“Russia’s minister of culture threw a lifeline Monday to Hollywood studios fearing the introduction of movie import quotas in the country, which could harm U.S. interests at the Russian box office.”
Tag: 04.07.14
Progress On Saving Trisha Brown’s Dance Legacy
“The company’s plans — which are being supported by several major foundations — are the latest attempt to deal with questions about the legacy of a major 20th-century choreographer.”
American Non-Profits Report: We’re Not Keeping Up With Demand
“Leaders from more than 5,000 nonprofits nationwide participated in this sixth annual survey. Many reported daunting financial situations, and said they are looking at new ways to secure the future of their organizations for the benefit of the people they serve.”
How Open-Source Is Changing The Way American Business Thinks
“Open-source software is no longer synonymous with “cheap, good-enough software.” It’s now driving the innovation agenda for the entire industry, offering higher-quality software and more room to shape that software to meet individual needs.”
Senator Chuck Schumer’s Plan To Give Theatre Big Tax Breaks
“U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposal would allow 100 percent of any live theater investment to be deducted up to $15 million per production, whether the eventual show is a hit or a flop, a benefit that is currently being granted to film and TV projects.”
No Britons Among Finalists For No-Longer-The-Orange Prize
Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah are considered the leading contenders for what is, as of this year, the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction. Also in the running are novels by Jhumpa Lahiri, Hannah Kent, Audrey Magee, and Eimear McBride.
German Authorities Reach Deal With Cornelius Gurlitt on Allegedly Looted Art
“Cornelius Gurlitt, the German man who had been hiding more than 1,000 works of art – some believed to have been looted during World War II – has reached an agreement with German officials regarding his secret stash.”
Now It Begins: Competing Claims to Paintings From Gurlitt’s Trove
“Lawyers for Cornelius Gurlitt, an octogenarian collector of art plundered by the Nazis, said Monday that a rival claim had been filed for a well-known Matisse painting” – Seated Woman/Woman Sitting in Armchair – “delaying plans to return the picture to descendants of the French art dealer Paul Rosenberg.”
Greed Is Good: A 300-Year History of a Dangerous Idea
“We sometimes forget that the pursuit of commercial self-interest was largely reviled until just a few centuries ago. ‘A man who is a merchant can seldom if ever please God,’ St. Jerome said … It was not until the mischievous moralist Bernard Mandeville that someone attempted to gloss greed as anything other than a shameful motive.”
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Names New Artistic Director
It’s a tough job that Benoit Swan-Pouffer left behind about a year ago – “running a well-funded, New York-based operation with an extensive repertory of work by big-name choreographers”. But the company’s ballet mistress is ready to take it on.