The Austrian investigative reporter committed his later life to the recovery of priceless paintings looted by the Nazis.
Tag: 07.03.06
Bypassing Broadcast – Is Viral Video Viable?
“A comedy called — with intended irony, but not in the way that it has worked out — ‘Nobody’s Watching’ has been available on YouTube for about two weeks. As of yesterday it had been downloaded more than 300,000 times by a growing legion of fans. Most remarkable of all, the talk that the show has generated has already caught the ears of executives at several networks, some of whom are wondering if maybe this is a virus they might enjoy getting infected with.”
All Is Forgiven – Americans Return To The Movie Theatres
“After abandoning theaters in worrying numbers last summer, American moviegoers are returning to the multiplex, steadily if slowly. Through the first 25 weeks of the year, domestic box-office revenue — helped by a boost in ticket prices — was up nearly 5 percent, to $4.6 billion, though it still trailed 2004, according to the tracking company Exhibitor Relations. Movie attendance was up about 1.65 percent to 699 million for the first 25 weeks, after a sharp decline the year before.”
DC Bookstore Ends Era, Starts Another
“Nominally a bookstore, for nearly 30 years Editorial El Mundo has purveyed so much more. There was a time when this corner was the gateway to an American life for generations of immigrants, the place in Washington where they metaphorically landed first. Editorial El Mundo was where they found help decoding the new land. It set an example for striving. Now the corner isn’t so important.”
Studies: Money Can’t Buy You Happiness
“A wealth of data in recent decades has shown that once personal wealth exceeds about $12,000 a year, more money produces virtually no increase in life satisfaction. From 1958 to 1987, for example, income in Japan grew fivefold, but researchers could find no corresponding increase in happiness.”
Government Ranks Israel’s Orchestras
The Israeli government ranks the country’s orchestras based on examintaion by a committee of 13 auditors. “The vote rates only two groups – the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and the 21st Century Ensemble (which specializes in modern music) – as ‘excellent.’ Three other orchestras were classified as “good” – those of Rishon Letzion, Jerusalem and Haifa – as were the Israel Camerata, the Tel Aviv Soloists and the Israel Baroque Orchestra.” The orchestras that ranked only “satisfactory” or below were told they have to improve.
UK Poll: Survey Says More People Interested In History Than Football
“The Mori poll showed that 73% were interested in history, compared with 59% in sport in general and 48% in football.”
Paris’ Quai Branly A “Disaster”
“It is, if you will forgive a little flourish of Gallic overstatement, a catastrophe sunk in a swamp of hubris, though there is a lovely caff and ace office block in the not quite finished garden. Like many messes, it began with the noblest of intentions.”
Looking To Shakespeare For Leadership
“Some 2,000 books are published each year on ‘leadership’, but perhaps we don’t need to look much further than the lessons we can learn from our greatest writer and dramatist: William Shakespeare.”