Category: issues

“There is no disagreement among senior staff; they all agree that these steps are critical and should be pursued. But nothing has happened. Every time I meet with them they raise questions about the wording of the plan, the timing for involving more staff and board members in the planning process, and the need for further discussion.”

Shortly after internmission at last night’s performance of The Lion King, the audience was told to evacuate. [B]uckets dotted the lobby’s floor and water dripped from light fixtures.” Flooding on the roof following a 1-2″ rainstorm (common in a Miami summer) caused a drain pipe leak.

Sure, there were lots of naked men racing and wrestling, and basically no women allowed, but there were also religious processions and animal sacrifices, poetry recitations and philosophy lectures, an enormous (and poorly sanitized) campsite, and – of course – brothels.

“Five women from La Barbe donned fake, different colored beards and stood in the torrential rain at the premiere of Michael Haneke’s Amour. They carried signs that said, ‘Marveilleux,’ ‘Merci!!!’ ‘Splendide,’ ‘Incredible!’ and ‘Le Barbe.'”

“If you took all the clichés about horrible urban design and shoved them into 75 acres, you’d probably end up with something pretty close to Dallas’ Victory Park.”

“To weigh the issue, you need only ask yourself if Elgin’s behaviour would be acceptable today. Of course it wouldn’t, and nor would we expect to keep the result of such looting. So why do we hold on to these ill-gotten sculptures now?”

“Dissent over women’s status in society will remain at the heart of competing visions for the country for a long time to come. As facts on the ground evolve – with women making up the majority of college graduates, young generations connected in an unprecedented fashion to the internet and social media, and the need for a more competitive economy to support its burgeoning population – it will become increasingly untenable for Saudi Arabia to straddle both the 7th century and the 21st century.”

“Opening the major performing arts companies – including the state theatre companies, Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet – to competition for funding and peer review will no doubt prove most contentious since it raises the possibility of a company losing ongoing funding.”

“The money is being distributed through [Arts Council England’s] Catalyst programme, which is aimed at helping cultural organisations to increase their fundraising potential. Overall, 173 organisations have been given more than £30 million to develop their fundraising capacity and make themselves more attractive to potential donors.”

“The agency’s new funding strategy puts far greater emphasis on theatre groups, art centres, galleries and festivals competing against each other for subsidies for one-off projects from next April to help it cope with a £2.1m cut in its funding from the Scottish government.”