Because it doesn’t monitor what children see on the internet, San Antonio public library is placed on a “Most Dangerous” list. San Antonio Express News
Month: September 1999
Bill Clinton neatly sidesteps a controversy,
politely declining an invitation to give the NEH’s prestigious annual Jefferson Lecture. Washington Post
ICM’s top partners made International Creative Management
one of the top talent agencies in the business. They were an odd partnership that seemed to thrive on one another. Until last month. Their breakup has turned the talent business upside down. New York Times
Canada’s National Ballet Is Losing Big Money
The company rolled up a $1.1 million deficit last season. Deficit now $3.8 million. – CBC
Hartford Ballet is dead – long live Hartford ballet
Or at least, Dance Connecticut, which seems at first look to have a promising future. – New York Times
BOOK OF LISTS
Barnes and Noble decides to start its own list of bestsellers. It’s not just a simple switch of lists, says one publisher: “A lot of us will have to rethink what a [New York] Times bestseller’ means.” – Publisher’s Weekly
With more than 100 books about Diana on the market –
– what makes Sally Bedell Smith’s new biography different? Source notes, she says. The Diana industry rolls on. – Toronto Globe and Mail
Booker finalists: no Rushdie or Doyle…
This year’s edition of the prestigious book award sets off with the usual cargo of controversies. – Toronto Globe and Mail
PLUS: A first time novelist is among the finalists. BBC 9/22/99
IT’S OFFICIAL: San Francisco Airport –
– is accredited by the American Association of Museums for its art scattered throughout the terminals, making it the only airport museum so honored. San Francisco Chronicle
SOME OF THE ART IN THE BIG NEW AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL SHOW –
– at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor SF Examiner
PREVIOUSLY: FILLING IN THE DOTS: Are entrepreneurs making money off the art of Australian indigenous people without their consent? Sydney Morning Herald 9/21/99