“For the second year in a row, U.S. video game sales posted a decline, down 5.7% to $18.6 billion in 2010 from $19.7 billion in 2009 and $21.4 billion in 2008, according to a report released Thursday by the NPD Group.”
Tag: 01.14.11
Why Couldn’t You Sell Off A Third-Rate Manet For A Star Quarterback?
“Purists are sure to raise the ‘slippery slope’ argument: that once you start selling off youthful, crummy Edward Hoppers to pay for backup quarterbacks, soon you’ll be selling off first-rate Raphaels to fund Ben Roethlisberger’s legal expenses. That’s hooey.”
Fruit Flies Solve Difficult Computing Problem
“Fruit flies have solved a computing problem that has vexed computer scientists for decades.”
Will Corporation For Public Broadcasting Be Eliminated In New Congress?
“This is the most serious threat to federal funding that public broadcasting has ever faced,” says Mike Riksen, National Public Radio vice president for policy and representation.
BBC Chief Says BBC Cuts To Be Increased By Four Percent
Mark Thompson told staff on Thursday that the £400m saving was necessary so that a “reinvestment” pool could be established. The BBC had previously announced it would have to cut its budget by 16% in order to meet the cost of the recent licence fee deal.”
Director of Chevron-vs.-Ecuadorians Documentary Doesn’t Get Journalists’ Immunity, Rules Court
“Journalists can lose their privilege to shield notes and film from others’ scrutiny if they fail to maintain their independence, an appeals court said Thursday as it upheld a judge’s decision to force a filmmaker to release outtakes from his documentary about a legal dispute between energy company Chevron and Ecuadoreans.”
Watching Actors’ Rehearsals [Like a ‘Confessional’] Vs. Dancers’ Rehearsals [Like a ‘Car Repair Shop’]
“To explore a play fully, … an actor [has] to discard self-consciousness and become wholly vulnerable. It’s like being seen in your [under]pants. … Dancers, however, spend their entire careers being observed without sentiment: self-consciousness is a luxury.”
The German Actress Who Can’t Quit Being Turkish
“Just when actress Sibel Kekilli thought she had been accepted for who she is – a talented German actress – she is being asked once again to explain the norms and behavior of Turkish-German immigrant families.”
Photos of Paintings of Photos – Let’s Get All Meta
“Marilyn Minter takes pictures. Then she paints pictures of the pictures she has taken. When she’s finished, she hires Tom Powel to take pictures of her pictures of her pictures. His pictures go into books and catalogs to catch the eye of buyers willing to pay $100,000 or more for a painting by Ms. Minter.”
Spider-Man Delayed Again
“Lead producer Michael Cohl blamed the delay on the technical demands of the musical and limited rehearsal time for the cast during previews. ‘We simply need more time to fully execute the creative team’s vision before freezing the show. I picked a date in March that allows me to ensure that this will be the final postponement’.”