Monster Mash: Danny Boyle returning to stage; Hitler 'album' returning to Germany; laid-off architects
-- No relation to Susan: Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire") will return to the theater next winter with a stage adaptation of "Frankenstein" for Britain's National Theatre. (The Guardian)
-- Heading home: An album depicting the artworks that Adolf Hitler wanted for his planned Fuehrermuseum in Linz, Austria, is being returned to the German government by a U.S. war veteran. (Bloomberg)
-- Creative thinking: Laid-off architects learn to improvise their careers. (New York Times)
-- Rag and bone shop: Remains thought to belong to Joan of Arc have turned out to be fake. (Discovery News via Art Info)
-- Headed for the scrap heap: A structure that topped a poll of the most hated buildings in Britain is set to be demolished. (The Guardian)
-- Classical superstar: EMI Classics has signed the Chinese pianist Yundi, formerly known as Yundi Li. (EMI Classics)
-- Endangered: Many of Canada's small cultural publications could cease to exist due to changes in funding. (Globe and Mail)
-- Celebrity appearance: Lindsay Lohan will be a guest at the Vienna Opera Ball in February. (Agence France Presse)
-- And in the L.A. Times: theater critic Charles McNulty on "The Pee-wee Herman Show" at Club Nokia; art critic Christopher Knight on Nick Cave at the Fowler Museum; Long Beach Symphony reaches agreement with union.
-- David Ng
Photo: Danny Boyle. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times