SlingPlayer Mobile for Blackberry going to beta + more
SlingPlayer Mobile for Blackberry coming December 30 [from Engadget Mobile] SlingPlayer Mobile on Blackberry Pearl (Did we mention TenduTV in beta on Sling.com?) Analog Shutoff - 60 days and counting, and few dial changes expected in the home stretch. [from Engadget HD] Netflix streaming, live on TiVo,...
Dance Tickets (and iPod downloads) to be Taxed by Albany?
Governor David Patterson is sabre-rattling, having released a state budget and tax “austerity” plan that adds a 4% sales tax to basically just about everything once can do for enjoyment and relaxation. The proposal adds the tax to digital downloads, taxi rides, gym memberships, cable and...
Sorting through the Madoff Mess, Part I (updated)
As the list in the Madoff fraud grows, we’ve begun to look into exactly what kind of hits performing arts organizations will take. A few notes of importance that should be considered: 1.) Even though certain individuals have been severely impacted, many of them run their charitable giving through...
Madoff Fraud to Hit Dance Companies?
It’s the biggest fraud ever to hit Wall Street. Up to $50 billion in assets, gone, courtesy of Bernard Madoff, who was frankly, one of the most well-respected men in the financial world. Bernard Madoff - Philanthropist, Donor, Thief and Scumbag The question is, who will get hit? Madoff was a large...
Merry Christmas, You’re Fired! NPR Edition
65 gone at NPR. Including “an arts editor in Washington”
The End of Print?
Bad news for the news is looking to be the story of the week:   Tribune to file for Bankruptcy? New York Times is pawning its building On to happier things: Netflix goes live on TiVo a bit earlier than expected Misnomer streaming live from the Joyce Soho on December 14th The Home of the Garden of...
Testing, Testing, Testing
Events for the week of December 1
STACKS AND BRACKO @ Skirball Center STACKS, a multi-disciplinary collaboration between Anne Carson (poet), Jonah Bokaer (choreographer), and Peter Cole (sculptor), explores the nature of collapse as manifested in human anatomy, grammar, and everyday objects. BRACKO is also a collaborative work, based...