The players quit the Prince William Symphony Orchestra in Virginia last week after months of disputes with the orchestra’s board and the new executive music director.
Tag: 12.04.07
The Parlous State Of Book Reviewing (Any Fix?)
“As editors juggle the variables and fight intramural turf wars, the freelance reviewer nurses his or her anxieties in isolation, gnawing on the umbilical cord. It’s lonely inside their shoebox.”
Congressman: FCC On The Verge Of A “Breakdown”
“Given several events and proceedings over the past year, I am rapidly losing confidence that the commission has been conducting its affairs in an appropriate manner. While this is certainly not true for every commission proceeding, a trend appears to be emerging of short-circuiting procedural norms, suggesting a larger breakdown at the agency.”
Saving The Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Boyd took over the Royal Shakespeare Company at a time when it seemed to have lost its way. But after a string of successes, “he has presided over a new London season that is set for financial success as well as critical acclaim.”
Behind The Writers’ Strike – What’s The Value Of Entertainment?
“On the surface, the impasse revolves around how to divvy up future Internet media revenues. But the real problem is that nobody knows the value of anything anymore. Whether we’re reading horror stories about the mortgage meltdown, watching the dollar plummet or gagging on the prices at our neighborhood gas station, we’re all stumbling around with a nagging feeling that the value of things has become unmoored.”