“The wine world wants its experts; some inevitably come forward to claim the mantle; and then expert and amateur demur, apologizing for the hierarchy of authority on the grounds that no one can really say that one wine is superior to another.”
Tag: 11.28.07
Power Of The Word
We listen to songs on the radio, but without songwriters they’d be pretty boring; we watch news on the television, but without writers it grinds to a standstill. No matter how many ways the world of the image tries to supersede the word, words and language continually reassert their primacy.
Survey: Majority Of Israelis Have Never Been To Orchestra
Orchestra supporters are concerned about the survey, that “revealed that over 40% of Israelis have never been to a concert hall. About 43% of adult Israelis never listen to classical music and only 2.8% attend concerts regularly.”
Canadian Dance Companies Protest Movie Theatre Nutcracker
Canadian ballet companies are protesting the National Ballet of Canada’s plans to broadcast its Nutcracker to movie theatres across the country. Their concern: The simulcast will hurt sales of live productions around the country.
Iraq Gets Back Some Of Its Looted Art
“Piece by priceless piece, artifact by ancient artifact, Iraq is slowly recovering the Mesopotamian treasures that were looted by bandits, militiamen and soldiers after Saddam Hussein was toppled.”
Does Length Equate To Quality At The Movies?
“For reasons I’ve never quite understood, directors think that the longer a movie they turn in, the more important it will be regarded. This seems to be especially true during the end-of-year awards push.”
Seattle’s ACT Theatre Gets A New Leader
He’s Kevin Hughes. “A Philadelphia native, Hughes was also managing director of Empty Space Theatre (1981-85), and for four years he was director of the Washington State Arts Alliance.”
Deal Ends Broadway Strike
The settlement came after two days of marathon, all-night sessions and months of negotiation between Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers. Most shows were expected to resume performances Thursday
Are Spammers Giving Up?
“Google won’t disclose numbers, but the company says that spam attempts, as a percentage of e-mail that’s transmitted through its Gmail system, have waned over the last year. That could indicate that some spammers have gotten discouraged and have stopped trying to get through Google’s spam filters.”
Sundance Festival Chooses Lineup
Sundance has chosen 16 films in its dramatic competition for American fictional films and 16 documentaries.