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Nickolas Davatzes, A Force Behind The A&E And History Channels, 79

Davatzes' analysis and plans changed cable. He said, "By network standards, ... our viewership will always be limited. But that is the function of cable — to present enough alternatives so that individuals can be their own programmer." - The New York Times

Rewriting The Final Night Of The Proms

"This wonderful event must be forward-looking, rather than scanning backwards to old tropes of empire – however good the tunes. It is the ultimate programming challenge." - The Guardian (UK)

Sheila Bromberg, Harpist For British Symphonies And Oh Yes, The Beatles, 92

Bromberg was a busy harpist and mom when her "agent called on March 17, 1967, to offer her a three-hour stint that night as a session musician at the EMI recording studio on Abbey Road in London. The pay was 9 pounds — about $17." - Washington Post

How The World Of Theme Parks Affected The New Academy Museum

Dream it and you can do it, or at least you can pretend to lift your own Oscar at the long-awaited museum. - Los Angeles Times

Some Of The White Art World Is Finally Cluing Into Dindga McCannon’s Work

The artist is well known in many circles - after all, "for more than five decades, McCannon has been making work rooted in who she is: an African American woman and third-generation Harlemite." - The New York Times

Translators Should Be Named On Book Covers

Weirdly, "the underlying assumption on the part of many publishers seems to be that readers don’t trust translators and won’t buy a book if they realise it’s a translation." - The Guardian (UK)

Will Hollywood See Another Bloody Friday?

Not likely, but for the below-the-line workers (props, costumes, camera people, etc.), "after months of protracted negotiations with the major studios, 13 IATSE Hollywood locals have been preparing members for a possible strike authorization vote."- Los Angeles Times

Does Publishing Miss The 45th President?

All signs, and an absolute onslaught of books, point to yes. - The New York Times

Hollywood Has Sold Out To China

And it's not likely to change anytime soon. - The Atlantic

Italy Seizes 500 Fake Francis Bacon Works

"Five people have been charged with criminal conspiracy to authenticate and circulate fake works of art and fraud and money laundering." - The Guardian (UK)(AFP)

All Of The Winners At The Venice Film Festival

And the Golden Lion goes to ... a movie with a very timely subject. (Plus all of the other winners.) - Variety

Soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara, Stalwart Of The Met In The 1970s, 91

Zylis-Gara "displayed a plush voice, impressive versatility and beguiling stage presence during a three-decade international career." - The New York Times

The Real-Time September 11 Conversation Between August Wilson And John Lahr

August Wilson, responding to Lahr, on the morning of September 11, 2001: "Yesterday was a different world, and I am mourning for it." - Slate

That Didn’t Take Long: LA MoCA Leader Flees To Berlin

Just eight days after the Museum of Contemporary Art said Klaus Biesenbach would run the Los Angeles institution with a newly named co-leader, Biesenbach was announced Friday as the new director of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. - Los Angeles Times

Where The Wisdom Of Crowds Falls Short

Our recent research suggests that while group deliberation can indeed increase the accuracy of forecasts, it can lead you astray when it comes to making a final decision. - Harvard Business Review

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