Chinese admittance to World Trade Organization means more American movies in China, maybe less piracy. Variety
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A NIGHTCLUB PIRANESI WOULD HAVE ENVIED
Former cold storage facility, 24,000-square-feet of vaulted tunnels below the streets of London, has been turned into city’s newest nightclub. London Telegraph
SELF-HELP BOOKS FOR ARTISTS
Allworth Press celebrates ten years of publishing practical guides to the business of the arts. Publisher’s Weekly
MOVE OVER PAUL HOGAN
Dame Edna and the Umbilicals expand the American experience of Australia. Sydney Morning Herald
GEHRY AT MIT
A “drunken barn dance as it might be represented in a Disney cartoon.” That’s what Frank Gehry’s proposed computer center for MIT strikes one observer. Boston Globe
ITALIAN PARADOX
No major publishing nation boasts more world-class publishers per capita, more enticing book design or lower list prices. So why do Italians buy so few books? – Publisher’s Weekly
CANADA’S GOVERNOR GENERAL LITERARY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Matt Cohen’s “Elizabeth and After” wins English prize. The French language fiction prize goes to Lise Tremblay for “La Danse juive.” – CBC
E-PROJECT
New Orleans writer e-mails off her e-book to production company, negotiates e-deal for a movie project. Production begins in January. – Wired
UCLA DANCE
University gets $18 million – its largest-ever arts donation – to create new center for dance in historic building. – Los Angeles Times
A CULTURAL BASELINE
Columbia University study looks at how the arts are covered in American media. Newspapers have failed to keep up with cultural boom. – Seattle Post-Intelligencer 11/16/99
AND: Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Houston Chronicle, CBC, New York Times, Boston Globe (second item), Artswire, MSNBC, Houston Press (third item), The Idler and a contrary view
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