“Jürgen Flimm, the noted German director of opera and theater and the outgoing artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, has a message for Peter Gelb: he’s available.”
Tag: 08.02.10
Ailing Seiji Ozawa Ready for Comeback
“Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa plans a comeback concert next month, declaring he has started his ‘second life’ after surgery for esophagus cancer and seven months of treatment.”
Grumping About the Pre-Theatre Dinner
“I can only see a place for these if you’re very fat or six years old. Sitting down for dinner while Countdown is on feels deeply weird, and nothing is less conducive to appetite or pleasure than checking your watch every three minutes, or drinking the wine quicker than you’d like because you don’t want to waste it.”
Wanted: A Better (More Meaningful) Way To Search The Web
Recent “moves by Facebook and Twitter could change the very nature of how we interact with the web. Software writers will be able to build applications that search for bars and restaurants your Facebook friends have enjoyed, or movies and books your Twitter contacts say were over-hyped.”
Big Change: You Can’t Tell A TV Show By The Age Of Its Audience
“Today, the median age of viewers of all networks except the CW is over 45. Not surprisingly, young people are more likely to go online or rely on the DVR to watch their favorite shows, the report notes. But, the report says, two other developments might be more significant.”
Last Carnegie Hall Resident Forced Out
“Elizabeth Sargent, a one-time dancer noted for her boldly sexual poetry, is now in her 80s and in remission from cancer. For 40 years, she’s lived on the ninth floor of the red brick southern tower above the famed stage of the 119-year-old landmark. She has until Aug. 31 to clear out.”
Scientists To Test For Physical Response To Art
“Scientists are to monitor the vital signs of tourists in Florence after they see works of art – to test if Stendhal syndrome exists. There’s only one problem with an attempt by Italian scientists to test the reality of Stendhal syndrome, the condition of being so overcome by beautiful works of art that you actually swoon, or at least go weak at the knees.”
$200 For A Textbook. Are You Kidding Me?
The nonprofit Curriki fits into an ever-expanding list of organizations that seek to bring the blunt force of Internet economics to bear on the education market. Even the traditional textbook publishers agree that the days of tweaking a few pages in a book just to sell a new edition are coming to an end.