“Here’s a quick, relatively inexpensive and aesthetically surefire way to construct a first-rate museum building for art. It turns out to be as simple as one, two, three.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Indian Author Who Escaped From The Taliban In the ’90s Killed In Afghanistan
“Banerjee grabbed headlines in 1995 with her book ‘A Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife,’ which recounts her story of marrying her Afghan husband and moving to Afghanistan to be with him. It also talks about her dramatic escape from the region after the Taliban threatened her.”
Sir Ian McKellen Tapped To Play Sherlock Holmes
Let the concomitant squeeing and whining begin: “The film, A Slight Trick Of The Mind, will be adapted from Mitch Cullin’s novel of the same name. Set in 1947, Sir Ian will play an elderly Sherlock, who is still trying to crack an unsolved, 50-year-old case.”
The L.A. Phil Responds: Excuse Us, Disney Hall Isn’t Neglected
“The building of Walt Disney Concert Hall was a 17-year odyssey. The journey was, at times, a bumpy and difficult process, and those charged with bringing the project to fruition were often faced with tough decisions.”
This Isn’t EXACTLY To Say You Should Underline Words In Library Books, But …
“There are thousands of words we don’t know, long or short, soft or clunky, in print or heard in conversation. We can just let them go, like passersby, and we’re none the worse because of it. But if we’re active, we give new words a try on our own.”
Protestors Wonder Why MinnOrch Board Is Throwing Glitzy Fundraising Galas Right Now
“A lockout is no time for a party!” said one protestor. The board said the money is earmarked for the musicians of the future, when the lockout ends.
A Berlin Art Show About Cold War Spying Turns Super Timely
“Spying and the NSA scandal have become a major political issue during a German election year, and the art show addresses the revelations directly.”
Architect Of London ‘Death Ray’ Building Blames Global Warming For Problems With, You Know, The Sun
“The architect has a track record of creating buildings that burn.”
Is The Creator Of Totoro And ‘Spirited Away’ Really Going To Retire?
“‘I’ve mentioned that I would retire many times in the past, so a lot of you must be thinking “Oh, not again,'”  [director Hayao] Miyazaki said on Friday at a packed news conference in Tokyo. ‘But this time I am quite serious.'”
Did Apple Dodge A Bullet With New Ruling?
Apple has to hire an auditor for e-book pricing – but it gets away without the broader restrictions the Department of Justice wanted for movies, music, and TV shows.