“The organisers of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards could be ruing their decision to hold the ceremony in the Sri Lankan capital this year. … Because of strong protests by Tamil groups against IIFA holding the ceremony in Colombo, the top actors of tinsel town have cited prior commitments to give the occasion a miss.”
Tag: 06.02.10
A Design Critic Looks At The New NYC Subway Map
“The brighter colors – the water is bluer and the boroughs are a pinch less dark – provide a more cheerful look. Shortening the typographic dimensions of the pop-up boxes of additional information makes navigation a little less daunting. Putting Manhattan on steroids relieves the linear congestion and allows the graphic elements to breathe.”
$130M Rescue Package For Sydney Opera House: Sources
In the wake of an engineering report saying that the venue’s stage machinery is in such bad shape that it poses a danger to performers, and that an $800 million [Aus] renovation is necessary, the New South Wales government is reportedly planning to allocate $130 million [Aus] over two years for repairs.