“It was supposed to be a partnership, a shared leadership, and Antoni would intervene only if it was urgent, and it came not to be that. We were misled as to how we were actually functioning.”
Tag: 03.24.08
The US Versus Steve Kurtz, The Movie
“When an aggressive federal prosecutor realized that the bacteria in the Kurtz home was harmless, the Arabic flier an invitation to an art opening and the tinfoil simply improvised blackout shades, he didn’t write Kurtz a letter of condolence and apology. Rather he sought to indict him on charges of mail and wire fraud, a case that still grinds on today.”
Vaughan Williams Tops Classic FM Poll (Again)
“In a triumph of middle England over the European continent’s great litany of classical giants, Vaughan Williams, whose great-uncle was Charles Darwin and who hailed from Gloucestershire, has been awarded the top spot in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame for the second year in a row.”
How The Singing Phone Salesman Became A Star
Paul Potts is now an international singing sensation. “I was doing some work at home, and I’d come across the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ website by accident — it was a pop-up and I meant to close it, but I maximized it. Then I filled out the application form and got to the bottom, where I could either submit or cancel it. I couldn’t decide whether I was too old or if I had enough talent.”
Barnes Neighbors Make Another Plea To Judge To Stop Move
On Monday, opponents of the move said that “a new township ordinance would allow more visitors and that a county-backed $50 million purchase-lease back arrangement would give the Barnes a massive infusion of cash. They also said the Barnes building is eligible for National Historic Landmark status, opening up a possible source of federal funding.”
Eiffel Tower To Be Modified, Get A New Look
“The winning design, which will be 276 metres (905ft) above the ground, will not require any permanent modification of the existing structure. It will double the capacity of the public viewing area on the tower’s top floor.”
Why Has West Side Story Had So Few Revivals?
“While other Broadway classics have had plenty of revivals — this is the fourth ‘Gypsy’ since its 1959 premiere — ‘West Side Story’ has had only one full-scale revival, and that was nearly 30 years ago. So why is mounting a professional production in New York so problematic?”
Auction Houses Diverge On Results As Economy Slows
“Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the two largest auction houses, have started to turn in unequal results as the U.S. enters a recession and financial markets continue to be volatile. Publicly traded Sotheby’s fell as low as $26.26 last week, a level not reached for about 20 months, before rebounding.”
A Growing Market For Superbooks
“Despite the credit crunch, an entire industry has sprung up to cater to an increasing number of customers willing to spend thousands of pounds on luxury books from the shelves of the world’s most exclusive shops.”
A Debate About Where New Zealand’s Arts Dollars Are Spent
“The more this goes on, the more the bureaucrats convince themselves that Wellington is this cultural capital when, in fact, it is propped up by a disproportionate amount of public money going there.”