Yearly Archives: 2023
Edinburgh Fringe: On The Road To Terminal Decline?
"I’ve been talking with many here this summer, from producers to those who run venues to the artists themselves, and I’m struck by how...
Has The Edinburgh Fringe Regained Its Magic? Or Is It An Atrocity of Chaos?
Depending on whom you listen to, fringe 2023 is an atrocity against mental health, social justice and artists’ bank accounts. Or it is a...
Bloom Is Off The Podcasting Boom: Podcast Company Quits “Onerous” Public Radio Deal
When American Public Media and Audacy’s Cadence13 announced a three-year “strategic” partnership in the summer of 2021, it seemed like a perfect union between public and...
The Harder They Fall: New Tucker Carlson Bio Sells Only 3000 Copies
According to Publishers Weekly, Tucker by Chadwick Moore sold just 3,227 copies in its first week after publication on 1 August. - The Guardian
Big Publishers See Big Money In AI (But Little Publishers Will Be Shut Out)
Large tech companies will pick and choose what publishers they want to negotiate with and how much they’re willing to hand over. The numbers...
Amazon Says It Will Use AI To Help Review Products
The retailer says it will use the new technology to provide a short paragraph of text right on the product detail page that will...
So, Who’d Have The Perfect Voice For Reading Poetry Written By An A.I. Robot?...
"For the editors of I Am Code: An Artificial Intelligence Speaks, the answer was obvious. … 'They had an understanding that I wasn't the...
Small Washington Town’s Library Under Siege By Book-Banners
The library director and board initially refused to move any of the books. But, more recently, the library has tried to assuage its adversaries,...
An Existential Ethics Review At America’s Leading Medical Museum
"In common with many other museums, the Mütter is plagued by questions around the rights of acquisition of its collection. Earlier this year, the...
Iowa School District Used ChatGPT To Decide Which Books To Ban
Each of these texts was reviewed using AI software to determine if it contains a depiction of a sex act. Based on this review,...
Stand-Up Comedians Vs. A.I.: Can The Bots Win?
"Until recently, comedy has been seen as so quintessentially human that it was assumed A.I. would kill humanity before it would at a club....
TikTok Says It Will Let Users Opt Out Of Its Algorithms In The EU
TikTok’s algorithm learns from users’ interactions—how long they watch, what they like, when they share a video—to create a highly tailored and immersive experience that can...
A Daughter of Korean Immigrants To America Could Win Olympic Gold In Breakdancing
"Sunny Choi is now one of the 10 best B-girls in the world, and won silver at the 2022 World Games. Her ascendence comes...
Traditional TV Watching Falls Below 50 Percent For First Time As Streaming Dominates
In July, cable’s share fell below 30% for the first time, losing a full share point to stand at 29.6%. Broadcast usage fell 3.6%,...
Parisian Booksellers Explain How They Are Preparing For The 2024 Olympics
"With a diving suit and helmet, and with dark glasses, earplugs, and a plan for retreat to the countryside." "We'll of course have a...
“Barbie” Arrives In The Cinemas Of Saudi Arabia
"That this was happening in Saudi Arabia — one of the most male-dominated countries in the world — was mind-boggling to many in the...
Directors Of Theatres All Over Britain Are Resigning Because The Job Is So Miserable...
"While larger institutions ... can still attract and keep good artistic directors, regional theatres and arts centres are struggling. A job heading of one...
SAG-AFTRA Will Stop Granting Strike Waivers For Indie Productions
"SAG-AFTRA (had) argued that (waivers) supported the strike because they involved independent producers who agreed to all of the union's demands. But they have...
Opera Philadelphia Cuts Budget And Staff, And Its Director Will Step Down
The company has cut this year's budget by about 20% and eliminated six positions. One of this season's productions, Joseph Bologne's The Anonymous Lover,...
London Evening Standard Is Hemorrhaging Money And Would Shut Down Without Its Deep-Pocketed Owner,...
"The (paper) has lost a further £16m and said it was reliant on extra funds from its owner, Evgeny Lebedev, to continue publishing. …...
National Gallery In London Extends Its First Pay-What-You-Wish Program
While admission to the general collection and some special shows is free, the NG does charge for certain special exhibitions. Last year, amidst the...
How A Big Investment Bank (Morgan Stanley) Breaks Down The Art Market
As the fine-art auction market has grown more and more financialized in recent years, it has also grown more and more opaque to nearly...
Music Labels Sue Internet Archive Over Giving Access To Historic Recordings
The labels' lawsuit filed in a federal court in Manhattan said the Archive's "Great 78 Project" functions as an "illegal record store" for songs by musicians...
What’s Ailing University Music Programs: Study Of The Art Form
The progressive marginalisation of the study of music theory and analysis, relentlessly dismissed as “formalism”, deprives music departments of the one thing, other than practical work,...
Nigel Kennedy: Today’s Musicians Are “Clones”
“Every kid wants to play because of the love of music. But quite often they’ve got that beaten out of them and they’re having...
