— feel left out of NBC’s pact with the NAACP last week on diversity. – The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Author: Douglas McLennan
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Just what, exactly is the role of a Bohemian? And do we still have any left in America? – Slate
REBIRTH OF A CITY
Hard to remember a decade or so ago when Manhattan was in distress – jobs fleeing, apartments going un-rented (really???), industry moving out… Today the Big Apple has transformed itself, added 80,000 new jobs last year and remade itself in the Information Age. – New York Observer
BETTER AND BETTER
Cleveland’s Severance Hall has long had a reputation for good acoustics. So after an extensive $37 million renovation, it was with some trepidation listeners approached. No need to worry though – what was good has been made even better. – New York Times
- Heaping praise. – Cleveland Plain Dealer 01/10/00
YES, YES, YES
Redo of Covent Garden hits all the right notes for an American critic. – San Francisco Examiner
“SENSATION” CLOSES —
— at the Brooklyn Museum much as it opened – big crowds, protests outside. – New York Times
A “CAMPAIGN OF INGENUITY”
In 1994 the Metropolitan Museum embarked on a $300 million campaign for renovation and expansion. Now, with $450 million in hand, the museum has set it sights on $650 million. – New York Times
BEATING UP ON BEAUTY
In the ’90s, notions of beauty were stirred around like ingredients in a soup. Does beauty matter any more in art? – Salon
STILL HERE
Huxley, Yeats and Orwell painted bleak visions of the future into which we’ve entered. Not so bad though now that we’ve got here, is it? A look at what made their versions of our time so grim. – Irish Times
NEW DEAL
Hartford Stage has no problem filling its house for classic plays. But new plays – even acclaimed high-octane productions of new plays – greet rows of empty seats. Now a plan to try and change it. – Hartford Courant.