By lifetime achievement awards. (“But I’m still working!”) By mention of his Hollywood career. (“Do you know I haven’t set foot in a movie studio in, wait a second, 30 … in 43 years? There is a statute of limitations. People shouldn’t bring it up.”) By Lang Lang. (“It’s a circus act, you know? Why doesn’t he just come out and juggle?”) By travel. (“You get shunted around. Too awful.”) By technology. (“I don’t even have a cell phone. I don’t know how they work.”) And so on…
Tag: 10.01.08
Gehry’s First Work in England
This summer’s outdoor pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery is, believe it or not, the first project Frank Gehry has had built in England. Time‘s Richard Lacayo swung by to have a look and take some pictures. (The surprise: No curves, just angles.)
Lawsuit Alleges Price Inflation At Auction House
“The Sotheby’s art auction house has repeatedly inflated prices by failing to make full disclosures when it has an ownership stake in some of the works it sells, according to a federal suit brought Wednesday.” The plaintiff is CNet founder Halsey Minor, who was sued by Sotheby’s for failure to pay for three paintings he had bid for in spring auctions.
Lawsuit Alleges Price Inflation At Auction House
“The Sotheby’s art auction house has repeatedly inflated prices by failing to make full disclosures when it has an ownership stake in some of the works it sells, according to a federal suit brought Wednesday.” The plaintiff is CNet founder Halsey Minor, who was sued by Sotheby’s for failure to pay for three paintings he had bid for in spring auctions.
Lawsuit Alleges Price Inflation At Auction House
“The Sotheby’s art auction house has repeatedly inflated prices by failing to make full disclosures when it has an ownership stake in some of the works it sells, according to a federal suit brought Wednesday.” The plaintiff is CNet founder Halsey Minor, who was sued by Sotheby’s for failure to pay for three paintings he had bid for in spring auctions.
The Downside of London’s New Concert Hall
Will the opening of a new concert venue in London result in a performance glut? Norman Lebrecht says that those in charge of some of the city’s mustier venues ought to be concerned over whether they can compete…
Apple Threatens iTunes Shutdown over Royalty Dispute
“‘If the [iTunes music store] was forced to absorb any increase in the … royalty rate, the result would be to significantly increase the likelihood of the store operating at a financial loss – which is no alternative at all,’ wrote Apple iTunes vice president Eddy Cue in a statement.”
The Poetry of Sarah Palin
Intrepid literary gold miner Hart Seely finds that the vice-presidential nominee is following in the surrealist tradition of such modern Republican poets as Donald Rumsfeld.
But Can You Diagram Her Sentences?
“There are plenty of people out there–not only English teachers but also amateur language buffs like me–who believe that diagramming a sentence provides insight into the mind of its perpetrator… just about any sentence can be diagrammed, even when it is gibberish.”
Chinese Pianist Plays Bovine Sex Club
Relax, it’s a bar. Following the trail blazed by Matt Haimovitz, 24-year-old Haiou Zhang is making his Toronto solo debut this Friday at the popular goth/punk/rockabilly boîte.