“The negotiating committee representing the striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians has recommended that the full orchestra reject management’s final contract offer.” If the players as a while agree, the orchestra’s current season will likely be cancelled.
Tag: 02.18.11
The Comedian’s Gilded Cage: TV Commercials
“The pop-culture icons they portray” – from Charmin-squeezing Mr. Whipple to E*Trade’s stock-trading baby – “are known to more people than many movie stars. But in their chosen fields, as actors or stand-up comics, they are still struggling for recognition, roles, and a living wage. The commercials are steady work and steady money – six-figure money, in fact.”