“Wholly unique and difficult to classify,” Ameen Rihani’s The Book of Khalid “contains diverse political and philosophical themes, including Arab immigration to New York City, Arab-American relations, the politics of the Ottoman Empire, sectarianism and universal spirituality, and the experimental combination of Arabic and Western literary forms.”
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Lars Von Trier Wants You For His Crowdsourcing Project
“Leave it to Lars von Trier to find a connection between Nazi architect Albert Speer and Rat Pack singer Sammy Davis Jr. The controversy-courting Danish filmmaker has invited the public to reintrepret one or more of six great works of art for a community film project that will be unveiled at the Copenhagen Art Festival.”
The Magazine Sector That Flourishes Despite The Internet
“Courtesy of a (literally) captive audience and a seemingly endless well of advertisers eager for travelers’ eyes and wallets, the in-flight magazine has proved remarkably resilient, undiminished even as the Internet and a poor economy have crushed lesser print products.”
The World’s Culture Ministers Gather In Edinburgh
“In bringing together such a distinguished and varied line up of leading thinkers and operators across the areas of culture, technology, politics and industry we are reaffirming the key role that culture plays in the success of nations today.”
The Numbers Are In: Tourism To UK Slumped During Olympics
“A survey of business traffic commissioned by trade body UKinbound during the three weeks of the London games has found that 82 percent of tourism-oriented businesses suffered lost business versus the same period of 2011. Two-thirds said the numbers of tourists fell more than 10 percent.”
Shrugging Off Patrimony Concerns, The Cleveland Museum Collects Antiquities
“Museums should still be buying antiquities, and we shouldn’t shirk that responsibility, and I think it’s almost an ethical responsibility. We don’t want to drive these kinds of objects into private collections forever. Or to see all of them end up abroad.”
Downton Abbey Actors Ordered To Burn Their Scripts
As they film the third season, the actors have been ordered to burn or shred scripts – not just recycle or toss them – so the storylines stay secret.