“In February, a coalition of New York City arts institutions rallied in Albany for more state funds for the arts. [The New York State Council on the Arts’] budget was maintained at $31.6 million for FY 2013, but the coalition stressed the point that in 1985, its budget was $4 million more than that. These arts advocates got their $4 million back, sort of.”
Tag: 06.18.12
US Sues For Return Of T. Rex Skeleton To Mongolia
“The fossil of a dinosaur that roamed the earth 70 million years ago should be turned over to the United States by an auction house so that it can be returned to its home in Mongolia, a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government demanded Monday.”
Carlos Acosta, From Ballet Royalty To Movie Star?
The Royal Ballet heartthrob is making his feature film debut in the British-made romantic drama The Day of the Flowers, in which he plays the tour guide who leads a pair of Scottish sisters around Cuba and cleans up after their misadventures.
Europe’s Movie Box Office Declines (Again)
“Having declined by 10% in 2011, Italy’s box office returns were down 12% between January and June this year to $372 million (£237.5m). Spain tells a similar story. Its takings are also 12% down so far this year, having dropped by 2.7% in 2011.”
Fifty Years Ago A Debate Ignited A Generation Of Scottish Literature. Here’s How…
“Their debate that day inflected Scottish literary discussion for a generation. Indeed, in ways which are as interesting as they are depressing, the debate about Scottish literature has barely moved a jot since: individual vs collective, nationalism vs internationalism, triumphantly local vs constrictingly parochial, shock-horror over drugs, double shock-horror over sex and drugs.”