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 EST 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. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. 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. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now