“Some veteran TV executives believe the Leno imbroglio could ultimately cost more than $200 million, including the damage inflicted on stations’ local newscasts, their ad rates and NBC programs, such as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which lost millions of viewers when its time period was changed. They predicted that it could take years for NBC to rebuild.”
Tag: 01.09.10
Deal Near For New Eli Broad Museum?
Santa Monica’s City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an “agreement in principle” that would hasten Eli Broad’s plan to create a new $40-million to $60-million museum next to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium housing his 2,000-piece contemporary art collection.
The World’s Tallest Building – A Dinosaur Project That Sends The Wrong Message
“The 828-metre tower, which officially opened this week, is dead on arrival. Indeed, the race to erect – and we do mean erect – the world’s tallest building has become a tired cliché that can no longer be justified. In the 21st century, when less has never been more, such displays of conspicuous consumption are obnoxious, if not downright offensive.”
The Ten Most-Produced Plays In America
“What to make of all this? It suggests to me that American theaters have a pronounced bias in favor of new and newish plays by American authors, especially ones that have high public profiles.”