NEA In Encouraging Artists to Make Art Scandal
BIG HOLLYWOOD investigative reporter Patrick Courrielche asks: "Should the National Endowment for the Arts encourage artists to create art on issues being vehemently debated nationally?" Well, yes.
NEA Assembling Artists for Propaganda Machine?!
Obama-related conspiracy theories stretch far and wide. And now they're weaving their way toward the National Endowment for the Arts.
Geffen's Bid, Palin's Book, A New NEA Chair
• Veteran theater producer Rocco Landesman has been nominated to be the next chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. [NYT]
• Why did David Geffen try to buy a stake in the New York Times? It wasn't because he thought he'd make money, that's for certain. [Newsweek]
• After taking some heat over a $75,000…
Internet Not Responsible for Rise in Reading, Says Luddite
Reading is up! But don't dream of crediting the Internet for that phenomenon. Dana Gioia, the Bush-appointed chair of the National Endowment of the Arts, would sooner give himself a papercut.
