“Tellem said she saw opportunity for XES to expand into ‘all things entertainment–from games, music and fitness to news, sports, live events, television series and movies.'”
Tag: 03.14.13
The Weird, Utter Brilliance Of Anne Carson
“The dedication page of‘Red Doc > reads simply: ‘To the randomizer.’ The term suggests, in light of Carson’s work, all kinds of tantalizing possibilities: an ancient deity or a private muse or some kind of supercomputer deep in an undersea cave, powered by whale song and squid tears and sea-filtered traces of honey-wheat Grecian sunlight.”
Veronica Mars Raises $2 Million On Kickstarter In Just Ten Hours
“It’s the fastest growing Kickstarter ever, hitting $1 million in just over four hours.” (Well, for now – the previous record was set just last week.)
New Jersey Symphony Gives Up Concerts In Trenton
“The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has been bringing classical music to Trenton for 30 years, but because of dwindling audiences at the War Memorial, it will no longer hold its concert series in the capital city, symphony officials said.”
Ed Asner Hospitalized For ‘Exhaustion’ After Falling Ill Mid-Performance
“The 83-year-old actor … was 15 minutes into a performance of his one-man show, FDR, in Gary, Ind., when he started struggling with his lines and left the stage disorientated with paramedics at his side, according to news reports.”
Dueling Court Filings Reveal Drama Behind Collapsed Broadway Rebecca
The producers are suing the former publicist for scaring off investors; the publicist is “arguing that he simply warned a potential investor that its producers had fallen prey to a fraud scheme.”
Australia’s Arts Funding To Get Healthy Boost Under New National Cultural Policy
“Should Simon Crean’s Creative Australia scheme pass unchanged through parliament, the federal arts funding agency will receive a 9 per cent fillip to its annual allocation. This announcement makes it the largest beneficiary of the government’s four-year $235 million vision announced yesterday.”
A Brief History Of Cultural Policy In Australia
“Although many countries have a ministry for culture or a grant-giving body such as the Australia Council for the Arts, a guiding document for cultural development is less common. It’s something we share with the tiny island-state of Malta and few others.”
The Improbable Rise Of NPR Music
“With 2.7 million unique monthly visitors, 1.4 million podcast downloads every four weeks and an additional 1.4 million iPhone and iPad apps in circulation, NPR Music (npr.org/music) has become a sought-after stop for both aspiring and established artists. More broadly, it has become a rising power in the music industry.”
The King Of (Clean) Comedy
“At a time when comedy is as filthy as it’s ever been – the industry euphemism is ‘edgy’ – [Jim] Gaffigan, working clean, has become one of the hottest comedians in the country.”