This critic nominates the century’s best in chronological order (with explanations). – Orange County Register
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AT HOME IN BERKELEY
Last month Kent Nagano turned down a date leading the Berlin Philharmonic so he could conduct his Berkeley Symphony. He’s much in demand these days – how long can he (will he) stay home? –
San Francisco Chronicle
OPERADIO.COM
The future of opera on the internet (but for now it’s frustrating). – Dallas Morning News
SUZANNE FARRELL –
– shows off her new 33-member dance company in a survey of dance of the 20th Century. – shows off her new 33-member dance company in a survey of dance of the 20th Century. Newsday shows off her new 33-member dance company in a survey of dance of the 20th Century. – Newsday
BUSTED
Seventy-one Carnegie Mellon University students lost their computer privileges for the rest of the semester after officials staged a surprise raid and found the students had MP3’d copyrighted music online. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
E-CURIOUS
The internet has completely changed the world of collecting. From antiques to baseball cards, the good stuff is increasingly found not in the shops but online. Hartford Courant
MCNALLY
William Donohue led protest in 1998 against Terrence McNally’s play with gay Jesus. But calls Muslim death sentence on playwright “outrageous.” – Backstage
NBC OFFERS RECORD AMOUNT FOR LOCAL AFFILIATE
Preemptive offer of $700 million for San Francisco’s KRON is most ever for a single station. San Francisco Examiner
GUERRILLA MARKETING
Independent films with small budgets take to the internet, campuses, as alternative to mass-media campaign. Hey, it worked big time for “Blair Witch.” Orange County Register
FILM-AID
The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to consider setting up a loan fund for the TV and movie industry – an attempt to stem the exodus of projects leaving town for the cheaper climes of Canada. Backstage