“The committee will be led by Louise H. Bryson, a Getty trustee since 1998. Other trustees on the committee include Agnes Gund, Joanne Kozberg, Luis Nogales, William E. B. Siart, Mark Siegel and Jay S. Wintrob.”
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Why DVD Piracy Flourishes In Mexico?
“Unlike middle-class U.S. consumers, poor people in Mexico can’t afford to go to the movies, or even buy or rent authentic videos or DVDs. The typical cost of a movie ticket is 50 pesos (about $5), and more than half of Mexico’s workers earn less than $13 a day.” But even poor Mexicans can afford to spend 10 pesos on pirated movies sold on the streets…
The Politics Of Ranking Your Friends
“If the Internet was once ungoverned by etiquette, those days are gone; MySpace and its siblings, by many accounts the future of the Net, are rife with discussions of good manners versus unforgivable faux pas. There isn’t an aristocratic class, just yet, but you can see the lines forming in the sand, renegades and bad boys posting bulletins pell-mell, uploading risque pictures, collecting “friends” as if it’s all some big popularity contest — while mannered netizens look on disapprovingly. Screw up and you just might get dumped, online and off.”
How Concerts Sell Out In Ten Minutes
Have you ever called TicketMaster to buy tickets for a popular concert minutes after they’re released only to be told the show has sold out? “Can a show really sell out in a few minutes? Yes, thanks to the Internet. Ticketmaster, the ticket agent for pretty much every big concert in America, sells tickets on its Web site, over the phone (via 19 international call centers), at 6,500 domestic retail outlets, and through arena box offices. According to Ticketmaster, Internet orders now make up 60 percent of sales.”
Are You Rockist? (Pssst – Rockism Is Bad)
“One thing’s for sure: Most pop critics today would just as soon be accused of pedophilia as rockism. This was certainly the case among the journalists, academics, and geeks who gathered at the 2006 Experience Music Project Pop Conference last month. At EMP, rockism talk was so prevalent that it became a kind of running gag.”
Number Of Books Published In US Declined Last Year
Book sales are down. So publishers have started cutting down on the number of books they publish. “The number of new books and new editions of old works published last year dropped to 172,000, about 18,000 less than in 2004. Publishers, especially small and middle-sized ones, all cut back.”
Starbucks’ Movie Ambitions
Starbucks is getting into movies. “Last week, it announced an alliance with William Morris Agency, a talent and literary agency that will help Starbucks identify music, film and book projects to consider for marketing and distribution in its stores.”
Broadway To High School: Chicago’s OK After All
Students at a high school in the Bronx were told this week they will be able to stage a production of “Chicago” in their school after all. The Broadway producers of the show had originally said rights for the show would not be granted because the school was too close to Broadway. “No one within a 75-mile radius of the New York production can get the rights. Those who violate the rules could face hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation.”
Art Chicago Sale A Sign Of How The Mighty Have Fallen
Art Chicago used to be the top art fair in the US. No more. “Now Art Chicago has been bought by the company which runs the Merchandise Mart, a vast wholesale showroom for furniture, apparel and other companies which also runs a plethora of trade shows.”
Famed Bay Area Berkeley Bookstore To Close
“Cody’s Books, the venerable independent bookstore that has served generations of UC Berkeley students, has announced that it will close its flagship store on the south side of campus because of declining sales and competition from chain stores and the Internet.”