The New York Times on this year’s winners of The Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music:
• Fiction: ‘ Middlesex ‘ by Jeffrey Eugenides
• General Nonfiction: ‘ “A Problem From Hell” ‘ by Samantha Power
• Biography: ‘ Master of the Senate ‘ by Robert A. Caro
• History: ‘ An Army at Dawn ‘ by Rick Atkinson
• Poetry: ‘ Moy Sand and Gravel ‘ by Paul Muldoon
• Drama: ‘ Anna in the Tropics ‘ by Nilo
• Music: ‘ On the Transmigration of Souls ‘ by John Adams
Tag: 04.08.03
Protesting Andre Breton Sale
Protesters gathered outside the Paris auction house where the contents of Andre Breton’s apartment were being auctioned off. “The flat was an expression of Surrealist thought. Selling it off piecemeal in 4,100 lots is like taking apart a Rimbaud poem word by word and scattering them to the winds. Once broken up, the collection has no meaning.”
Kids Shows – All About The Merchandise
“With the death of Fred Rogers in late February, the children’s television industry said good-bye to one of the last creators who didn’t sell merchandise to finance his show. Today, more than 20 programs draw on his pedagogical legacy to educate the preschoolers he gently welcomed to ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ but with one big difference: Unless kids buy the goods, their favorite shows and characters disappear.”
Reading On The Radio
As people find themselves with less time and less inclination to read, a digital radio station called Oneword is filling the gap with a simple and soothing format idea: reading stories aloud. “I defy anyone stumbling across it not to draw up a metaphorical chair, pour a mug of virtual cocoa and snuggle. If everyone needs a bosom for a pillow, Oneword is it, down-filled and probably frilled.”
Where Are Broadway’s Musicals?
There have been plenty of plays this season on Broadway, but only a few musicals – and none besides “Hairspray” (and maybe “La Boheme”) – have emerged as genuine hits. Why?