“Nabokov admired one. Chekhov cuddled with one. E.B. White wrote poetry to them. Gary Shteyngart tweets about one. (Also: Warhol had two. Picasso drew one.)” (And your humble correspondent was raised by dachshunds.)
Month: February 2012
Royal Shakespeare Company Production To Be Beamed Into 3000 Schools
“The project, which is thought to be the first time any theatre company’s work has been viewed by so many schools simultaneously, will see the RSC’s staging of I, Cinna by Tim Crouch recorded and then streamed into the schools on July 2.”
15 Ebooks On Whitney Houston Published Since Her Death
“Several of the 15 new ebooks released after the singer’s death are free, while the others range in price from 99 cents to $9.99. They include unauthorized biographies, a collection of Wikipedia pages about Houston, poems dedicated to the pop diva and a 10-page report analyzing her signature and handwriting.”
The Neuroscience Of Love
“It turns out — based on the levels of activity in the dopamine, serotonin and ocytocin/vasopressin pathways — it is possible for one person to exhibit that they can love someone more deeply than another person can.”
Brand Companies Are Becoming Significant Publishers
“Major brands are rapidly becoming publishers themselves. Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Sears, Target, Best Buy, and AT&T have all moved into the top 50 U.S. online publishers. Of those seven, Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Sears are already running ads on their websites.”
China Limits Broadcast Of Foreign TV Shows
“The new regulations, announced Monday, ban all imported programs during prime time and limit such shows to no more than 25 percent of a channel’s offerings each day.”
LA Philharmonic A Big Hit In Venezuela
“People began lining up at 4 a.m. late last month to buy $8 tickets, which quickly sold out for the Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts. They were limited to four a person, but scalpers were said to have scooped up many.”
Why So Much Turnover Of Leadership At The Getty Museum”
“With Potts now coming aboard (he starts work in September), four talented museum people will have occupied the director’s office in the last 12 years. The turnover is not hard to explain. Alone among major art museums in the United States, the Getty’s director reports to a paid president, not to a board of trustees.”
Pasadena Playhouse Taps Charles Dillingham As Interim Leader
“A spokesman for the Pasadena Playhouse said that Dillingham will stay with the company until a permanent hire is named. Stephen Eich stepped down from the executive director position earlier this month after serving 2 1/2 years.”
Grammy Broadcast Gets 39 Million Viewers – Second-Most Of All Time
“The only Grammy telecast with more viewers was in 1984, when 43.8 million tuned in. That was the year that Michael Jackson won a record eight Grammys. Last year’s show attracted 26.7 million viewers.”