“Four of the six major studios posted profits exceeding $1 billion for the calendar year, based on newly released numbers, though only three managed to grow their bottom lines.”
Tag: 03.03.16
Why Art ABout TV Shows Is Showing Up In Museums
“Museums have to change what they do and bring in more diverse audiences if they want to survive and thrive in the 21st century. Some museums are changing the look and feel of their displays, for example, making them more colorful or shortening text descriptions to appeal to a broader audience. Other times, it meant putting graffiti, comic book characters or President Underwood on display.”
Tech News Site CNET Adds New Feature: Fiction
“On Wednesday, CNET published a 5,500-word story about a female social media guru in Silicon Valley who is kidnapped by a taco truck owner. The man handcuffs the woman in the back of his truck and forces her to create a social media campaign to promote his tacos.”
Dance Beyond Ballet – Here Are The Issues
“No matter what sector we’re in, the big questions are the same: What does it mean to have your body under scrutiny on the job? How does it feel to be asked to represent your entire race in a company meeting? How do you find the right people to mentor and guide you?”
Could This Oscar-Winning Film Help End Honor Killings In Pakistan?
“Before traveling to the United States for the Academy Awards ceremony, Ms. Obaid-Chinoy screened A Girl in the River at the official residence of Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif … [who later] announced that his government was ‘in the process of legislating to stop such brutal and inhumane acts in the name of honor.'”
Philadelphia Orchestra To Perform In Mongolia
“The Philadelphia Orchestra has seen many firsts, but few could have imagined this one. In June 2017, the well-traveled ensemble will touch down at Genghis Khan International Airport in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar for concerts that may well be attended by nomads on horseback.”
‘It’s Like A Pokémon’ – New York Times Reviews Calatrava’s Big, Beautiful Boondoggle Of A Transit Center
Michael Kimmelman: “At first blush, Mr. Calatrava’s architecture can almost – almost – make you forget what an epic boondoggle the whole thing has been. That virgin view, standing inside the Oculus and gazing up, is a jaw-dropper.”
At One Of Paris’s Most Popular Museums, Curators Openly Question Their Boss’s Fitness For His Job
“Six curators at the museum anonymously contacted the newspaper Le Monde last month to contest [his] reappointment. They told the newspaper that the museum was in the midst of a ‘meltdown’.”
The Men Who Built Hollywood Were…
“They made millions and they created scandals, and unless they had a special gift, they ruined their children.”