Universal gives $100,000 to hard-core fans of Andy Kaufman to run their own rogue marketing campaign to promote movie about the comedian’s life. Washington Post
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OF SHEEP AND DOGS
Millions of Brits will tune in this week to a throwback of a kinder gentler BBC program. “Strangely, it’s not boring,” said Paul Latham, spokesman for the Countryside Alliance, speaking fondly of a show in which spectacularly taciturn shepherds compete to see whose dog can most neatly herd some sheep into a pen. BBC
EVERLASTING EXPRESSION
French artists fuel a new craze in artistic tombstones – they’re not just granite anymore. (Reuters) Chicago Tribune
ENOUGH FANCY PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
On January 20 the British culture secretary will launch what’s claimed to be the biggest program of museum and gallery openings in British history. Over £400m has been invested in creating new cultural venues, designed by some of Europe’s best architects. “These new cultural attractions,” says the press release, “will transform the country and confirm London’s position as the leading cultural capital of the world.” Okay, but how about some housing? The Guardian
VENI VENICE
The Biennale may have been a bust, but Venice does matter in the world of art. “Renaissance Venice and the North” is one of those great exhibitions that you are lucky to see once or twice a decade, if you travel frequently. San Francisco Examiner
CROSSFIRE
Berlin Gallery – modern art museum, homeless since 1998 caught in political paralysis over financing new home. Die Welt (Germany)
SUDDENLY SYDNEY
Sydney, Australia will be the first major city to usher in the new millennium – the first to see whether Y2K is Y2Hype. But hey, it’s the middle of summer and the party’s just beginning. Wired
MOUSE FEVER
Hong Kong has rolled out the red carpet for Disney and its new theme park. Singapore Straits Times
MEGA MOGUL
Giant book retailer Chapters has rewritten the Canadian bookselling industry. Founder Larry Stevenson had a profound impact on Canadian culture this year. – Toronto Globe and Mail
A UNIVERSAL STANDARD for e-book technology –
– is being hailed as a milestone in electronic publishing. – Wired