In today’s highlights: The numbers are worrying for the performing arts: a new report indicates that the sector faced sharper revenue and staffing declines in 2024 than museums or community organizations (SMU Cultural Data). Physical infrastructure is also at risk, as Dallas officials consider selling—and potentially demolishing—their iconic, I.M. Pei-designed City Hall (Dezeen).
Geopolitics continues to encroach on culture, with Russia moving to designate the art collective Pussy Riot an “extremist” group, a label usually reserved for terrorists (Hyperallergic). On the business front, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is heating up, with Netflix facing antitrust concerns and Comcast navigating political headwinds (The Wrap) — It could come down to whether Trump likes your CEO or not. Finally, a good news story from the tech world: AI is being deployed to help save the endangered Arapaho language (The Conversation).
