But almost no one at the theaters or their corporate headquarters is willing to talk about it.
Tag: 05.22.11
Could Philadelphia Orchestra’s Bankruptcy Filing Mean Losing $50M?
When Leonore Annenberg gave $50 million to the orchestra’s endowment fund in 2003, she and the orchestra signed a donor agreement that happens to include the stipulation that if the orchestra should file for bankruptcy, the Annenberg Foundation may ask for the money to be returned.
Leonard Kastle, 82, The Opera Composer Who Made Honeymoon Killers
“In the 1950s and ’60s Mr. Kastle enjoyed a modest reputation as a composer of melodic, romantic operas and as a musical director of works for the stage. … [He] unexpectedly found a niche in film history as the writer and director of the low-budget 1969 crime-thriller film The Honeymoon Killers.”
Avoid Conflict? Maybe That’s Not Good For Us
What if, as counterintuitive as it seems, certain kinds of fighting are good for us?
Are Our Notions Of Privacy Holding Humanity Back?
“A small group of thinkers is suggesting an entirely new way of understanding our relationship with the data we generate. Instead of arguing about ownership and the right to privacy, they say, we should be imagining data as a public resource: a bountiful trove of information about our society which, if properly managed and cared for, can help us set better policy, more effectively run our institutions, promote public health, and generally give us a more accurate understanding of who we are.”
Cincinnati Museum Puts Van Gogh Restoration On The Big Screen
“The Cincinnati Art Museum has displayed conservation work before. But this is the first time that, at Per Knutas’ suggestion, the museum has connected the powerful microscope he uses – the same kind that’s used for surgical procedures – to a 42-inch flat screen TV hanging on the wall behind him. Visitors can see the painstaking conservation work like never before.”
Why Warhol Is Its Own Market
“Why such market-mania for Warhol? Why not Rothko, Newman, Nauman, or Judd? Why not Rosenquist, Kusama, Hesse, or any other first-rate big name?”
The Fastest Growing TV Network In America (Not What You Think)
“It’s Spanish-language network Univision, which began as a small TV station in San Antonio in 1961. Now, with millions of viewers tuning in each week, it’s growing faster than any other broadcast network on television.”
A New Generation Of British Artists?
“The reign of “the concept” in modern British art is finally over: long live “the object”. As some of the former rebels of the notorious Young British Artist movement are accused of selling out to “the establishment”, a new generation is taking their place, flaunting an altogether new aesthetic.”
Spider-Man Versus “The Ring” – Theatre To Excess
“In general the Broadway musical and opera inhabit separate, increasingly distant cultural spheres, but these productions represented a notable — and unfortunate — point of contact: two large-scaled, highly anticipated shows helmed by acclaimed theater directors with international reputations, both of whom were handed fat checks to realize their visions.”