Specifically, the company’s revenues were $37.58 million with expenses at $36.17 million, which resulted in a surplus of $1.41 million. The figures represent a 4 percent operating surplus. – Ludwig Van
Tag: 10.16.19
After 25 Years, Artistic Director Of New York’s Playwrights Horizons Is Moving On
“After nearly a quarter century as the artistic director of one of Off Broadway’s most acclaimed nonprofits, [Tim] Sanford is announcing his departure. The theater’s next season — its 50th — will be his last as artistic director, and at that point he will have led the organization for half of its history. He will be succeeded by his longtime deputy, the theater’s associate artistic director, Adam Greenfield.” – The New York Times
Is Democracy For Sale? Democracy.com Sure Is
According to the domain brokerage GoDaddy, the five most expensive publicly-reported domain names are CarInsurance.com – $49.7m; Insurance.com – $35.6m; VacationRentals.com – $35m; PrivateJet.com – $30.18m; and Voice.com – $30m. Sex.com sold for $14m and Porno.com – $8.8m. – The Guardian
Activists Want The Oscars, Emmys And Tonys To Give Up Gendered Acting Categories. That Isn’t Happening. (Yet.)
“The debate has roots in older conversations about whether carving out places in a male-dominated field for one group, in this case women, comes at the cost of excluding others. Proponents of gendered categories say that absent such distinctions, men would dominate the nominees and winners.” – The New York Times
An Amazon.Com For Choreography?
“Described as the first resource of its kind, Choreography Online allows individuals to buy the performance licence for choreographic material through a searchable video-based site. … Uploaded choreography can be searched by genre, number of performers or difficulty, and a time-limited licence can then be bought to perform the dance, providing the original choreographer is credited.” – The Stage
20 Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Intact And Sealed, Found Near Luxor
“Found in Al-Assasif, an ancient necropolis on the west bank of Nile, the coffins were spread out over two levels of a large tomb. The site once formed part of the ancient city of Thebes, the ruins of which are found in present-day Luxor.” – CNN
Panama Papers Law Firm Sues Netflix For Defamation Over ‘The Laundromat’
The name partners of the Panama City firm Mossack Fonseca (portrayed in the movie by Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas) allege that the Steven Soderbergh film (which also stars Meryl Streep and Sharon Stone) depicts them as “ruthless uncaring lawyers who are involved in money laundering, tax evasion, bribery and/or other criminal conduct” and claim that it could harm their case in an upcoming criminal trial in Panama. – The Guardian
Leonardo’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ Will Be Going To The Louvre’s Exhibition After All
“With just days to go before its hotly anticipated Leonardo da Vinci retrospective opens, the Louvre has finally secured the loan of one of the artist’s key works, following a two-year political battle and skirmishes in the Italian judicial system.” – ARTnews
Gramophone’s Recording Of The Year Is Bertrand Chamayou’s Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos; Jaap Van Zweden’s Other Band Is Orchestra Of The Year
Chamayou’s Erato-label disc of the 2nd and 5th Concertos with Emmanuel Krivine conducting the Orchestre National de France prevailed over nine other category winners to take the top prize. The Hong Kong Philharmonic was elected Orchestra of the Year, the only honor awarded by public vote. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson was named Artist of the Year and countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński was chosen as Young Artist of the Year, while Dame Emma Kirkby was given a Lifetime Achievement Award. – Gramophone
The Inimitable Mr. Bloom (Last Of His Kind?)
Harold Bloom “read like a man picking up crumbs with a moistened index finger. He often considered loneliness in literature. You felt he was attracted to loneliness as a theme for the same reasons that Ishmael, in “Moby-Dick,” liked to join funeral processions. It made him feel more open, invigorated and alive.” – The New York Times