“Bill Moyers told public television stations on Tuesday that his interview program Moyers & Company would end with the Jan. 3 show, keeping to the two-year timetable he and the program’s funders committed to when he came out of a 20-month retirement in January 2012.”
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Cirque Du Soleil Fined For Mid-Performance Death Of Acrobat
Nevada OSHA issued six citations, totaling more than $25,000, following an investigation into the 94-foot fall of Sarah Guillot-Guyard during a performance of Ka in Las Vegas. The citations could open the door to a civil suit by Guillot-Guyard’s family.
Epic Rap Battles Of History, Live On YouTube!
Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist “founded Epic Rap Battles of History, the zany yet knowing channel on YouTube, which just began its third season. Its videos stage fantastical smackdowns in musical rhyme, usually between historical icons and pop figures: Justin Bieber vs. Beethoven, Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris, Mario Bros. vs. Wright Bros.”
Report Says England’s Arts Funding Is Skewed Unhealthily In Favor Of London
“The document, called Rebalancing our Cultural Capital, says that the funding body allocated £320 million to the arts last year, with £20 per capita going to London, while just £3.60 per head went to the rest of England.”
Director Of Viena’s Leopold Museum Resigns In Protest
“For a long time the Leopold Museum has been under these dark clouds [the Nazi looted art debate], we were the looted art museum par excellence. But in the last few years we have done much to improve this public perception and it is therefore our responsibility to be extremely thoughtful and considerate in these matters.”
So Amazon Reviewers Are Being Paid In Swag (By The Companies Whose Products They Review?)
“Vine is an invitation-only club for the retail giant’s top customer reviewers–those whose advice has been rated the most helpful by other shoppers. Once invited, reviewers are allowed to choose twice monthly from a list of free products that Amazon hopes to bolster the sales of by generating more reviews.”
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Met Museum’s Admissions Fee Policy
“A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled in favor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in two lawsuits contending that the museum, under a 19th-century state law and the museum’s original 1878 lease with the city, has no legal authority to charge a suggested admission fee, as it has done for more than four decades.”
Can A Play Be Too Short?
“Do other theatregoers feel short-changed if the play lasts less time than it takes to get to the theatre or have a pre-show cup of tea and a slice of cake?” (Does it depend at all on how much they paid for tickets?)
Did An Unknown Delacroix Just Turn Up In California?
“Eik Kahng, curator at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, believes she has identified a previously unknown painting by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863). Given the stature of the French Romantic innovator, that’s no small thing.”
UK Theatres To Expand Scheme Of Disability- And Autism-Friendly Performances
“All eight venues that took part in the Relaxed Performance Pilot Project – in which shows were adapted for families with children who have autistic, sensory and communication needs or learning disabilities – have now adopted a policy to stage relaxed performances on a regular basis. Organisations including the National Theatre, the Unicorn Theatre and Ambassador Theatre Group have committed to at least one relaxed performance a year for each of their main productions.”