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Tag: 04.24.13
Nine Letters From Young J.D. Salinger Come To Light
From the 22-year-old author to a young lady in Toronto: “I’ll try a couple more [short stories], anyway, and if I begin to miss my mark I’ll quit.”
Cooper Union Will Begin Charging Tuition
“The decision ends almost two years of roiling debate about an education that was long revered for being ‘free as air and water,’ and stood as the [art, architecture and technology] school’s most distinguishing feature.” The fees will be on what the college calls a “steeply sliding scale.”
Warner Bros. Enlists Walmart Stores to Promote Man of Steel
“In an unusual promotional partnership that starts on May 18, customers at 3,718 Walmart stores in the United States will be able to buy tickets to early screenings of Man of Steel, the coming Superman movie from Warner Brothers.”
Miami City Ballet’s Sister Act
Patricia and Jeanette Delgado “trained together … with the same teachers, joined the same company and are now two of Miami City Ballet’s most celebrated and critically lauded principal dancers. They are also best friends who figured out early on how to navigate the considerable pitfalls of sibling rivalry with aplomb.”
Japanese Company Brings Television Right To The Driver’s Seat (Is This Really A Good Idea?)
“When selling car navigation systems, Japanese retailer Autobacs touts a special add-on: kits that convert the mapping gadgets into televisions, so drivers can watch their favorite shows.”