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Tag: 06.10.11
What Do CEO’s Of America’s Orchestras Earn? (A List)
“How much money should the president of a major orchestra be paid? And should the person at the helm when an orchestra slips into bankruptcy be paid less for failing to keep finances afloat – or more, since managing such a crisis is tough?”
Digital Media Make A Hash Of Australia’s Censorship Laws
“Any attempt by the board within the Attorney-General’s Department to classify public web content, let alone social media, would also appear to be impossible. Yet some submissions to the inquiry, instigated by conservative Tasmanian Liberal senator Guy Barnett, call for tighter classification and control.”
The New American Sitcom: Mining The “Wussification” Of Men
“Studio and network executives say that this year they heard more pitches than ever before for shows about the changing dynamics of men. ‘Manliness is under assault. That’s the premise’.”
Broadway Had A Good Year (Except For Women)
“While the Broadway season was a bountiful one in many ways – what’s this, almost a dozen new musicals? – it was pretty thin on significant leading roles for women.”
Debating The Met Museum’s New $25 Admission Fee
“Do sizable admission prices, even suggested ones, discourage lower-income visitorship? (Of course.) Should museums that receive taxpayer money charge for admission? (A lot of people say no, even though many museums receive relatively little in the way of public subsidies.) Do museums have a kind of moral obligation, like libraries, to be free?”
In Detroit: The Lightness Of Being A New Museum
“The Kunsthalle Detroit launches this weekend in a former Comerica bank branch at the gritty intersection of Grand River and Warren. Opening on a shoestring, the exhibition space promises to focus on multimedia, video and light-based art. Tate Osten said it’s the first museum in America dedicated solely to this mission.”
Australian Ballet To Perform In New York For 50th Anniversary
“The Australian Ballet has announced a six-performance tour to New York’s Lincoln Centre in June next year to add an international dimension to its golden jubilee.”
A New Generation Of Confused Sitcom Husbands
“‘My grandfather fought in World War II. My dad was a cop in New York in the 1960s and ’70s during the riots in the Bronx,’ says TV writer Christopher Moynihan. ‘I’m in my 30s, wear Converse every day and drink nondairy hazelnut creamer’.”
Violist Heckled Onstage – By Violist (There’s A Joke in Here Somewhere)
“About midway through a night of contemporary works, John Eichenseer, who goes by the name JHNO, was performing his Untitled, a new piece for viola and electronics, when he heard hissing, then an outburst of clapping intended to disrupt his playing, then another.” The heckler turned out to be “Bernard M. Zaslav, a viola player with a pedigree as a champion of contemporary music.”