A Berlin couple plan to deliver their baby in a local art gallery. The manager of the DNA-Galerie in central Berlin said the artistic couple wanted to challenge conventional norms. ‘It’s a bit of test to see if society can cope’.”
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Did Scholar Plagiarize In cummings Bio?
A critic charges in the new issue of Harper’s magazine that a major new biography of e.e. cummings has plagiarized extensively from a 25-year-old biography.
Launch Of Three New Gay Networks
Three new US TV networks hoping to attract gay and lesbian viewers are launching. “There’s definitely an audience out there that is hungry to see their stories being told. We’ve seen this with the tremendous success of ‘Queer as Folk’ and ‘The L Word.'”
Atlantic Magazine Moving To DC
The owner of the Atlantic magazine has decided to move it from its lohg-established home in Boston to Washington DC. “It’s a Boston institution. It’s a huge disappointment . . . and I’m really sad about it. I’ve actually written an apology which I’m sending to all of the Boston staff tonight.”
Beleaguered Muti In New York
Riccardo Muti goes to New York to conduct the New York Philharmonic. At the end of rehearsal he spoke to musicians: “He made no specific mention of Milan, but the fabulous, brilliant and sometimes imperious Muti dropped whatever guard he had, and told the musicians how good they had been to work with, and how much he looked forward to their working together in the future.”
An English Critic Goes To Broadway
“As The Independent’s reviewer, I have seen theatre across the globe, from Bucharest to Phnom Penh. But nothing feels more foreign than Broadway. This is because, in some respects, it has the appearance of being so like home, while actually being very different.”
Fighting To Speak On American Campuses
Freedom of speech is under attack on American college campuses. “On one campus or another, speech that is discomforting, embarrassing, flirtatious, gender specific, inappropriate, inconsiderate, harassing, intimidating, offensive, ridiculing or threatens a loss of “self-esteem” is banned by speech codes.”
What’s Behind Entertainment’s Religious Kick
Why is mainstream Hollywood suddenly making religious-themed programming? “First, and perhaps most important, is the general misperception – shared by Hollywood – that the number of evangelical Christians in the United States is growing. According to church estimates, the actual number (somewhere between 25 million and 75 million, depending on the definition) has remained steady over the past three decades. Instead, the Christian entertainment industry has simply become more sophisticated.”
Is US Falling Behind In Basic Research?
The US has been a world leader in basic research for generations. But budgets for that research on many levels is being cut. Many scientists fear that “the United States unwittingly may be positioning itself for a long, steady decline in basic research – a key engine for economic growth – at a time when competitors from Europe and Asia are hot on America’s heels.”
Star: Bollywood Needs Marketing Help
Bollywood is the world’s biggest producer of movies. But its marketing efforts are weak and uncoordinated, says a top Indian star. “Bollywood is a movement known to Americans only through satire. That needs to change. The Americans have a very good marketing system in place… which can, and should be emulated.”