“In a study that tracked thousands of teens over time, it found strong links between playing mature-rated, risk-glorifying games and a wide range of potentially harmful behaviors, including drinking and cigarette smoking.”
Tag: 08.04.14
Frank Lloyd Wright’s American Office Classic – Now Open For Visits
“It’s risky to call any office building a masterwork. Even the most insightful architecture can prove too inflexible in the face of changing business models, advancing technologies and the volatile fate of companies themselves. Yet Wright’s design for H.F. Johnson Jr., the third-generation leader of what was then called S.C. Johnson & Son, endures both because of the innate intelligence of its design and the pride the family-owned company takes in it.”
The Weasel Words We Overuse To Describe The Arts
“When a word becomes identified with some ideal state of being, its original specific meaning becomes clouded.”
An Ambitious Plan For A New Flagship Theatre In South Florida
The Coconut Grove Playhouse shut down in 2006 during its 50th anniversary season. It was $4 million in debt. The county has a plan for a small theatre to replace it. But Mike Eidson has a bigger idea: “a civic center dedicated to great theater in a modern playhouse complex would be a tremendous amenity and asset. . . . It sends a powerful and indisputable message to people who want to live and invest here that we are a serious, maturing city.”
Seventeen Dancers Who Are Changing Dance
“While ballet has a long way to go in addressing these issues, there are plenty of dancers in the contemporary realm who are actively working to change the white-washed, body oppressive world of ballet.”
Sony Gives Up Manufacturing E-Readers
Having already abandoned its e-book stores for North America and Europe, the tech giant announced that it will stop producing e-reading hardware because it isn’t “economically viable”. … “Sony will instead focus on the Japanese e-reading market and in particular business customers.”
Libraries Are Still Having Trouble With E-Books, Especially Overseas
“U.S libraries have made the most headway with e-books in libraries, but internationally, the situation remains problematic, according to a new report from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). … And overall, the situation is not looking good for libraries around the world.”
U.S. Judge Smacks Down Arthur Conan Doyle Estate In Yet Another Copyright Case
“Last year, a federal judge ruled that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are no longer covered by U.S. copyright law. But, the Conan Doyle Estate continued its litigation – and today, another federal judge issued a blistering statement, saying that the estate might also be violating anti-trust laws.”
Japan’s Saito Kinen Festival Renamed For Seiji Ozawa
The 78-year-old conductor, largely sidelined from performing in recent years by ill health, will continue to serve as the festival’s general director, though the festival orchestra (with which Ozawa has made some of his finest recordings) will keep the Saito Kinen name.
China Builds $320M Facility To Develop Commercial Musical Theater
“The one-million square foot facility, which will include a theater and production facilities and is to be completed by 2017, will develop musicals that can run in Beijing and other cities nationwide, as well as promote the theater industry there.”