Peter Marks: “In an age of high anxiety – economic or political – we tend to reach into the cabinet of our comforts and scrounge for reminders of stabler periods. So now, it seems, is prime time for nostalgia. As a relatively popular presidency, and the most vulgar and corrosive national election of modern times, both wind down, a nation looks for reassuring signs – and often finds them in the rearview mirror.”
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London Theatre Building A New Home Wants To Give Away Its Old Theatre
It’s a 240-seat venue and it’s dismantleable. “It’s going to cost somebody a bit to move it but it’s a very good opportunity for a new company or a school, or somebody like that, provided they’ve got a suitable space to put it in,”
Media Exec Comes Up With Provocative Proposal To Fund Canadian Content (In Canada)
“His plan would fold Telefilm Canada (which invests in film) and the Canadian Media Fund (which supports TV and some digital) into a single new agency that would rely solely on tax credits to encourage the production of any Canadian content. If a Canadian online service wanted to produce a series, it wouldn’t need a broadcasting partner to trigger funding; if a newspaper wanted tax credits for the Canadian articles it published, it would be eligible.”
Rick Steiner, 69, Producer Of ‘The Producers,’ ‘Jersey Boys’, And Lots Of Other Broadway Hits
“Mr. Steiner, who won five Tony Awards as a producer, was a Broadway anomaly with a colorful past in a wild assortment of businesses. He operated from his hometown, Cincinnati, and over the years assembled teams of investors that often included his childhood friends, notably Rocco Landesman.”
Benefits Of The Arts? A Review Of All The Studies Suggests Something Compelling
“Our review of the literature addressing these questions yielded a surprising result: the most compelling evidence of the value of the arts revolves around improving the lives of older adults. Better understanding the relationship between the arts and aging may help to identify areas for improvement in future research into wellbeing, as well as opportunities for investing in the quality of life of older individuals.”
If You Understand 21st Century London At All, It’s Probably Because Of Zadie Smith
Her books White Teeth, NW, and the new Swing Time are clear-eyed about the state of the city in this century: “diverse, vivid, at times cacophonous, stuffed full of dreams and aspirations, of fear and friction, where the houses of the wealthy abut the estates of the poor and tension simmers beneath the humour.”
Thousands Of People Mass Outside British Museum To Protest Cultural Services Budget Cuts
Since 2010, more than 300 libraries have closed across the UK because they’re “non-essential services.” With even broader cuts, the Tories – say the protesters – threaten more libraries, and museums and galleries too.
Where, Aside From The Presidential Candidates, Did Hollywood’s Money Go This Election?
Initiatives to legalize pot are quite popular among the, er, show business set.
Remember The Five Disappeared Hong Kong Booksellers? The Action Seems To Be Having Its Desired Effect
Shops that sold the political books banned in mainland China have closed; publishers that put the books out have gone out of business; and printers refuse to print the books for the writers and publishers who are left.
Hamburg Has A Thrilling New Concert Hall, But Will It Win Over The Citizens Who Funded It?
It’s a weird, stunning space, but no one yet knows how its acoustics will (or won’t) deliver.