1. The blockbuster vs. the long tail, via Craig Newmark.
2. Changing self-portraits of an Alzheimer’s patient.
3. Leading fundraisers in the arts world; MOMA is tops with $239 million a year.
4. A new TV show, Caprica, a BattleStar Galactica prequel, is coming.
Shorter version of (1): “nobody Knows”.
Regarding the fundraising bit, isn’t the Getty Museum supposed to be absolutely rolling in money? I didn’t see it on the list.
About the MOMA:
Creative Accounting: MoMA’s Economic Impact Study
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110008871
and some blogger reply:
AEI’m So Confused
http://greg.org/archive/2006/08/30/aeim_so_confused.html
I will believe in Caprica when I hear someone has committed money to filming a pilot. They’ve got a long way to go.
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