“Having already raised $106 million since August 2007, the company seeks to raise at least another $59 million by the end of 2014 – with the overall goal of $165 million heralded as the largest fundraising drive in the history of Houston performing arts.”
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Internet Users Increasingly Abandoning Search Engines To Ask Their Social Networks
“Such a trend points to an opportunity for the likes of Facebook and Twitter, which have ambitions, respectively, to inject web search in to social and to curate real-time topics may seek out.”
Huge Increase In Sales Of Digital Books
“The Publishers Association’s Sales Monitor shows that the total invoiced value of digital fiction books sales reported by participating companies saw a rise of 188% by value in January-June 2012 in comparison to the same period in 2011.”
New BBC Chief Says He’ll Refocus On “Creative Quality”
Unveiling his plans to staff today, Entwistle said he intended to “change the way” the BBC is led, in order to put the emphasis on “creative people doing creative things”.
Maybe Einstein On The Beach Is Really A Dance Piece
“Where other operas have a story, this one has stage images that move to music. Everything that happens in its scenes and between them is choreographed, fitted by [Robert] Wilson into his intricate visual and thematic design. Even the stagehands dance.”
Remember When Steve Martin Was A Stand-Up Comic?
“Mr. Martin has appeared in so many bland movies lately … that it’s easy to lose sight of how funny he is. … While stand-up is typically best at its most intimate, Mr. Martin’s act was an exception. His satirical routine kept growing with the size of his theaters, turning rock-star comedy into a delirious spectacle, performance art for the masses.”