“The Field had predicted big increases in attendance. That didn’t happen, and it fell short of its fundraising goals. There have been layoffs and other cost-cutting, but the museum’s budget is still $5 million in the red, and a good chunk of the budget is slated to pay off its bond debt.”
Tag: 05.06.13
Study: Women Are More Attracted To Men Who Are Musicians
“The implication that he was a musician dramatically increased the actor’s appeal. When he was carrying the guitar case, 31 percent of the women gave him their number. This compares with nine percent when he was carrying the sports bag, and 14 percent when he was carrying nothing.”
Let’s Just Build A New Minnesota Orchestra – With A Whole New Governance Structure
Bill Eddins: “And here we are. Can we finally have a revolutionary discussion? Or are we going to pretend, in the face of all contrary evidence, that the system still works?”
Norwegian Government Tries To End Battle Over Munch Museum
“The Norwegian national government has indicated that it will help fund Oslo’s Munch Museum, as long as the city’s politicians can resolve their differences and the collection moves to a new building.”
Helen Mirren (Dressed As Queen Elizabeth) Storms Outside Theatre And Tells Crowd To…
“I went outside,” she said, laughing, “dressed as the Queen – and told them, not too politely, to ‘go away’ as they were spoiling the play.” Twitter fans have reported she really wasn’t too polite. In fact, they’ve tweeted she was most forthright. With a capital ‘F’, apparently. True or not, there was no more drumming.”
How Ada Louise Huxtable Transformed Her Profession
“By making the case for architecture criticism as an essential beat for a metropolitan newspaper, by turning buildings into news and serving on the Times’s editorial board, Huxtable enjoyed a career that epitomized the argument she would repeatedly make in print: architecture is ‘the art we cannot afford to ignore’.”