Archives for November 22, 2005

– Total budget for NBC’s original 1955 telecast of Jerome Robbins’ musical version of Peter Pan: $700,000

– The same amount in today’s dollars, courtesy of Inflation Calculator: $4,809,290.57

(Source: Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik, Watching TV)

“As soon as I realized that some lawyers were paid more than others, I knew there was no justice.”

Frank Sheed (quoted in Wilfrid Sheed, Frank and Maisie: A Memoir With Parents)

Just in case you didn’t hear it the first time:

On December 6, I’ll be teaming up with litblogger Maud Newton and Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker for a joint performance at Makor, the Upper West Side outpost of the 92nd Street Y. Our subject is “The Art of Online Criticism.”

Says the press release:

Cultural critics find themselves in the same predicament as other members of the traditional media who now must play a new game. Hear three influential critics who write both online and for print discuss how the cultural conversation is evolving and what the future holds when everyone’s a critic.

Bryan Keefer is the moderator. The show starts at seven p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

For more information, or to buy tickets online, go here.