“The winners of the general excellence award were Reader’s Digest, Field & Stream, Wired, Texas Monthly, Foreign Policy and Print. The general excellence awards are categorized by circulation, from the more than two million (Reader’s Digest) to the under 100,000 (Print).”
Tag: 05.01.09
A Sleeker Cologne Art Fair
“In the 43rd installment that closed on Sunday, Art Cologne made clear that the first order of the day was to create a sleeker, leaner profile after years in which the fair had become so bloated that many gallerists and collectors honored it more in the breach than the observance.”
What’s The Point Of This Year’s Big Film Festivals?
“When all the posturing and the hype is done, what exactly do these festivals have to offer, what happens there and what’s the point? We asked a panel of insiders for the truth about film festivals.. “
Duffy Becomes First Woman UK Poet Laureate
Four hundred years of male domination came to an end today with the election of Carol Ann Duffy as poet laureate. Duffy, the widely-tipped favourite for the post, only agreed to accept the post ahead of poets Simon Armitage and Roger McGough because “they hadn’t had a woman”.
IMG Artists Agency In Career Limbo
What will become of the world’s most ambitious classical-music agency now that its owner has pleaded guilty to fraud?
Roman Polanski Passes On Returning To U.S.
In February, a Los Angeles judge ruled that evidence of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct could well justify voiding the director’s 1977 conviction for statutory rape – but that Polanski, a fugitive in France ever since, had to return to the U.S. to ask that the case be dismissed. The deadline is arriving, and Polanski has taken no steps to accept the offer.
New CEO At Ballet San Jose
“Ballet San Jose on Thursday announced the appointment of Stephanie Ziesel as its new executive director. Ziesel currently serves as associate director of development at San Francisco Ballet, where she has worked for nearly seven years.”