Erotic literature has a long and steamy history in cultures around the world. So it’s probably no surprise that scholars have an interest in cataloging it. And what better way to suck the sexual pleasure out of the genre than wedging it into an encyclopedia?
Tag: 02.06.08
UBS Kicks Verbier To The Curb
“UBS, the Swiss finance house, is ending its sponsorship of the Verbier Festival Orchestra after nine years, 100 million Swiss fracs and an advertising campaign that has given UBS high visibility in the international media as a promoter of youth and musical beauty.”
Cellist Launches “Project Symphony”
A North Carolina cellist with feet in both the classical and pop worlds has launched an annual program to commission a full-scale symphony, perform it with a local orchestra, and use part of the proceeds to commission the next year’s work. “More than half of the proceeds from each symphony will go to a local charity.”
$40m In Arts Money To Flood Miami
The John S. & James L. Knight Foundation has announced $40m in gifts to arts initiatives and cultural institutions in South Florida. “The grants will be awarded in two phases, the first a package of endowment funds totaling $20 million and paid over five years to the Miami Art Museum ($10 million), the Museum of Contemporary Art ($5 million) and the New World Symphony ($5 million).”
Final Bush Budget Proposes Slashing Public Broadcasting, NEA Funding
“The administration’s budget also called for cuts at the National Endowment for the Arts, but not nearly of the magnitude of those faced by public broadcasting. There the administration proposed a cut of $16.3 million — to $128.4 million from $144.7 million.”
It’s A Hit! (And You’ll Get Your Money Back In As Soon As Three Years!)
“If a show with a cultlike following, stellar reviews, a not insurmountable $1 million capitalization cost — and after some adjustments, a $50,000 weekly running cost — couldn’t turn a profit, then what could?”
Music Under The Influence – Drugs, Booze, Everywhere
There’s a shocker! A new study “calculated that Americans from ages 15 to 18 listening to 2.4 hours of music a day hear 84 references to substances daily and more than 30,000 annually. About two-thirds of the references put drugs, alcohol and tobacco in a positive light by associating them with sex, partying and humor.”
Want To Save Money? Die!
“It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars.”
Writers’ Strike May Have Long-Term Impact On Post-Production
“Insiders calculate that the number of post industry members who have lost their jobs or been put on hiatus is in the thousands. That figure includes great numbers of freelance workers such as editors, assistants and post coordinators as well as staffers at postproduction facilities.”
Homeless Opera Wins Uptown Applause
“Condemned tells the story of a group of people who find themselves homeless after they are kicked out of a hotel. The opera’s creators have actually lived through the trials presented in the production.”