When it comes to fiscal reports and statistics, budgeted, forecast and actual numbers will invariably differ, the manifested figure the true indicator of performance ( Read more... )

There's nothing that comes close to standing on the stage looking out into the horseshoe of an opera house and seeing thousands in their seats with their attention on you as you're about to deliver your big aria. While not on the scale of The Met in New York, the opulence of The ROH in London, the pedigree of La Scala in Milan or the legend of La ( Read more... )

I was supposed to review this for Life! but Tou Liang will be doing it instead. Look out for his review on Monday. I guess it all turned out for the best. I'm not sure how I could have done it with a clear conscience without offending many if not most. And I would have been restricted by the word limit.

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Those of you with post-Olympics withdrawal symptoms have cause for celebration. For a limited run only, you get a repeat of gymnastics, a preview of nanquan as well as the whole hog of Chinoiserie that heralded the start, duration and finish of the Beijing 2008 games ( Read more... )