Voters recently approved new money to renovate Boettcher Hall and a host of other projects. “For fans of the performing arts, the next few years offer tons of possibilities.”
Tag: 11.20.07
Hungarian Author Magda Szabo, 90
Probably Hungary’s most prominent 20th century woman of letters, Szabo was the recipient of literary prizes both at home and abroad, including in 1978 Hungary’s highest literary distinction, the Kossuth prize.
Major DVD Lab Raided In Kuala Lumpur
“Malaysia has raided a laboratory capable of churning out $52 million worth of pirated DVDs a year in the nation’s biggest such raid this year… High on a U.S. piracy watchlist, Malaysia has sharply stepped up the battle against copyright pirates since it began negotiating a free-trade pact with the United States.”
The Outsider
Orhan Pamuk might be Turkey’s most celebrated writer, with a Nobel Prize and multiple bestselling books to his credit. But despite his fame, he’s never felt welcomed on the international literary scene, just as Turkey feels shoved to the outside of Europe, and alienation is a theme to which he has returned often.
Trashed Painting Sells For $1 Million
“An oil painting by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo that was plucked from a sidewalk trash heap several years ago sold for more than $1 million on Tuesday at Sotheby’s auction of Latin American art.”
The End Of The Chick Flick?
“There are rumours that Hollywood may be calling time on the chick flick. The new money-makers are ‘dick flicks’ such as Knocked Up and Superbad – where the female characters are at best sketchy and often misogynist.”
Christian Activist Wants To Sue “Springer” For Blasphemy
The West End production of the musical, starring David Soul, was seen by 425,000 people and was watched by an audience of 2.4m when it was broadcast on BBC Two.
McKellan Rules West End As The King
Ian McKellan’s King Lear in the West End has already become the hottest ticket in London…
UK Wins Most International Emmys
“Most all of competitive awards went to United Kingdom productions, which took seven of the nine prizes including best drama series for Granada Television’s The Street and best comedy for the BBC’s Little Britain Abroad.”
NEA Charts Reading Declines (But How About Online?)
“Critics of Gioia’s report noted that the definition of reading was limited to print, mostly books, and for pleasure, and largely ignored the increasing use of Internet sites as sources of information and entertainment. There was no attempt to gauge the amount of time young people spend reading online because ‘there’s a lack of specific data’ on it, the NEA admitted.”