The Title They Were Afraid Of
Scream goes back into theaters on October 30. It was written as Scary Movie, and renamed so nobody would expect a comedy. Four years later, the same label released a comedy called Scary Movie.
The Man Who Wrote Its Obituary
Tate Modern is calling its new show the birth of art photography. One of the photographers in it spent 1889 arguing photography was a fine art, then mailed out a black-bordered pamphlet announcing its death.
A Million Pounds to Sound Like a Jam
Tears for Fears' The Seeds of Love gets another deluxe reissue today. The band spent about fifteen times more making it than its predecessor, to get a looser sound.
The Welcome Tower, Back From Five Years Away
Honolulu's Aloha Tower opens its observation deck again today, the day before its 100th birthday. It was built to greet ships. The ships left first.
Fourteen Years Unopened, Five Months to Remove
Tbilisi's glass-and-steel "Rike Tubes" were built to host concerts and art shows. The government that inherited them never opened the doors. Now they are coming down.
