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Minnesota Opera pulled its Halloween premiere of The Many Deaths of Laila Starr until late 2027 because its orchestra had authorized a strike, and president Ryan Taylor wouldn’t gamble on opening night. The union had refused his no-strike deal, and calls the postponement a lockout (MPR News).
Philadelphia’s arts office was closed by one mayor, reopened by another, and slated for elimination by a third. On November 3, voters decide whether to write it into the city charter (Broad Street Review).
Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, a five-time Oscar nominee, now faces a lawsuit from Simon Stephenson, writer of Pixar’s Luca, who wants a court order barring further exploitation of the film. His evidence includes a shared mistake: both scripts write “Under Black” for scene cards (The Hollywood Reporter).
Van Gogh cut off his ear the day he likely learned his brother Theo was engaged to Jo Bonger. She inherited 400 of his paintings, some stored under beds, and spent 30 years promoting his work (Time).
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