“While the Gillard government has a September 14 election in its sights, there is still no date for the release of its national cultural policy,” which had been expected months ago.
Tag: 02.07.13
Can The Internet Reinvent The Classic Soap Opera?
“Soaps once made the transition from radio to television, why can’t they make the transition to internet? They already have, in some cases.”
$45 Million For Picasso Portrait Of Marie-Thérèse
“A bidder paid $45 million Tuesday for a Picasso portrait of his mistress and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter at the opening sale of a series of auctions at Sotheby’s in London of impressionist, surrealist and modern artwork.”
What Does A Most-Lent Library Book List Say About Our Reading?
“What does seem a mystery of Hogwartian proportions is the lack of Harry Potter. JK Rowling fails to make it into the top twenty of the most borrowed children’s authors, only managing to appear in 96th place.”
Survey: Roald Dahl Books Toppled From “Most-Read” Children’s List
“Roald Dahl books are no longer the most popular in comparison to thriller and romance novels involving vampires and wizards.”
Missing Top Half Of Courbet’s Origin Of The World Found, Claims Collector
“Art expert Jean-Jacques Fernier, who has studied the works of Gustave Courbet for years, told Reuters he believed an unsigned painting of a woman’s head, featured in this week’s Paris Match magazine, had been cut off” of the painting, notorious for 147 years for its portrayal of a nude female model with legs splayed.
Why We’re Living In A Golden Age Of Television
“As Hollywood has gone global and mass-mass-market, different incentives for select television networks have helped to fill the void in quality entertainment. … Thus, television has seen a race to the top while Hollywood has experienced an ostensible race to the middle-bottom.”
A Business Columnist Looks At The Bolshoi Brouhaha
“All this is gripping stuff, but what does any of it have to do with business? Why is Schumpeter, whose subject is people in suits, fussing about people in tights? One answer is that peculiar institutions can tell us a lot about more run-of-the-mill ones. And dysfunction is more common in the business world than you might think.”
Shakespeare’s Globe To Stage Henry VI On Original Battlefields
“Following its premiere at the York Theatre Royal in June, Nick Bagnall’s touring production will stop of at the four battle sites of the period: Tewkesbury, St Albans, Barnet and Towton.”
Mongolia’s Top Poet Fights Uphill Battle To Preserve Nomadic Culture
Gombojavyn Mend-Ooyo, “considered the country’s poet laureate, and an important figure in the fight to retain its traditional culture. As its fast-growing economy puts its modernization into overdrive and draws its population away from its nomadic roots, he has his work cut out for him.”