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Of all the things in life that seem to be important to a lot of people Italian wine and food gift baskets seem to regulary rank near the top of the list. When most people think of the phrase Italian food and wine it […]
 NYT > Arts Updated : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:33:32 GMT Bridge: For Eric Rodwell, It Was a Record-Setting 10 Days in Boston On Sunday, the final day of the Fall North American Championships here, Eric Rodwell capped 10 days of play that will probably never be equaled. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:29:27 GMT Arts, Briefly: Kanye West Tops Chart The week of Thanksgiving is usually one of the music industry?s biggest and most important, but sales were low this year despite several high-profile new releases. Guns N? Roses? ?Chinese Democracy? (Geffen), an album 14 years in the making that was sold through an exclusive deal with Best Buy, sold 260,000 copies; some early estimates for it were nearly triple that amount. ?Chinese Democracy? opens at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart, behind Kanye West?s new ?808s & Heartbreak? (Def Jam), which sold 450,000, and Taylor Swift?s ?Fearless? (Big Machine), which moved 267,000 in its third week. Last week?s No. 1, Beyoncé?s ?I Am ... Sasha Fierce? (Columbia), dropped to No. 4 with 257,000; Ludacris?s ?Theater of the Mind? (Def Jam) opens at No. 5 with 213,000; and the Killers? new ?Day & Age? (Island) opened at No. 6 with 193,000. Over all sales were down 13 percent from the week of Thanksgiving last year. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:16:45 GMT Music Review | Morris Robinson: From Spirtuals to Mozart, a Bass Displays His All-Around Game Morris Robinson offered an overview of his strengths in a varied, if oddly organized, recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:23:43 GMT Music Review | Kassin+2: Brazilians Who Take Their Fun Mixed With a Clatter Odd sounds kept appearing when Kassin+2, a band from Rio de Janeiro that?s grounded in Brazilian pop and familiar with funk, rock and Caribbean and African music, performed at Nublu on Tuesday night. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:22:29 GMT Arts, Briefly: Crime and Cupid on ABC Two quirky crime series and a remake of a short-lived 1990s romantic comedy are among the new shows that ABC has announced in its midseason schedule. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:20:58 GMT Arts, Briefly: Asian Art Sales Drop A five-day auction of Asian artwork at Christie?s in Hong Kong sold 35 percent less than its presale estimates in another sign of the declining global economy?s impact on the art market, Reuters reported. The auction had been expected to take in more than $225 million, but it ended Wednesday with total sales of $146 million, and more than 30 percent of its 2,400 lots went unsold. A Christie?s Hong Kong auction in May ended with total sales of $310 million, an all-time high for its Asian offerings. ?Like all markets we are affected by confidence, and we?ve definitely seen less confidence in our world in the last two or three months,? Edward Dolman, the chief executive of Christie?s International, told Reuters. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:19:53 GMT Arts, Briefly: CNN Wins Cable Race CNN edged out the Fox News Channel as the most popular cable news channel in November among the 25-to 54-year-old viewers that advertisers covet. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:19:40 GMT Increased Website Traffic |
