Category: issues

US Senate Democrats are trying to hold off a Republican-proposed Special Committee on American Culture. Could be only a task force without subpoena powers. Variety

What those slick brochures trying to lure you into the theater or concert hall really mean to say. Salon

Because it doesn’t monitor what children see on the internet, San Antonio public library is placed on a “Most Dangerous” list.  San Antonio Express News

politely declining an invitation to give the NEH’s prestigious annual Jefferson Lecture. Washington Post

one of the top talent agencies in the business. They were an odd partnership that seemed to thrive on one another. Until last month. Their breakup has turned the talent business upside down. New York Times

Or is it up? A scholar tries to pin down whether our tastes are waning or the democratization of high culture is at hand. Washington Post

recommends taxing violent entertainment and using the money for victims of violent crime. CBC

is one of the few places in the nation to boast an art museum, cultural center and a botanical garden on a single campus. Tampa Tribune 9/17/99

As corporations combine, artists and producers reach for their lawyers to protect their interests. Los Angeles Times

With only 67,000 people, Billy Apple writes, Santa Fe has a cultural life worthy of a European metropolis. New York Times