“On the one hand, the Reading Summit is motivated by a fear that Canada lags other countries in promoting reading among the populace; on the other, it will be celebrating Canadians’ demonstrable enthusiasm for books. It’s a paradox that speaks to the gap between anxieties about literacy and our reading reality.”
Tag: 01.19.11
With Funding Cuts, UK Museums Urged To Display More Of Their Own Art
“Museums in London are being urged to get more of their collections out of storage and on display as funding cuts will mean fewer landmark exhibitions. A BBC Freedom of Information request found the British Museum had spent £86,280 in 2009 and 2010 keeping 99% of its collection in storage.”
Rock Impresario Don Kirshner, 76
“[He] shepherded songs from a monstrously talented stable of young writers to the top of the pop charts in the 1960s, launched the career of the Monkees and then became a familiar face to millions of rock fans as impresario of his late-night music TV series in the 1970s.”
New CBC English Head to Drop US Game Shows
“Kirstine Stewart, the new head of CBC English-language services, plans to undo one of the most controversial recent moves by the [national public] broadcaster. … She wants to replace Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! with Canadian shows – which she insists can pull in the same kind of ratings.”