standards of architecture and planning that leave New York in the dust. We continue to find the spectacle of developers’ promotional and political savvy riveting, knowing that success will depend on the deal and not the design.”