“After winning the Forward prize for best collection an unprecedented third time in October, the poet was tonight named the winner of the 2007 TS Eliot prize, making him the first author ever to take the UK’s two top poetry awards in the same year.
Tag: 01.14.08
Milwaukee’s Unexpected MD Score
When the Milwaukee Symphony began searching for a conductor to replace outgoing music director Andreas Delfs, it “expected to land a young up-and-comer, as Delfs was 11 years ago. The slate of young guest conductors on this year’s schedule pointed that way. Instead they got a seasoned pro, and they got him for at least three years.”
Guy Lombardo Museum To Close
Called the Guy Lombardo Music Centre, it has been dogged by poor attendance, with only 400 visitors in 2007.
New Theory On Identity Of Mona Lisa
German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the Mona Lisa in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait.
Study: Wine Tastes Better When It’s “Expensive”
“Researchers in California showed you can increase a person’s enjoyment of wine by just sticking a higher price on it, according to a study released Monday. The volunteers consistently gave higher ratings to the more ‘expensive’ wines. Brain scans also showed greater neural activity in the pleasure center when they were sampling those ‘pricey’ wines, indicating that the increased pleasure they reported was a real effect in the brain.”
Acclaimed Spanish Poet Angel Gonzalez, 82
Gonzalez was one of Spain’s most acclaimed poets and a member of the literary community who opposed the dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco
Merchandise Mart Expands Empire, Buys Toronto Art Fair
The Chicago-based Merchandise Mart has bought the Toronto International Art Fair. “Since it entered the international contemporary fair business with the purchase of Art Chicago in spring 2006, the Mart has acquired the Armory Show in New York City and the Volta Show of New York and Basel, Switzerland.”
Golden Globe TV Ratings Tanked
NBC’s no-frills, one-hour presentation of the winners Sunday night drew a 4.8 rating and 7 share. That’s a decline of about two-thirds from last year.
What Defines The Culture Of Our Age?
“As well as geopolitical angst and technological luxury, the spirit of the age also revolves around a big paradox: that in an era of supposedly rapid change, our popular culture is defined by a mass refusal to let go of the past. Pat references to postmodernism won’t work here, because what’s afoot is far more culturally stifling than that very worn-out term implies. Think about it this way: whereas, say, 1968 and 1958 denoted two different worlds, how is it that 2008 and 1998 seem so close?”
Marilyn Horne Talks About Her Cancer
“Now declared free of pancreatic cancer two years after diagnosis, Marilyn Horne adds another milestone to her long list of accolades: Prima donna — and survivor.”