The votes are in from the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York. Backstage
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WHEN APES MAKE ART
Observing apes paint can tell us something about the human impulse to make art. Chronicle of Higher Education
GIANT 12th-CENTURY FRESCO –
– measuring 500 square meters is discovered in a church near Rome’s Coliseum. ARTnewspaper.com
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS New York City –
– to resume funding of Brooklyn Museum in ruling delivered Monday morning. CBC
HERMITAGE MUSEUM –
– announces plans to open a branch in London. Here’s how the collaboration happened. London Telegraph
AND: New York Times account.
THE ANTE-BOOK
Founder of New York Review of Books has a vision of the future – a huge Web-based consortium, open to all publishers – old and new, large and small – that would create an annotated index of all books in print. – Wired
JOIN THE CLUB
Newspapers have discovered the book club. Several newspapers have started book clubs, and book retailers are rejoicing. – Publishers Weekly
THE BUSH BOOK
Critic tries to work up a good mad about St. Martin’s Press pulling George W bio last week, but finds he can’t. It’s business as usual in the publishing world. – Washington Post
AND: How the Bush book incident went down. – New York Observer 11/1/99
WHAT POETRY TEACHES US about ourselves
Reflections on the national psyche and history by poet laureate Robert Pinsky. – The Atlantic
DIVA DEPARTURE
Marilyn Horne announced from a Chicago stage Sunday that that was her final concert after a 45-year career. – Chicago Tribune