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Today’s AJ Highlights

Good morning. Here are today’s highlights:

  1. Restoring The Colors In An Ancient Egyptian Temple “Egyptian and German experts have successfully restored the lost colors and glimmering metals that once enlivened ancient Egypt’s second largest, and perhaps best preserved, temple” – Artnet News
  2. The Unraveling Of Alice Munro “No writer who heard it would touch it. From bookstores to biographers to journalists, the literary world had everything to gain from an untarnished Alice Munro. Open secrets require closed doors.” – The Walrus
  3. Aggressive Prediction: Music Streaming Revenue Will Double By 2030 “By the numbers, that refers to $49.7 billion in paid streaming gross revenue for 2030, nearly double 2023’s $26.4 billion, and a cool 647 million paid subscribers in emerging markets (up from 300 million in 2023), per Music in the Air.” – Digital Music News
  4. Our Brains On Online Reviews “Yes, AI is a problem, and so are human-generated fakes. ‘People do a pretty poor job at discerning a fake review from a real one. It’s essentially a coin flip – studies have shown that shoppers can correctly identify a fake review only half of the time.'” – Read more
  5. Atlantic Magazine Becomes Profitable, Reports 1M Subscriptions And Returns To Monthly Print “It’s an everything-old-is-new-again finding that also explains the continued success of some books, luxury magazines and literary journals.” – CNN

Skip down to see all the stories we collected in the past day. See you tomorrow.

Doug

Latest Stories

How AI Is Ripping Apart My School Experience

"AI has softened the consequences of procrastination and led many students to avoid doing any work at all. As a result, these programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students." - The Atlantic

How John Williams’s Score Made “Home Alone” What It Is

Director Chris Columbus: “(It) not only propels the story forward but from a narrative standpoint, he’s taking the audience’s hand and inviting them inside that world. ... Certain film scores almost keep the audience at bay, but John manages to immerse the audience in the warmth, or the terror,...

Why AI Won’t Be Able To Tell Human Stories

The corporate urge to replace art-making humans with machines is profoundly anti-human. It’s an old story: we have always tried to mechanize creativity and to remove messy human emotions. - LitHub

Premium

Artistic Director – Trinity Repertory Company working with Management Consultants for the Arts

Trinity Repertory Company, is seeking an innovative, dynamic, visionary, and collaborative Artistic Director to guide its next chapter.

Artistic Director – Dallas Theater Center working with Management Consultants for the Arts

Dallas Theater Center (DTC) encourages qualified candidates to apply for the Enloe/Rose Artistic Director Position.

Director of Finance – Resnicow and Associates working with Management Consultants for the Arts

Resnicow and Associates (R+A) seeks a detail-oriented professional with operational insight, proven experience in corporate finance, and strong financial planning and management skills.

RADAR Nonprofit Solutions seeks Remote Accounting Manager

RADAR Nonprofit Solutions is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to perform the accounting activities for various clients in the arts and other nonprofit sectors.

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Chief Marketing & Experience Officer – Roundabout Theatre Company

Roundabout Theatre Company seeks to hire their next Chief Marketing & Experience Officer.

Austin Opera seeks Associate Technical Director

Join Austin Opera during a thrilling period of growth! The Associate Technical Director will help plan, open, and operate the company's new performance venue.

Austin Opera seeks a Venue Manager

Join Austin Opera during a thrilling period of growth! The Buter Performance Center Manager will help plan, open, and operate the company's new performance venue.

Global Arts Live seeks 585 Arts General Manager

The General Manager, 585 Arts, will oversee the business aspects of a new performing arts center, leading its launch and day-to-day operations.

Fine Arts Work Center seeks Director of Development and Communications

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown seeks a talented and passionate Director of Development and Communications to join our team.

Director of Marketing

The Director of Marketing leads all marketing and communications functions for the Hult Center, with responsibility for managing staff, external vendors, and promotional strategy for both “Broadway in Eugene” and other Hult Presents programs.

General Director – Pittsburgh Opera

As it looks forward to its 87th season, Pittsburgh Opera—one of America’s most artistically respected opera companies—invites recommendations/applications for the position of General Director
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