“Catch 22” author has died of a heart attack. He was 76. – BBC
NY Times account
London Telegraph account
Tag: 12.13.99
PHANTOM KO’s TITANIC
Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has topped $3 billion at the world-wide box office, the most revenue of any stage or film production in history. BBC
WEB DIVE
Disney lost $1 billion on its web operations this year. Variety
TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER
PBS begins the search for a new president. Los Angeles Times
GUGGENHEIM PLANS NEW MUSEUM FOR VENICE
New museum in a 17th Century customs house will be only steps away from the Guggenheim Collection already in Venice. CBC
£70 MILLION ON ART
That’s how much last week’s London art auctions took in, well above last year’s £38 million. London Telegraph
DO CANADIANS LIKE ART?
An Ontario police department decides to sell off the art in its station to buy exercise equipment. A critic wonders if this is an aberration or reflects a national attitude towards art. Toronto Globe and Mail
ANTI ANTI ADVOCACY
Thanks to lobbying by non-profits, US Congress has killed a provision that would have prohibited political advocacy for some 501 (C)3’s. Backstage
HACKED OFF
Australia’s new net censorship laws are to go into effect in January. Last week, the agency set to enforce the laws had its website hacked. Wired
THE BIRTHDAY BOOK
The Library of Congress is 200 years old this year. A year of celebrations is planned. – Washington Post