“The New Jersey State Museum’s main building reopens here on Saturday after four years of renovation, but appeals for celebration are premature. Closed since 2004 for work that expanded in scope, ran two years late and cost $15 million — with at least $12 million more still being sought from private donations — the museum’s main building seems to embody anticipation more than realization.”
Tag: 05.17.08
What Do Weird Upfronts Say About Next Fall’s TV?
There’s been much insider talk in the TV business about the broadcast networks’ unconventional rollout announcements for next season, and what the departure from tradition in the wake of the writers’ strike will mean for the industry. TV execs insist that nothing much will change once everyone is caught up in fall 2008.
NYU Promises To Preserve Walls, Facade Of Theater
“The walls of the historic Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village will be preserved under a plan released by New York University on Friday… Plans had included a proposal to demolish the building.”
His Next One’s About Australian Rules Football
Novelist Joseph O’Neill loves the game of cricket, writes about it, obsesses over it. But he lives in New York, and most of his novels are aimed first at an American audience. So how would a cricket-themed novel find an audience?
A Boss Everyone Likes?
It’s been less than a year since Patricia Mitchell took over as president of St. Paul’s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, but she’s already made a considerable impact. “She has impressed many Ordway stakeholders — from staff and board members who point to her go-getter attitude, to the hall’s resident arts organizations, who appreciate her lack of guile.”
Skyscraper Dreams
With Dubai’s 800-meter-tall Burj Dubai skyscraper almost complete, starry-eyed visions of tomorrow’s cities are more popular than they’ve been in 50 years.” Here’s a gallery of dreams that never got built.