“There were only three story collections in 35 years, but they made Grace, who died last week at 84, internationally famous. She has been read all over the world, in languages you never heard of, as a master storyteller in the great tradition: People love life more because of her writing. Why? Because no matter how old Paley characters get — especially the women — they remain susceptible to the promise that someone or something is about to round the corner and make them feel again the crazy, wild, sexy excitement of being alive.”
Tag: 08.27.07
Signs Of Growing Latino Clout In US TV
“Ratings giant Nielsen Media Research today plans to pull the plug on a separate service that it created 15 years ago to measure the size of Latino TV audiences. Latinos are now so important to the overall TV ratings picture that it would be misleading to relegate them to a separate system.”
Researchers: Perfect Pitch In Your Genes?
Researchers say perfect pitch may be traceable to a single gene. “Only 1 in 10,000 people have perfect or absolute pitch, the uncanny ability to name the note of just about any sound without the help of a reference tone. They also found that perfect pitch tends to deteriorate with age.”
Hollywood Summer To Break $4 Billion For First Time
“Estimates suggest that this summer’s box office returns will stand at $4.15bn (£2.05bn) by the time the season officially ends on 3 September. But they added that actual summer ticket sales are expected to be about 606m, only the sixth-best in modern times.”
Lebrecht To Australian Artists: Toughen Up!
Norman Lebrecht: “In Australia the arts are still regarded as a fragile plant perpetually threatened with extinction or maybe a child with mild disabilities … But if the arts are going to survive in Australia they have to be robust. They have to be able to look after themselves.”