“More than three rocky years after approval of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, builders have told Orange County the project could be stopped in its tracks without a $30 million loan.”
Tag: 12.18.10
Julie Taymor Defends Spider-Man‘s $65M Budget
“This is not taxpayers’ money. In a recession, we actually have a lot of people employed. It’s quite the opposite of what it appears in the paper: ‘Oh my God, they’re spending so much money.’ Yes, on human beings – human beings who are working and are very happy to be working.”
What Did LA-MOCA Pay for the Mural It Painted Over?
“But despite all the polarized assertions, one question has lingered. Did Blu get paid for the mural that MOCA commissioned – and if so, how much?” (In fact, museum director Jeffrey Deitch says that MOCA itself didn’t pay the artist’s fee at all.)
Klingon Conquest of Earth’s Stages Continues With Christmas Carol
A Klingon opera was not enough. A company in Chicago has adapted the Dickens chestnut into “an hour and 20 minutes [with] three fight scenes, 17 actors with latex ridges glued to their foreheads and a performance delivered entirely in … a language made up for a Star Trek movie.” (The plot “has been rejiggered to match the Klingon world view.”)
Our Digital Identities – Set Forever?
“As digital identities become increasingly persistent across the Web, is it still possible to reinvent oneself online?”