CBS’ flagship affiliate in New York has “nixed a musical number from Broadway tuner “Passing Strange” from its pre-Tony special after the net’s standards and practices department declared the song We Just Had Sex inappropriate for broadcast.”
Tag: 05.06.08
Schiller Remains Still A Mystery
“Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller’s tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. After two years of painstaking DNA research, experts have determined that none of the remains billed as those of Schiller belong to the German writer.”
Actors, Hollywood Studios Break Off Contract Talks
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers statement blamed “SAG’s continued adherence to unreasonable demands,” citing the union proposals to increase the “residual” payments actors earn for DVD sales as one of the key stumbling blocks.”
Record Auction Price For Monet
An 1873 canvas by Monet of a riverbank landscape with two trains atop a railway bridge sold for $41.4 million Tuesday night at Christie’s. It was a record price for the artist.
Nutcracker Drags Australian Ballet Finances Down
Australian Ballet’s lavish pre-Christmas production of Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker is responsible for the company’s $1.8 million operating deficit, its 2007 annual report reveals.
How To Fix Next Year’s TV Season
“When things went wrong, the networks had no idea how to fix them because they have been relying on aging business processes and stubborn, viewer-unfriendly practices for ages. Those need to change.”
Needed: A Rethinking Of Language Study
The United States “must abandon its exclusive short-range, 9/11-sparked, tactical emphasis on just-in-time, emergency-responsive study of specific languages to meet economic challenges and security crises. In its place, the U.S. needs to establish a longer-range strategic emphasis on the study of cultures, and widespread educational use of languages, to prevent such crises from occurring in the first place.”
The “Michelangelo Of Graffiti”?
“Banksy is not to be dismissed lightly. If nothing else, the work of the other graffiti artists made Banksy look like the Michelangelo of the medium. Even more unexpectedly, several of his three-dimensional installations could have held their own in any show in the land. Next stop the Turner Prize.”
Nostalgia For The Berlin Wall?
“The rush to tear down the hated landmark in the 1990s was understandable, but Berlin’s government has realized that the city may have been overzealous in ridding itself of what remains its biggest tourist attraction. It has launched an information drive to help keep memories of the Wall alive among Germans and to raise awareness of Cold War division among younger generations who have only known a united Germany.”
“Gay Penguins” Kids’ Book Is “Most Challenged” In Libraries
And Tango Makes Three, “released in 2005 and co-written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, was the most “challenged” book in public schools and libraries for the second straight year, according to the American Library Association.”