“Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting “The Simpsons” during a time slot reserved for children’s programs.”
Tag: 03.30.08
The Myth Of Going It Alone
“Moral superiority, we like to think, belongs to the person who stands alone. Until recently, social science went along with this idea. Lab-based research supposedly furnished slam-dunk evidence. Lately, however, some researchers have been dissenting from the textbook version…”
The Blog And The Big Book Deal
“Readers discover stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com, like it and forward links to their friends, who forward them to lots more friends. And then on March 20 Random House announces that it has purchased the rights to a book by the blog’s founder, Christian Lander, an Internet copy writer. The price, according to a source familiar with the deal but not authorized to discuss the total, was about $300,000, a sum that many in the publishing and blogging communities believe is an astronomical amount for a book spawned from a blog, written by a previously unpublished author.”
Newsweek Cuts 111 Staff, Including Movie Critic David Ansen
While many of the 111 Newsweek employees who did accept the buyout will leave May 30, the 62-year-old Ansen negotiated to continue reviewing for the magazine until year’s end, at which point he will start a yearlong contract as contributing editor delivering reviews and longer features.
Ailey At 50
“The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has not only persevered for five decades, it has thrived, becoming an internationally known, blue-chip arts institution that manages to attract dance devotees and people with only a passing interest in the field alike. Since its debut in 1958, it has grown from eight to 35 dancers and performed for an estimated 21 million people in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents — accomplishments that few if any other modern- dance troupes can claim.”
Slatkin Wastes No Time Running Detroit
Leonard Slatkin, “who conducts his first Detroit Symphony subscription concerts this week since being appointed music director last fall, doesn’t officially begin his tenure until fall. But he is already putting his stamp on the orchestra’s daily life.”
Dudamel And The LA Phil – A Kinetic Experience
“In his signals, he’ll do whatever it takes. Friday, one witnessed double-handed ax slams, saber jabs, swaying hips, spread eagles, and, head down, whipping the horse to the Kentucky Derby win by a nose. He was also airborne more than any conductor I have seen. His approach may take some time for the Philharmonic to get used to.”
The Return Of 3D – The Future Of Movies?
“This 3D comeback has been creeping up on us, thanks to advances in digital projection, the popularity of the huge Imax screens (of which there are now around 300 across the world), and new levels of expertise in computer animation.”
Director Franco Zeffirelli Honored At The Met
Three Zeffirelli productions are being performed this season, including Puccini’s “La Boheme.” Its season opening Saturday was a celebration of the Italian director who made his Met debut in 1964 with a production of Verdi’s “Falstaff.”
Theatre School Grads Wonder About Diversity On The Stage
“We’d be foolish to convince ourselves that African-American actors have the same opportunities as Caucasian actors. I know that for many people, I am a black girl before I am Stephanie. Being black, you can’t really hide that. When I walk into an audition, I’m a black actress. I’m already categorized.”