It “places one company in a prime position to become the world’s de facto librarian instead of encouraging open access, open standards and a plurality of services and service providers. Neither Google nor any other company should be entrusted with that responsibility, and nothing in the detail of the agreement or the funds that will be made available to authors as a consequence can change this.”
Tag: 09.02.09
Bill Cosby Hits The Streets To Aid Detroit Public Schools
“Entertainer and activist Bill Cosby returned to Detroit on Tuesday to help Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Robert Bobb take to the streets his message that city schools will get better. Wearing T-shirts that read: ‘Education is free! Get it now!’ the pair went door-to-door in a northwest Detroit neighborhood to support Bobb’s campaign to restore the schools and change the culture.”
Composing Music (Is It Actually Music?) For Monkeys
Cellist and composer David Teie “has been developing a theory to explain why music plays on human emotions. His theory is that music relates to the most primitive sounds we make and respond to, like laughter, heartbeats, or a mother’s cooing.” His evidence? Monkeys’ responses to the music he’s written for them.
Directors Weigh In On Peril To LACMA Film Program
John Landis: “The truth is a film needs to be seen on the big screen with an audience. I find it depressing and shocking what the museum is doing and I don’t think the current director gives a . . . about film. I’m militant about this. This is L.A. for chrissakes.” Roger Corman: “The only true art form of modern times is motion pictures. If they do not show the only modern art form, they are not showing art.”
Rumor: Spider-Man’s B’way Bow Isn’t Doomed After All
“Word among legiters has it that production on the troubled musical will start up again Wednesday with a call to resume work on the show, which has been halted since early August due to what producers call a cash-flow problem. The industry had recently been hearing that ‘Spider-Man’ could possibly pick up sometime this week or next, although no official confirmation has been issued by producers or the show’s reps.”
To A Skeptical Audience, LACMA Lays Out Vision For Revamped Film Series
Museum director Michael Govan met with members of the group Save Film at LACMA, who later “said they were impressed with Govan’s enthusiasm and openness but they also expressed concern that his big-budget vision for the film department might be counterproductive.”
Angels In America To Receive First New York Revival In 2010
“As part of its 2010-11 season dedicated to the work of Tony Kushner, Signature Theater Company will mount the first New York revival of his Pulitzer- and Tony-winning Angels in America since it closed on Broadway in 1994.” Directing will be Michael Greif (Rent, Grey Gardens, Next to Normal).