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Art Basel Miami: Has Art Basel Lost its Cool?

BY Linda TischlerTue Dec 11, 2007 at 9:00 AM

Staring at the big, sparkly Tom Friedman painting, "Glitterbattle," in the Gagosian booth, the woman in the red flowered house dress, yellow socks, and black sneakers, was inspired. So was her companion, dressed in khaki shorts, an ...READ»

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Art Basel Miami: Gagosian to Fairgoers: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

BY Linda TischlerMon Dec 10, 2007 at 2:04 PM

The Gagosian Gallery, the big Kahuna of the Art Basel Miami, has a new policy on labels identifying the work on view in its booth. There are none. "We don't like to label our artists," said one gallery staffer when asked about the ...READ»

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Entertainment: Madonna's Moves Herald the Future of Music Distribution

BY Saabira ChaudhuriTue Oct 16, 2007 at 7:01 PM

Material Girl Madonna appears to be thinking not just like an artist, but also like a businesswoman. The 49-year-old singer has signed a groundbreaking record deal with concert promoter LiveNation, citing her decision to adopt a more ...READ»

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Open Source: The Future of Film?

BY Saabira ChaudhuriThu Jun 14, 2007 at 7:53 PM

Digital Rights Management is a hot issue nowadays. Labels, artists and producers complain that they're losing money and being denied adequate copyright protection. This has spurred the development of security measures in an attempt ...READ»

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Caught by a Queen

Wed Apr 25, 2007 at 4:22 PM

I have gotten some interesting comments on a post I wrote last week about internet safety. One parent urged other parents to try posing as a "hottie" online to see how their child responds. While another young adult found this to be ...READ»

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MyMaps Dashes Startup Dreams

Fri Apr 13, 2007 at 4:13 PM

Last week, Google launched its latest feature, Google MyMaps. This handy upgrade of its already useful Map feature allows anyone with a Google account to create maps that are personal to him or her. The feature lets its creator add ...READ»

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Rock the Vote on American Idol

Thu Apr 5, 2007 at 4:31 PM

So here's a disclaimer: I'm not an American Idol fan. I actually believe American Idol brings out the worst in America and the worst Americans. But all this fuss about Sanjaya Malakar and whether he should or should not win the ...READ»

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The Wisdom (and Wit) of Crowds

BY Chuck SalterTue Mar 13, 2007 at 6:19 PM

On the heels of our recent music industry panel (watch video highlights here) with Musictoday and John Legend, I attended the Digital Music Forum here in New York to hear more about how the industry is coping. There were some ...READ»

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Oscar Takes on a Green Sheen

Fri Feb 23, 2007 at 10:00 AM

With awards season in full-swing and the Oscars set to take center stage on Sunday, all eyes will be on the Red Carpet or now -- more appropriately -- the Green Carpet. With the world up in arms about climate change and everyone from ...READ»

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The Future of Music

Wed Feb 21, 2007 at 3:08 PM

What will the music business look like in a decade? How can a recording artist use the Web to connect with and build a fan base? Do viral marketing campaigns work as well for established recording artists as they do for up-and-coming ...READ»

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Commissioning a Symphony

BY Heath RowThu Jan 11, 2007 at 11:07 AM

This news is a bit old at this point, but I just learned about it, and it might still merit mention. While companies such as Symantec are experimenting with the idea of adverbands, another company -- Nike -- is foregoing promoting ...READ»

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Feed the Models: A Manifesto

Wed Dec 6, 2006 at 1:48 PM

For the past 20 years, emaciated models have fueled the fashion industry as the standard for sex appeal and style. It all started with Twiggy in the 1960's, a skinny little pixie of an icon whose cute nonexistant thighs inspired my ...READ»

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Apocalypto: Gibson's Saving Grace

BY Lynne d JohnsonTue Dec 5, 2006 at 12:08 PM

There was an article in the New York Times this morning about Mel Gibson's Mayan epic, Apocalypto. The writer, Sharon Waxman, discussed some early praise for the film, alongside Hollywood criticism for the actor/director/producer's ...READ»

