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Tag: 07.11.12
UNESCO Lists 26 New World Heritage Sites
“Sixteen of the 26 new World Heritage sites are from outside of North America and Europe, signalling Unesco’s commitment to addressing the list’s geographic imbalance by including more sites from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the Arab states.”
Four Legacy TV Networks’ Audience Plunges This Summer
“According to Nielsen estimates for the early summer (May 28-July 8), ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox have combined to average a 6.0 rating/19 share — down 10% vs. last year (6.7/21). During the same stretch, basic cable is up 3%.”
“50 Shades Of Grey” Boosts Sales Of Classical Music Album
“After selling over one million copies on the Kindle and becoming the fastest print novel to sell one million copies, 50 Shades of Grey has also caused an increase in the sales of a piece of classical music. The piece Spem in alium, sung by the Tallis Scholars is this week at number 7 in the official UK Classical Singles Chart.”
Satirical Sketch Show Gives Haitians Comic Relief They Desperately Need
Regards Croisés “is a runaway hit with middle- and working-class Haitians … The show’s improvised skits, which feature all-too-familiar character types – the ill-trained schoolteacher, the mercurial embassy consul – gently send up Haitian daily life, particularly the class divides and crushing hardships that make so many Haitians desperate to get out.”