Music doesn’t kill people, people kill people. Seattle Weekly turns its writers loose on a series of exploring links between music and violence. – Seattle Weekly
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POST-MORTEM MASLIN
As Janet Maslin’s NYT film critic career closes, the reviews on her begin. – Salon
PLAYWRIGHT AUGUST WILSON –
– among National Humanities Medal winners. – Seattle Times
The Honest Truth
What those slick brochures trying to lure you into the theater or concert hall really mean to say. Salon
Dangerous Libraries
Because it doesn’t monitor what children see on the internet, San Antonio public library is placed on a “Most Dangerous” list. San Antonio Express News
Bill Clinton neatly sidesteps a controversy,
politely declining an invitation to give the NEH’s prestigious annual Jefferson Lecture. Washington Post
ICM’s top partners made International Creative Management
one of the top talent agencies in the business. They were an odd partnership that seemed to thrive on one another. Until last month. Their breakup has turned the talent business upside down. New York Times
Canada’s National Ballet Is Losing Big Money
The company rolled up a $1.1 million deficit last season. Deficit now $3.8 million. – CBC
Hartford Ballet is dead – long live Hartford ballet
Or at least, Dance Connecticut, which seems at first look to have a promising future. – New York Times
BOOK OF LISTS
Barnes and Noble decides to start its own list of bestsellers. It’s not just a simple switch of lists, says one publisher: “A lot of us will have to rethink what a [New York] Times bestseller’ means.” – Publisher’s Weekly