CBC Radio 2 is asking its listeners to submit candidates for a collection of ” 49 songs from north of the 49th parallel that best represent” the Great White North as an offering for Barack Obama iPod.
Tag: 12.30.08
Indianapolis Foundation Wiped Out By Alleged Embezzler
“The Penrod Society, which grants money to local arts groups and puts on one of the city’s best-known art fairs, has had all of its funds stolen, and the group believes it was an inside job. Police are investigating the theft of $380,000 from the organization. Penrod officials say it was embezzled by its former assistant treasurer.”
What’s The Opposite Of A Blockbuster Exhibition?
“Dr Nicholas Penny, the director of the National Gallery in London, who has previously criticised the growth of blockbuster exhibitions that offer up major artists, is advocating recession austerity for 2009 with exhibitions consisting of a single work of art.” He also calls for admission fees of £1.
Meanwhile, The Dominion Honours Céline Dion
Québec’s most famous export is promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest honour. Tenor Ben Heppner is also made a Companion, while Montreal dancer Louise Lecavalier, television host Suzanne Lapointe and poet Don McKay are named to the Order.
A Gaggle Of Philosophers
Carlin Romano visits an American Philosophical Association congress, where publishers hawk books like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy and where a graduate student, told “Sorry, I can’t help you” by a staffer, thunders, “That is JUST NOT TRUE.”
Deliverance, Terminator Added To National Film Registry
“The Asphalt Jungle, Sergeant York, In Cold Blood, The Pawnbroker, Deliverance and The Terminator are among the 25 films selected this year by the Library of Congress for inclusion in its National Film Registry. The Registry is designed to ensure that pics that are ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically’ significant will be preserved for all time.”
Bushism’s Ideas – An Obituary
“A eulogy, of sorts, for the would-be heirlooms of the Bush administration, the failed campaigns and fading ideologies”… “Compassionate Conservatism”, “Teaching the Controversy”, “Homosexuality as a Choice” and so on.
Ballet BC Reveals Plan To Creditors
The endangered Vancouver company has presented an offer to pay each creditor in full up to C$500 plus 22 cents on each dollar of additional money owed. If creditors accept the proposal, Ballet BC can re-employ some of its dancers and staff; if the plan is rejected, the company must declare bankruptcy.
Artist’s Touch Imbues Berlin Homeless Shelter With Luxury
Haus Schöneweide, in suburban Berlin, is “a refuge for homeless men which, following a €100,000 (£98,000) refit, has been dubbed the swankiest homeless shelter in the world. Before its revamp, the shelter, which was tiled in blue from top to bottom, resembled the cold interior of a butcher’s shop.” Then artist Miriam Kilali got her hands on it.
In Europe, Popeye Sails Into Public Domain
“‘I yam what I yam,’ declared Popeye. And just what that is is likely to become less clear as the copyright expires on the character who generates about £1.5 billion in annual sales. From January 1, the iconic sailor falls into the public domain in Britain under an EU law that restricts the rights of authors to 70 years after their death.”