“Of all the missteps and miscalculations that have marred the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, the ones surrounding the memorial are the saddest, because many were made in good faith.”
Tag: 08.12.11
Hardback Book Sales Down Significantly
“Dramatic falls in hardback sales are turning the triumph of the ebook into a defeat for paper publishing, with readers in their thousands opting for electronic editions rather than expensive, dust-jacketed copies of the latest fiction titles.”
How To Sell Tickets: Get To The Micro-Big-Mouths
“These micro influencers may not have a formal position that validates their influence, but they can be recognized among large audiences as being knowledgeable and trustworthy on specific topics. They also generate up to three times more word of mouth communications than non-influencers.”
Mobile Concert Hall Being Built For Parts Of Japan Hit By Earthquake
A Swiss-Japanese project said Tuesday that it is building a mobile concert hall which would bring music and performance arts back to earthquake-devastated northern Japan.
Collection Of Rare Valuable Violins Goes Missing
“Police said the violins were owned by big institutions that loaned them to the world’s top musicians and it is believed they were being stored and cared for by Machold. Now the collection easily worth over 50 million GBP has vanished.”
Union Says Chicago Lyric Opera Threatens Lockout Of Singers
The “union and the company differ on the number of work weeks, wage cuts, benefits, and health and safety provisions.”
Watching Hungry Young Artists Have Fun In New York
“They are young, talented and driven: artists who want to make their mark on the world. You see them in New York more than any other city in the country, and their New York is different from yours and mine. It’s hipper and faster paced, open to experience. If they want to see a folk-singing duo, and their iPhones tell them to cross two highway lanes on foot to get there, consider them crossed.”