“Nothing has been done to rebuild its historic centre, which is still out of bounds to its residents and property owners. All powers are still in the hands of the civil defence commission, which should by now have finished its work, but in fact has had its mandate extended until December.”
Tag: 05.12.11
The Rise of “Logical Punctuation”.
Ben Yagoda argues that placing the period or comma outside the quotation marks – the British style – is no longer a copy error in the US. And that’s because it makes sense.
ABT’s Herman Cornejo Injured
The American Ballet Theatre principal dancer has withdrawn from the first two weeks of the company’s high-profile spring season at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. The nature of the injury was not disclosed.
Met Museum Sues Man Who Bought Painting It Wasn’t Selling
“In Chapter 2 of a long story that is growing longer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art filed suit Tuesday in United States District Court in Manhattan seeking possession of a painting now in the hands of Robert Wylde, a British collector.”
Keeping Choo San Goh’s Ballets Alive
A Q&A with Janek Schergen, who was Goh’s ballet master for seven years (until Goh’s death in 1987 at age 39) and is now artistic director of the foundation that holds the rights to all of the Singaporean choreographer’s works.
The Future Of Book Critics (Is On Amazon)
“Top critics Morris Dickstein and Cynthia Ozick debate who are truly the book critics today (hint: Amazon reviewers) and what this means for reviewing. Jane Ciabattari reports.”
The Exorcist To Be Adapted For The Stage
“If heads are turning more than usual next summer in Los Angeles, it may be because a stage adaptation of The Exorcist, about a 10-year-old girl possessed by the devil and the Catholic priest who tries to save her, is set to open there at the Geffen Playhouse.”
Art Theft At Beijing’s Forbidden City
Guards saw a suspect leaving the area early on Monday but failed to stop him, a spokesman said. An investigation found nine pieces – all small Western-style, 20th-century gold purses and mirrored compacts covered with jewels – were missing from a temporary exhibition, on loan from the private Liang Yi.
How Classical Music Is Like Baseball
“It turns out that classical music fans do a lot of the same remembering and measuring as baseball fans. Both baseball and classical music have a great sense of history, a tremendous respect for the past, and a slew of nerdy people like me who want to know all the details.”
Alvin Ailey Co. Launches New Choreography Lab
In a major initiative for his first season as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Robert Battle is creating “the New Directions Choreography Lab, which will grant $9,500 resident fellowships to four emerging or midcareer artists each year.”