Commissioned by MoMA to design climate-change solutions for the city, five teams of architects “craft a waterfront that’s more like a beach than a bulwark: a soft urban edge that welcomes waves, drinks them up and puts them to work, and lets floodwaters ebb without drama.”
Tag: 02.26.10
Publisher Tries To Limit Advertising Of Minimum Prices
“There’s such rampant discounting. The idea is really to keep the integrity of books alive.”
Did A Theatre Go Under Because Its Board Moved Too Fast?
“Clearly trustees take the risk, and therefore must be the people to decide whether it is viable to continue,” but the financial condition of Exeter’s Northcott theatre, like the decision to put it into administration, “raises issues about the quality and expertise of the people acting as regional theatre trustees.”
Altruism: Harder Than It Looks
A guy who had trouble giving away umbrellas in a rainstorm “was one of a dozen people in San Francisco who had been given $100 by a startup charity that is trying to get strangers to start doing nice things for other strangers. … Most folks, it turns out, aren’t prepared for it. ‘What’s the catch?’ a man asked.”
For A Growing Number Of Playwrights, TV Pays The Bills
“In a tight economy, playwrights have emerged as key writers for episodes that feature only one or two locations–a cost-saving device known as a ‘bottle episode.’ These episodes have become increasingly necessary as producers are told to rein in costly, multiple-location shoots.”
The Touring Musician: Avoiding Jet Lag And Other Traps
German violinist Christian Tetzlaff “says he needs only six hours of sleep, doesn’t suffer from too many traveler’s bugs and hasn’t canceled a concert because of illness in 15 years. A bigger problem: He is not very organized. He lost his sheet music between Ottawa and Toronto last year….”
UK Places Temporary Bar On Export Of $47.6M Raphael
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the culture minister halted the export “on the grounds that the drawing is of outstanding significance for the study of Raphael’s work.” Purchased at Christie’s in December, the chalk study was bound for the U.S. but will stay in the U.K. if a buyer is found there.
At NYC’s Roundabout Theatre, Things Are Looking Up
“The city’s largest nonprofit theater said in a bond disclosure yesterday that ‘single ticket sales for the fall season have been very strong,’ offsetting a decrease in annual subscription sales. … Contributions to the Roundabout ‘are showing across-the- board increases over the same time last year,’ the company said.”
West Australian Ballet Says Federal Gov’t Is Holding It Back
“The West Australian Ballet has accused the Australia Council of thwarting its plans to become a fully fledged company and jeopardising a $1.2 million [Aus] annual grant from the state government, which is tied to more federal government funds.” The company’s plan is “to expand its ensemble to 32 dancers and stage four ballet seasons a year.”