“Italy’s specialized art theft police force has recovered a trove of Etruscan objects described by officials as being ‘of inestimable economic and scientific value’.”
Tag: 06.27.13
Performers Stiffed As Producer Of Coronation Street Musical Is Liquidated
“Cast and crew involved in the failed Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams say they have given up hope of receiving thousands of pounds owed to them, after administrators were unable to prevent production company Reckless Entertainment from going into liquidation.”
How Ballerinas Can Fall Prey To Eating Disorders
Rachel Parker, formerly of Birmingham Royal Ballet: “My problems started after a tour to Taiwan. I got very ill and lost a lot of weight so when I came back to work I was expecting concern about my appearance but instead I got praise on how amazing I looked. I felt I got more attention and I started getting more principal roles.”
Could These Teenage Triplets Become Cuba’s Next Big Ballet Stars?
“Angel, Cesar and Marcos Ramirez Castellano have already defied the odds by their very existence, as they are a rare set of identical triplets. But the three 13-year-olds are extraordinary in another way – they are all top young ballet dancers who made it into the elite feeder school for Cuba’s prestigious National Ballet.”
Japanese Man Sues National Broadcaster For Using Too Many Foreign Words
“A disgruntled 71 year-old Japanese man is suing his country’s public broadcaster NHK over what he claims is its excessive use of Japanized versions of foreign words – known as loan words – which he says have rendered its programs unintelligible.”
TKTS Introduces Express Service For Buying Broadway Shows
“The Theatre Development Fund, the nonprofit that runs the booth selling discount Broadway and off-Broadway tickets, announced Wednesday a Fast Pass program that allows anyone who has bought a ticket from the booth to return within seven days and skip the wait when they buy another ticket.”
Challenge: Museums Need To Do More To Connect With Modern Life
The Museums Association asked venues to “raise their ambitions” and “commit to improving [their] impact on society”. It cited projects with unemployed and homeless people, isolated older people and looked-after children. But critics fear a change in focus may come at the expense of preservation and research at a time when the numbers of specialist curators are in decline.
Why Are Paula Deen Book Sales Soaring?
As of Thursday morning, Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Recipes, All Lightened Up, ranked No. 1 on Amazon.com. The book is scheduled for October.
How Hurricane Sandy Transformed The New Whitney Museum
“When Adam D. Weinberg was planning a new home in the West Village for the Whitney Museum of American Art, he did not expect to have to worry about waterproofing walls or finding a hydro-engineering firm that makes watertight hatches for the United States Navy.”
Japan’s Hottest New Video Game Is About Mushrooms
“In the culinary pecking order for Japanese mushrooms, the nameko, a gelatinous, light-brown, tack-size variety for the ordinary Joe, doesn’t carry” the prestige of a shiitake or matsutake. “But in the world of smartphones, this slimy mushroom – found in miso soups and soba noodles – is an unlikely videogame star.”