Sol Adler, who had led the busy cultural center since 1988, was removed by the board of directors because of his “undisclosed long-term personal relationship” with staffer Cathy Marto. Marto’s son-in-law, a former stockbroker who had served prison time for fraud, is under criminal investigation for extorting kickbacks while he worked as the Y’s head of facilities.
Tag: 07.23.13
I Rejected A Doris Lessing Manuscript
Lessing had written the book (The Diary of a Good Neighbour) under a pseudonym (Jane Somers), “partly because she wanted it to be appraised purely on merit, partly out of solidarity with young writers, and partly to free herself from her own literary persona.” James Lasdun, who was the slush-pile reader at Lessing’s regular publisher who recommended rejecting the Somers manuscript, fesses up.
Florence’s Marble Façades To Get €30M Facelift
“Franco Lucchesi, the president of the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, which manages the historic buildings in Florence’s Piazza del Duomo, has announced that the institution will spend between €30m and €35m to restore the marble façades (around 40,000 sq. m) on all of the square’s monuments.”
Why Hulu Or Netflix Or Amazon Should Save Bunheads (It Could Be Good Business)
“Bunheads, in the current television environment, is the rarest of beasts: a show children (at least ones old enough for mild sex talk) and adults can actually enjoy together. … That may be a narrow sweet spot, but it’s also one where potential classics can blossom and flower.”
Four Convicted Of Ripping Off UK Film Production Credits
“Four men found guilty of cheating the UK public purse of more than £5m by abusing a tax relief scheme aimed at helping movie production have been jailed for a total of 12 years.”
Why Judith Jamison Became A Dancer
“When I was studying dance, I wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, I want to be a dancer.’ That was not in my mind. It was like, ‘Oh, people are applauding! I’m having a ball!'”
True-Crime Writer Anne Rule Sues Seattle Weekly
True-crime author Ann Rule is suing a weekly Seattle newspaper, saying she was defamed in 2011 when the fiance of a convicted killer wrote a lengthy article accusing her of “sloppy storytelling.”
The Fresno Museum As Case Study For How To Shut Down A Museum
“Museums don’t often go out of business. They cut back, they pare down, but they tend to persevere as cultural anchors of their communities.”
Jerry Saltz: Why Jeffrey Deitch Failed At LA’s MoCA
“LA never took to him. His powerful business sense, the very things the museum needed, scared everyone. It was thought that Deitch would show his own artists in the museum and continue dealing art on the down-low; he was too crass for LA. He was savaged from the start.”
The Comics Industry Is Booming. Here’s Why
“Digital sales tripled last year, to $70 million. The print side, meanwhile, saw sales gains of 15%, to $750 million. That all made 2012 the best comics sales year of the millennium.”