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Tag: 10.26.11
Theatre Has Declined. And The Critics?
“Even Broadway is at the margins of culture. It may make a billion dollars in ticket sales and attract 12 million people to theatres, and have plenty of big-name stars, but it is not central to culture.”
Being A “Reality” Star Is Lucrative Business
While the Kardashian klan is pulling down a reported $65 million annually and “Jersey Shore’s” Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino banked as much as $5 million last year alone, lesser players in the reality show game are riding their relative popularity to notable financial gain.
China Cracks Down On “Reality” Shows
“Authorities are concerned at the “vulgar tendencies” of light entertainment shows, particularly reality TV, dating and talk shows. From next year, satellite channels will each be permitted to screen only two programmes of this type a week.”
Visits To Online Video Websites Up A Third Last Year
“The biggest driver of traffic to those sites is music videos (33%), followed by TV shows (17%), film (11%), gaming (10%) and news (9%).”
Two Stolen Picassos Found In Serbia
“The oil paintings – Head of Horse and Glass and Pitcher – both belong to the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, Germany. They had been loaned to an exhibition in the Swiss town of Pfaeffikon, near Zurich, at the time of their theft.”
Dance Company That Lost Funding Says It May Leave Australia
“Choreographer Leigh Warren says he may be forced to move overseas to work after a cut in funding from the Australia Council. His company Leigh Warren and Dancers will lose $250,000 of annual funding.”