“The inaugural Times of India Film awards will be held in Vancouver, lured here by the promise of international exposure for the event and the media company that runs it – and an $11-million investment from the provincial government.”
Tag: 01.22.13
No, Benjamin Britten Did Not Have Syphilis
“[The] cardiologist who cared for Britten during the last three years of his life has … [told] the Guardian that he believes it is ‘extremely unlikely’ that Britten had the venereal disease, and ‘complete rubbish’ that his surgeon would or even could have covered up the condition.”
Police Find Hoard Of Stolen Rare Books And Documents In Nova Scotia
“A traffic stop last summer led police to search 51-year-old John Mark Tillman’s Fall River home where they found more that 800 allegedly stolen artifacts, that police estimate may be valued at more than $1 million.” Among the items are a 1758 letter from James Wolfe (the British general who won the French and Indian War) and a first edition of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.
Architect Designs World’s First 3D-Printed House
The Landscape House, by Amsterdam architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars, “takes the form of a continuous looping Möbius strip, rising out of the ground before folding back on itself in a seamless undulating band. Its complex geometries are not made of reinforced cast concrete, however, but layers of printed sand.”
Why The Chicago Jazz Festival Is Moving
“This festival’s ancient formula long has contributed to its decline, an event that once stretched seven days having shrunk to merely four.”
Blockbuster To Close 300 More Stores
“The closure over the next several weeks will target struggling locations or those with leases winding down. Overall, 3,000 employees will be affected by the move, which will leave Blockbuster with just 500 stores in the U.S., after boarding up 500 stores last year.”
Sydney Opera House Lands Multimillion-Dollar Sponsorship (But No Logos On The Sails)
“[The] New South Wales government is adamant that a three-year, multimillion-dollar agreement between the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House and [Abu Dhabi-based) Etihad Airways will not see the Opera House’s name changed.”