Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/thursdays-art-notes-61 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Thursday’s Art Notes Arts Feb 24, 2011 11:59 AM EDT Remains of a broken statue lie in Cathedral Square on February 24, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. A massive search and rescue mission is underway and least 76 people have died after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 20km southeast of Christchurch at around 1pm local time on Tuesday. The quake, which was an aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude quake which struck the South Island city on September 4, 2010, has seen damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the original. Photo by Hannah Johnston/ Getty Images * The Chicago Tribune gets the new Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on the record about his intentions for arts in Chicago. * GQ investigates the creative and financial conservatism in today’s Hollywood. * The New York Times rounds up some of the many ways advertising has been or will be deployed for the Oscars, with souped-up digital billboards and social media. * Dwayne McDuffie, a comic book writer and editor for DC Comics who helped diversify the range of characters for the whole genre, died at age 49, via The New York Times. * The Associated Press profiles a 92-year-old Vietnamese woman who persevered in teaching classical music in her country despite the devastation of the Vietnam War. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
Remains of a broken statue lie in Cathedral Square on February 24, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. A massive search and rescue mission is underway and least 76 people have died after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 20km southeast of Christchurch at around 1pm local time on Tuesday. The quake, which was an aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude quake which struck the South Island city on September 4, 2010, has seen damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the original. Photo by Hannah Johnston/ Getty Images * The Chicago Tribune gets the new Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on the record about his intentions for arts in Chicago. * GQ investigates the creative and financial conservatism in today’s Hollywood. * The New York Times rounds up some of the many ways advertising has been or will be deployed for the Oscars, with souped-up digital billboards and social media. * Dwayne McDuffie, a comic book writer and editor for DC Comics who helped diversify the range of characters for the whole genre, died at age 49, via The New York Times. * The Associated Press profiles a 92-year-old Vietnamese woman who persevered in teaching classical music in her country despite the devastation of the Vietnam War. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now