Thanks to an anonymous donor, the beleagured musicians and management of the Louisville Orchestra may add a nationally experienced consultant to the mediation team trying to resolve contract issues that have already forced cancellation for part of the season.
Tag: 09.02.11
This Really Isn’t About You: Writers Use People, But Tell Good Stories
Novelist Lynn Coady: “Writing is an amoral process. Your ultimate responsibility is to the truth of the story you’re trying to tell.” That doesn’t sit well with those who feel their lives have been stolen.
Words, Words Everywhere, But Not A Book To Buy
Thanks to the Internet and superstore discount pricing, more than 2,000 bookstores have closed in the U.K. during the past six years. And it’s only going to get worse, book advocates warn.
That Language You Spent A Decade Learning? Forget It.
After 9/11, the U.S. government encouraged a flourishing of language programs from Pashto to Kazakh. Now? Not so much: Funding has fled, and along with it, opportunities and departments.
Kansas Governor Supports The Arts, Except When He Really Doesn’t
At the grand opening of the Kansas City Ballet’s new building, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s proclamation in support of the arts creates disbelief and anger at the man who defunded, and essentially destroyed, his state’s arts agency.
Whither Toy Story 3? The Netflix/Starz Split And The Future Of Streaming
Tim Carmody: “Now everyone has taken two quick slaps and a glass of cold water in the face. Growth from this point forward is going to be harder for everyone, as they each fight each other both for share and to maintain what they already have.”
The Cultural Costs Of 9/11
“Al-Qaida, while not conquered, no longer appears to be the threat that loomed so large in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. But the price paid in getting to this point, in the U.S. and elsewhere, has been enormous—and mostly avoidable. The legacy will be with us for a long time.”
Seattle Closes Its Public Library
“The Seattle Public Library, a beloved civic trophy in a book-loving city, whose directors are plucked away for plum jobs by presidents and philanthropists and whose buildings are often beacons of design, is closed all week — yet again. The furlough, intended to save about $650,000 from the system’s $50 million budget, has become something of a late-summer tradition in recent years, hardly as welcome as the weather.”
Starz Will End Deal To Provide Movies To Netflix
“Executives at Starz apparently concluded that they would lose even more money by giving consumers a reason to subscribe to Netflix instead of the cable channel.”
Rubens Painting Stolen A Decade Ago In Belgium Is Recovered
“Police said the artwork dated from 1618, but did not give the name of the work or provide further details. Two people, both Greek, have been arrested.”