As he told a classroom full of students, “If you can’t do it then writing isn’t for you. You’ve no right to be here. If there is any way I can help you get into law school then I will. Your morality will be more useful in a courtroom.”
Tag: 10.25.12
Report: Australia’s National Gallery Of Victoria Is Storing Art Improperly
“Around $630 million of state artworks held by the National Gallery of Victoria are languishing in overcrowded vaults and are not stored to an acceptable industry standard.”
How Did The Cloud Atlas Filmmakers Come Up With The Music For That Sextet?
“The book’s title is a reference to the Cloud Atlas Sextet, written by a fictional, young 1930s composer named Robert Frobisher, the protagonist of one of six loosely connected narratives that make up the novel.” In the book, author David Mitchell describes the piece in some detail – but director Tom Tykwer (himself a msuician) and his colleagues couldn’t both follow the description and make the music “satisfying for the film.”
Australia’s Film Industry Should Probably Turn To China
“In less than two weeks, the shark-in-a-shop film Bait has become the most successful Australian movie ever released in China. Like the sharks themselves, nobody saw it coming, but the success of the 3D horror-comedy points to the potential rewards that await Australian filmmakers in the world’s fastest-growing movie market.”
The Future Is Here, But We Have No Idea How To Make It Work
“No one publishes a city, they publish a magazine or a book or a news site. If we’ve thought about our readers reading, we’ve imagined them at the breakfast table or curled up on the couch … or in office cubicles running out the clock. No one knows how to create words and pictures that are meant to be consumed out there in the world. This is not a small problem.”
What The Random House/Penguin Merger Could Mean For How We Read
“There are important reasons why the proposed merger – which would mean the company Twitter is already calling “Random Penguin” would have a 27 per cent share of the UK’s book market – might have serious consequences for the way we read.”
US Supreme Court To Hear Copyright “First Sale” Case
“The case tests the so-called “first sale” doctrine, which generally allows the purchaser of copyrighted works to re-sell or use the work without the copyright holder’s permission. That’s why used bookstores, libraries, GameStop, video rental stores and even eBay are all legal. But how the doctrine applies to foreign-purchased works — the so-called gray market — has been a matter of considerable debate.”
Detroit Symphony Bails Out Spring For Music After Oregon Symphony Pulls Out
The ailing Oregon, which had been the surprise star of the first Spring For Music Festival in Carnegie Hall, abruptly canceled last week. The newly reinvigorated Detroit Symphony, which was already scheduled to appear on the festival, will step into the series with a second program.
Canada’s National Ballet Chief Stepping Down
Kevin Garland has been with the National for Ten years. The company has an operating surplus and an endowment of $40 million, despite the economic downturn. National Ballet board chair David Binet praised Garland for her “astute business acumen” and “passion for the art form.”
Random House And Penguin Plan Merger
“Pearson, the British media conglomerate that owns Penguin, said Thursday that it was discussing a potential deal with Random House’s owner, Bertelsmann of Germany. The merger, if completed, would create a combined entity that would control nearly 25 percent of the United States book market.”