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...Because multiplexes shut out foreign, art and documentary films. They cannot find screens in some cities or even some states. Because it is so costly to "open" a film. And because theaters don't allow them time to build an audience. The filmmakers get them made, but can't get them to audiences. With their focus on films aimed at the 18-25 demographic, the big exhibition chains are alienating older filmgoers and failed to grow and diversify their audiences. Many adults can't find anything they want to see at a multiplex...
Yesterday afternoon, close to 180 people gathered in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics to discuss art and politics with Carlos Fuentes, and internationally renowned Latin-American literary giant known particularly for his novels. Carlos Fuentes served as Mexico’s ambassador to France from 1975 to 1977 and was appointed Harvard University’s first Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies in 1987. Fuentes, who has taught at many prestigious institutions and currently teaches at Brown University, addressed the audience with frankness and humor. In a conversation with Maria...
...However, Worth isn't the first magazine to cost $20 an issue. Many foreign fashion magazines hit that mark after being shipped to U.S. newsstands. Self Service, a scarily hip magazine out of France, is $75 an issue. A subscription to Visionaire, the biannual-or-so journal cum art book, is $675 for four issues. And then there's the bimonthly quantitative finance magazine Wilmott, which is $695 a year, or about $115 each...
...ART AND ARCHITECTURE Nordic Museum Fantastic folk art and an amazing collection of glassware. Djurgardsvagen 6-16 (08-519-546-00; nordiskamuseet.se) St. Mark's Church, Bjorkhagen, was designed by architect Sigurd Lewerentz. He insisted that the bricks not be cut and could fit together, even though they were all really different in shape...
...These days, the auctioneers are selling more than just art, antiques and the furniture from Aunt Esther's estate. As the economy fell, so did the demand for discretionary items sold at most community auctions across the country. Desperate for new revenue streams, auctioneers have started selling basic grocery store items to help pick up the slack. Hungry for bargains, shoppers have started bidding on fruits and vegetables. As long as the final offer comes in below the grocer's retail price, they'll save a few bucks on the essentials. "Right now, the auction business is in a downfall...