The four-story building, shaped like a giant ring surrounding landscaped parkland, “would house 12,000 of the company’s employees under one roof, as well as take advantage of technologies the company’s picked up by building its retail stores over the years.”
Tag: 06.10.11
Dutch Government Plans To Go Ahead With Huge Arts Funding Cuts
“The cabinet is ignoring arts council advice and will press ahead with the big bang approach to cutting spending on the arts … Ministers are due to decide at Friday afternoon’s cabinet meeting on how to cut just under 25% from the arts and culture budget.”
Hey, Artists! Having Trouble Writing Your Artist Statement? Try This Handy Tool!
It’s the Arty Bollocks Generator. Here’s a sample of its work: “My work explores the relationship between new class identities and urban spaces. With influences as diverse as Derrida and John Cage, new synergies are crafted from both explicit and implicit textures…”
Some Americans May Mistrust Science, But They Love It In Advertising
“On the one hand, the public is often disinterested and skeptical of scientific claims, often confusing facts with opinions. Evolution and climate change are obvious examples. … On the other hand, use of science within advertising somehow bestows upon the product a higher status, a gravitas, the excitement that this thing that the consumer must have is one of a kind, a rare breakthrough discovery.”
What Makes For A Good Literary Feud? Christopher Hitchens Would Know
“A really first-rate bust-up must transcend the limits of ‘an entertaining side show’ and involve playing for high moral and intellectual stakes.”
English National Opera’s Promo Video For Muhly’s Two Boys Is Terrific – And Deeply Misleading
“ENO’s viral video advertising Nico Muhly’s new opera is a kick-ass three minutes of social networking lampooning. However, it’s got zippity-squat to do with the work itself. … If the wit of the film gets people to turn up to ENO for the show, so much the better, but anyone who buys their ticket based on the film is in for a shock.”
Tony Awards Dodge Threat Of Stagehands’ Picket
“The Broadway stagehands’ union will not have a picket line by the red carpet at the Tony Awards on Sunday evening, after reaching an agreement on Friday morning with the managers of the awards festivities to allow union workers to stage the carpet.”
Two Parts Of Unfinished Jane Austin Manuscript – Not Rejoined, Exactly
“[The] two manuscript parts of the unfinished and unpublished Jane Austen novel known as The Watsons will not be reunited, exactly, but will be closer they’ve been in almost 100 years – just 35 blocks or so from each other” in Manhattan.
Alvin Ailey Co. Launches Summer Dance Camp
“AileyCamp, a full-scholarship summer day camp with classes in dance technique for urban students, will come to Newark this summer. … The six-week program will be held at the Newark Arts High School, from July 5 to Aug. 12 for 100 [local] middle-school students.”
Canadian Radio – Profits Are Booming
“Statistics Canada says the industry’s operating revenues reached $1.6 billion in 2010, up 3.2 per cent from 2009. Profit margins in private radio rose to 19.1 per cent before interest and taxes, up from 17.9 in 2009. The agency says the industry’s profit margins have consistently exceeded 15 per cent since the late 1990s.”