“[From] Alexander McCall Smith to Kathy Reichs, 26 bestselling crime writers have teamed up to create the multi-authored mystery No Rest for the Dead. Published later this week, the authors – who also include Raymond Khoury, RL Stine, Faye Kellerman, Tess Gerritsen and Jeffery Deaver – have taken it in turns to write the novel’s chapters.”
Tag: 07.05.11
Sydney Plans To Convert Old Pier Into Waterfront Arts District
“Potential users of the site include the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Writer’s Festival, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Bell Shakespeare, The Biennale of Sydney and Australian Theatre for Young People.” Sydney Dance Company and Sydney Theatre Company are already nearby, as are several major art galleries.
Cy Twombly, 83
The cause was not immediately known, although Mr. Twombly had suffered from cancer. His death was announced by the Gagosian Gallery, which represents his work.
Michael Kimmelman Named NYT Architecture Critic
Citing Kimmelman as “one of the paper’s great writers”, Jonathan Landman, deputy managing editor, wrote how Kimmelman started at the paper of record as a music critic and “swiftly morphed into an art critic.” And now after four years as a foreign correspondent, he will fill out his all-purpose critic portfolio as architecture critic.
No Mean Feat: Harry Potter Kids Make It To Adulthood W/O Scandals
“Cast as impressionable children in Hollywood’s biggest fantasy franchise, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and their many young co-stars have maneuvered through 11 years of fame — and the temptations it brings — without any whispers of Lindsay Lohan-style meltdowns that can derail child actors.”
Film Industry Contraction Means Tough Job Market For New Graduates
“As home-entertainment revenue declined in the last five years, studios reduced spending on scripts from new writers, cut junior staff positions and severely curtailed deals with producers who once provided entry-level positions for film school graduates. Yet applications to university film, television and digital media programs surged in the last few years as students sought refuge from the weak economy in graduate schools and some colleges opened new programs.”
Opera Canceled Because Of Homophobia?
After the cancellation of a new opera written by Lee Hall, the Tony Award-winning book writer and lyricist of “Billy Elliot: The Musical,” its author says that discrimination against gays led to the collapse of the project, while a school whose students would have taken part in the opera said it had withdrawn because of concerns about strong language.
Legendary Rock Critic Jane Scott, 92
“What set her apart was her willingness to be a fan. In a milieu of jaded critics, Scott wanted to believe in the possibilities of rock and the passion of the fans.”
LA’s KCET After Leaving PBS: We’re Stabilizing
KCET is “embarking on an ambitious programming slate as it forges a new identity for viewers, and station officials say donations are slowly inching back after a difficult time earlier this year, when station insiders buzzed that the cost of putting on pledge drives exceeded their intake in donations.”
Joffrey Ballet Writes Letter Cancelling Beginning Of Season, Locks Out Dancers
“The drastic action — which constitutes a lockout not dissimilar to what the NFL is facing — is the result of an ongoing, unresolved contract negotiation between the ballet company and the dancers union, the American Guild of Musical Artists, which also represents major companies such as American Ballet Theatre in New York.”