Category: issues

“The architects of the highly visible Aquatics Centre and velodrome were among those who could not talk about their involvement.”

“If we want to aspire to an innovative, creative, adaptive nation, if we want to keep that ranking that we have got as one of the best performing economies in the world we have to drive creativity. That’s why this has a return, this is not just a spend, it’s an investment in the future.”

“The Iowa Supreme Court has given protections against libel lawsuits to Internet publishers but declined to extend them to average citizens, a ruling that media lawyers called significant Monday.”

“In a rare piece of good news for the country’s art groups, millions of pounds of lottery money has been given out to to help refurbish run-down theatres, galleries and cinemas. Arts Council England (ACE) gave out small capital grants, between £100,000 and £500,000, … [for a] total of £11.6 million.”

“The state’s highest court ruled Friday that service fees charged by Ticketmaster amount to scalping — setting up the possibility that people who attended some events might ultimately be eligible for refunds.”

“Clearly Obama has had other preoccupations than cabinetizing culture. But that divisiveness is precisely why we need a Cabinet-level spokesperson for culture.”

“Being new to the business, never having done entertainment, I think they didn’t know what to expect.”

“[The] New South Wales government is adamant that a three-year, multimillion-dollar agreement between the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House and [Abu Dhabi-based) Etihad Airways will not see the Opera House’s name changed.”

“To any design enthusiast, the word Bauhaus means one thing: the art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius … [But] hundreds of organizations have chosen the name Bauhaus: from a Hong Kong furniture store and a solar energy conference in Frankfurt, to a Madrid investment bank and a hostel in the Belgian city of Bruges” – sparking brand confusion and lots of lawsuits.

“The successful people we spoke with — in business, entertainment, sports and the arts — all had similar responses when faced with obstacles: they subjected themselves to fairly merciless self-examination that prompted reinvention of their goals and the methods by which they endeavored to achieve them.”