“In one of the fastest-paced, happiest Tony shows in memory, what stood out was how, in conclusion to a troubled season, the theater’s most commercial awards looked for once a lot like the viewers watching it across the nation.”
Tag: 06.16.08
Study: Average Teen’s MP3 Player Filled With Illegal Music
“Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young people’s music ownership has found.”
Regional Theatre’s Great Night At The Tonys
It was a great night for regional theater at the 2008 Tony Awards…
Buildings As A State Of Mind
“The buildings we leave for our descendants are a vivid illustration of the national state of mind. It is not only the ones we create in our own time. The survival of the stately home, for example, reveals a respect for the brilliance of the architects, designers and craftsmen who created them, as well as a tendency that may surprise future generations to treat those who inherit them as inherently distinguished.”
Writer Cancels Canadian Engagement Over Border Fears
“An Indo-Canadian author and playwright from Calgary cancelled scheduled appearances at two major cultural events in Toronto on the weekend after failing to get assurances from Air Canada that he would not be subjected to the intense security checks that marred previous flights from and to Calgary earlier this spring.”
Publishers Worry About Amazon’s Growing Power
“In the latest in a series of disputes over the division of revenue from online sales, Amazon has disabled the “buy now with 1 click” icon on its British Web site for hundreds of books published by the British unit of Hachette Livre, from back-list Stephen King novels to, naturally, The Hachette Guide to French Wine.”
A Bloomsday Unsuitable For Radio? Really?
“We decided at Symphony Space that we didn’t want to get involved in the hassle and anxiety of censorship. Each year in the past few years there have been worries about a word or two.”
A World Without Movie Critics
“As more than 30 film critics have abandoned or lost their posts since 2006, the discussion among many cineastes has evolved from confusion and disappointment to concern about the future: What will a world without print film critics be like?”