“From nickelodeons to drive-ins to multiplexes, American movie theaters have always evolved with the times. But the latest evolution, set off by stagnating attendance and advances in digital technology, marks the first time that movie theaters have reinvented themselves without motion pictures as the centerpiece.”
Tag: 03.23.08
Rowling Considered Suicide
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has admitted she had “suicidal thoughts” while suffering from depression after her first marriage broke down.
Why Music Fans Hate Ticketmaster
“The company has come to be loathed by concertgoers for adding an average of 25 percent to advertised prices through its steep service fees. But the dominant, some would say monopolistic force in ticketing is showing chinks in its armor at every level of its business here in Chicago.”
FCC Misses Deadline On “Indecency” Fine
The American broadcasting regulator issued a fiine for “obscene” language to a TV station in St. Louis. But the FCC failed to respond in time to an appeal of the fine before it expired…
What’s Wrong With The Kimmel Center?
A few years after it was built, managers of Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center are asking the audiences that use it what they would change…
Heavyweight Editor Aaron Asher, 78
As described in a profile in The New York Times in 1969, Mr. Asher was “noted for his distinguished list of authors, tweedy attire and accomplished renditions of Bach preludes and fugues on the piano.” He was routinely brought in by publishers to revive their flagging trade-book divisions.
Mikhail Baryshnikov As Dance Photographer
Alastair Macaulay: “My immediate reaction to these photographs was to admire them as art; as design, shape, color, they’re remarkable. My initial reaction to them as a dancegoer, however, was to think that the blurring was less appropriate to Mr. Cunningham’s work than it would be to that of many other choreographers.”
Dubai Aspires To Be Major Art Center
“Art Dubai, which runs from March 19 to 22, is part of the logic of cultural and capital expansion in Dubai’s seemingly bottomless ambition to be the best and most impressive in all realms: building, flying, engineering, international finance, and now, culture.”
Illness Forces Two More Cancellations At the Met
“Illnesses have knocked out stars at dizzying speed, with six singers making unscheduled debuts in leading roles over 13 days.”
When Everyone Has A Video Camera (And A Way To Broadcast To The World)
“At first, a phone that can shoot video might seem like just another gadget with just another feature. But the leap here is that coupling a video phone with the Web makes showing, sharing and storing video just about effortless.”