“The top of American life has become a very cozy and lucrative place, where the social capital of who you are and who you know brings unimaginable returns. If you’re an international rock star, you can get a piece of the deal when Facebook has its I.P.O. If you’re a global columnist, you can monetize your influence across the speaker’s circuit and through paid TV gigs.”
Tag: 07.24.13
Darren Walker Named New Head Of The Ford Foundation
“The thing about Darren is, he is a thinker but he is a doer in a way that there aren’t enough of in the foundation world. He gets things done.”
Detroit Should Sell Off Its Museum’s Art, Writes Peter Schjeldahl
“The prospective departure of the D.I.A.’s touchstones by Jan van Eyck, Fra Angelico, Bellini, Titian, Rembrandt, Velásquez, Brueghel, Goya, Cézanne, and van Gogh … thus suggests intolerable violence to the very soul of Detroit’s suffering body. It’s a strong argument, other things being equal; but other things are not.”
Marin Alsop Extends At Baltimore Symphony Through August 2021
After a heavily publicized – and bumpy – start to her tenure, Alsop has helped increase both attendance and contributions, lunched new education and community outreach programs, and reinvigorated the orchestra’s programming and recording projects.
Confirmed: Jane Austen Will Appear On UK Currency
“Author Jane Austen is to feature on the next £10 note, the Bank of England says, … replacing Charles Darwin, probably in 2017.”
Cleveland Museum, Effectively Accusing Sicily Of Extortion, Cancels Antiquities Show
“The Getty and the Cleveland museum announced Wed. July 10 that Sicily had canceled the show. A day later, Sicilian authorities offered to negotiate over additional fees.” Said a statement issued today in Cleveland, “To announce all new economic terms after the exhibition has been organized, cataloged and shipped is unprecedented and negotiations over this development have to date been unsuccessful.”
Jeffrey Deitch Is Indeed Leaving LA-MOCA, But Not Immediately
“According to a written statement issued by the museum, … ‘he will stay on to ensure a smooth transition and the successful completion’ of a campaign begun in March to boost MOCA’s endowment to $100 million.”
Nearly 75% Of London’s Small Theatres Need Major Repairs
“Three quarters of the capital’s small theatres require significant upgrade or renovation, with most having raised no money at all towards the necessary refurbishment work, according to a report published this week by the London Assembly.”
Channing Tatum Bringing Magic Mike Musical To Broadway
“No word on if Tatum will make his Broadway debut reprising the less-than-dressed role for the stage, but the star will serve as a producer.” Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal) will write the songs; book will be by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (who helped turn around Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).
Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin And The Good Wife
“The circumstances are different … but the parallels are uncanny – a charismatic, promising Democratic politician undone by his libido, and his smart, accomplished wife keeping it together. What can Weiner and Abedin learn from the Florricks about how to handle the aftermath of a public disgrace?”