| Cornelius Cardew lives
Cornelius Cardew (1936-81) developed a philosophy of experimental notation and indeterminacy that influenced art music throughout the world. He was a deeply moral thinker, engaged in a constant struggle for truth in art, life, the political world, and himself. In face of all criticism and mockery, he stood with his personal, political and aesthetic beliefs against British musical conservatism, the avant-garde establishment, and finally, the experimentalism he himself had created. .
Sub-prime takes shine off Tiffany
Analysts believe the sub-prime mortgage crisis has prompted people to cut back discretionary spending and "trade down" to cut-price shops. Among the few chains which enjoyed a healthy Christmas were Wal-Mart and Costco. Immortalised by the Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany's, the 170-year-old firm has 68 shops in America and just over 100 elsewhere in the world, including five in London. With 8,900 staff, it made profits of $253m (£129m) from sales of $2.6bn in 2006. Contact us | Print | Email Share .
EU faces deadline on GM food ban
In November 2007, the World Trade Organization (WTO) gave the EU an extra two months to comply with its ruling. The United States, Argentina and Canada brought the case, arguing their farmers lost money because of GM bans, and may now call for WTO sanctions. The EU has difficulty complying with the ruling, chiefly because of a ban on GM products by Austria. The European Commission says it has imposed a regulatory framework but acknowledges there are problems enforcing it. 'Protectionism' In 1998, the EU introduced a moratorium on new biotech authorisations that lasted six years. The three countries behind the complaint to the WTO argued that the ban was about protectionism rather than science. There are continuing concerns in France about the safety of GM crops.
TheStar.com | FloridaTravel | Wasted away again
Expect to pay around $140 (U.S.), round trip. Daily service to Miami from Ft. Myers started Feb. 1. To book call 239-463-5733 in Canada or 1-888-539-2628 from the U.S. or go to seakeywestexpress.com Trails of Margaritaville: 90-minute walking tour of Jimmy Buffett's world in Key West. The tour departs daily at 4 p.m. from Captain Tony's Saloon, 428 Greene St. and ends at the Margaritaville Café, on Duval St. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 6 to 10. Go trailsofmargaritaville.com or call 305-292-2040. .
Mike Greenberg: Admission to S.A. performing arts, museums is a real ...
As everyone knows, classical music and opera are elitist art forms, just for rich people playing dress-up. Popular music is . . . well, popular, for regular dudes in casual duds. Unless you do the math. The cheapest tickets to the San Antonio Symphony's concerts on Friday and Saturday cost $11.50, including the required facility charge for the Majestic Theatre. San Antonio Opera tickets start at $20. But tonight the masses will gather at the AT&T Center to hear loudspeakers relaying the voice of the popular Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel for a $35 minimum. At the same time, popular American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett will perform at the Majestic for a minimum of $39 a ticket. If you want to see the Police next month at the AT&T Center, you'll pay at least $50.
Jim McAllister: Salem families linked forever by McIntire masterpiece
The couple then relocated to a house on Federal Street not far from Sally's childhood home. In 1835, Sally passed away, and George, as often was the custom, married her sister, Betsy.
Despite a slew of suitors, Betsy had remained single. According to family tradition, on the night of George and Sally's wedding, she made a vow to her lonely father that she would never leave him. And she hadn't; the loyal daughter lived with Jerathmael until his death in 1827.
Peirce's demise may have been hastened by his own financial collapse, which, ironically, culminated in the selling of his beloved mansion the same year Sally and George had to sell their Chestnut Street property due to bankruptcy.
Happily for George and Betsy, the buyers of the mansion were also family friends.
Share Your Summer of Love Memories
"We were enamored of the notion that the times were changing," says Bob Weir about the Summer of Love. "We were well aware that we the tip of a pretty massive iceberg of population preponderance of youth and that we were in some regards the face of the youth culture movement." The Chronicle looks back on the Summer of Love 40 years later with a four-part series this week. What do you remember about the summer of '67? Did it make a difference in your life? Did it have a major impact on American culture? You can share your thoughts two ways: by commenting below, or by calling (415)777-6268 and sharing your story in an Open Mic podcast. Posted By: Eve Batey (Email) | May 20 2007 at 12:00 AM .
The bronze sorcerer
In Jean-Paul Sartre's novel Nausea (1938), the hero Roquentin is working in a small French provincial town when he comes across the pollution-stained bronze statue of a local school inspector, who had died in 1902. Roquentin, a historical researcher, is both mesmerised and appalled by this effigy, which has become "guardian" of the local people: "This square may have been a cheerful place about 1800, with its pink bricks and its houses. Now there is something dry and evil about it, a delicate touch of horror. This is due to that fellow up there on his pedestal. When they cast that scholar in bronze, they turned him into a sorcerer . . . He has no eyes, scarcely any nose, a beard eaten away by that strange leprosy which sometimes descends, like an epidemic, on all the statues of a particular district." .
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