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Paris Hilton Launches New Business Venture

Wed Nov 29, 2006 at 5:17 PM

Does anyone remember the old SNL skit advertising "Bad Idea" jeans? This hilarious parody of Levis ads portrayed the wearers of "Bad Idea" jeans making horrible decisions. People sporting "Bad Idea" jeans would say things like, "Now ...READ»

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Not Everyone Loves MySpace

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Nov 22, 2006 at 1:19 PM

At a time when most music artists are embracing MySpace as an extension of their marketing plan, Jay-Z wasn't too delighted that MySpace served its site members a sneak preview of his entire new album last week. Kingdom Come, the ...READ»

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Playstation 3 Prompts Real-Life Violence

Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 1:16 PM

Last night as I made my way across Manhattan in the rain, I had to push my way through 1,500 angry wet customers standing outside the Sony Plaza store on Madison Avenue. Some of them, I'm told, had been there for days, waiting for a ...READ»

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Apple Takes Flight

Wed Nov 15, 2006 at 1:16 PM

In its most recent move to saturate the music market, Apple has partnered with seven of the major world airlines to make iPods an integral part of in-flight entertainment. Beginning in mid-2007, Air France, Continental Airlines, ...READ»

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Apple's World Power in Question

Wed Sep 27, 2006 at 6:52 PM

Apple’s dominance in the music world has prompted this week’s heated negotiations with a number of European governments and consumer rights organizations. The negotiations have taken Apple executives to Paris, where government ...READ»

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Brand Tom Cruise for Sale

BY Lynne d JohnsonThu Aug 24, 2006 at 2:12 PM

Whether Paramount Pictures cut off Tom Cruise as a result of his recent conduct--bouncing up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, attacking Brooke Shields for taking prescription drugs, publicly speaking out against psychiatry, ...READ»

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Chappelle's Show: The Repo'ed Episodes

Mon Jul 24, 2006 at 6:41 PM

Last night marked the last of three “Lost Episodes” of Chappelle’s Show material filmed before Dave Chappelle’s abrupt departure during production of the show in 2005. And airing the footage may prove to be a big mistake for ...READ»

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Pass Me a Bottle, Mr. Jones

BY Greg SpottsThu Jul 13, 2006 at 8:27 PM

Borders’ new CEO George Jones faces a major challenge. Known as a retail innovator from stints at Warner Bros. Studio Stores and Saks, Jones takes over a company that’s locked in a competitive vise-grip between Barnes & Noble and ...READ»

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Art/Basel: Fine Art & Fat Cat Feeding Frenzy

BY Linda TischlerThu Jun 15, 2006 at 10:24 AM

Imagine going into a fine modern art museum, where the usual suspects -- Matisse, Picasso, Warhol, Leger, Klee, Kandinsky, etc. -- are arrayed on the walls. Now imagine that each one has a price tag next to it, so if you have the ...READ»

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The Ugly Underside of Success

BY Linda TischlerWed Jun 14, 2006 at 11:59 AM

Note to Sam Keller, director of Art Basel: If you want to continue growing your very successful art fair, you should move it to a city that can better handle its visitors, or consider pitching tents on the Messeplatz to accommodate ...READ»

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Investment Tip du Jour: Real Estate: Out. Chairs: In.

BY Linda TischlerWed Jun 14, 2006 at 11:42 AM

Art collectors who already have a Gerhard Richter for over the sofa are finding a whole new way to empty their wallets in Basel this summer. A short tram ride away from the main show at the big art fair, Art Basel, is Design Miami ...READ»

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The World Cup of Art

BY Linda TischlerTue Jun 13, 2006 at 9:58 AM

Ah, June in Basel. When the sun sparkles off the Rathaus, the Rhine flows sweetly under the Wettsteinbrucke, and 56,000 rabid art hounds descend on this little Swiss city to snatch up the latest works by the art world's most ...READ»