“It would be insulting to other contemporary galleries to say that Lawrimore Project is the center around which the art world in Seattle orbits. But it’s fair to say that Lawrimore Project is the closest thing contemporary art in Seattle has to a center, and the only place that feels like a center, like a place where, at one point or another, everybody–and everybody’s energy–collects.”
Tag: 11.13.07
Why Do Newspapers Love The Striking Writers?
Perhaps not since the air traffic controllers’ strike of 1981 has the big press lavished such intense and generally sympathetic coverage on a labor dispute.
Researchers: Basic Human Nature Is Optimistic
Psychologists puzzle over this basic bias for the bright side. This sense of hope boosts consumer confidence, creates market bubbles and spurs irrational exuberance. ‘We don’t know whether optimistic people are dumber or better than pessimistic people’.”
One-Time Publishing Titan Judith Regan Files Suit
“Regan accuses Jane Friedman, president and chief executive of HarperCollins and the News Corporation, which owns the publishing house, of mounting a ‘malicious assault on her character and reputation.’ Ms. Regan says claims that she was fired last December because of an anti-Semitic remark were ‘completely fabricated’.”
Warhol’s Elizabeth Taylor Sells For $23 Million
“An anonymous bidder bought the portrait, Liz (Colored Liz), from a private collector. The sale price, which included the auction house’s commission, fell below pre-sale estimates of $25 million to $35 million.”
Advertisers Fret About TV Writers’ Strike
“So far, the strike has forced only late-night talk and comedy shows into reruns, since their material must be freshly scripted every day. But when marquee shows like “The Office,” “Desperate Housewives” and “24” halted production, the supply of ready-to-air prime-time hits came under threat – and that has been unsettling to advertisers.”
Author Ira Levin, 78
Best-selling writer Ira Levin, whose novels included the occult-horror classic Rosemary’s Baby, the Nazi thriller The Boys From Brazil and the satirical fantasy The Stepford Wives, has died.
The Scale Of Being Successful
“in an age where markets are more and more fragmented, the notion of a mainstream seems quaint and outmoded. In fact, the notion of seven million people doing the exact same thing feels almost nostalgic. Remember when Elvis had 50 million fans who couldn’t be wrong? But even having that many fans has its limits in the market place.”
Survey: Young Europeans Prefer Internet To TV
“Almost six out of 10 West Europeans now regularly access the Internet and, for the first time, young people are more likely to go online for most days of the week than turn on the television, according to a new survey.”
A Capella University
“In an era of high-tech musical wizardry, the art of unaccompanied singing is more in vogue than ever before. College is prime a cappella time. Since 1981, the number of varsity a cappella groups has swelled from 250 to well more than 1,100.”