“Many Russian writers and historians are complicit in facilitating this war. It is their words and thoughts over the past 350 years that sowed the seeds of Russian fascism and allowed it to flourish, although many would be horrified today to see the fruits of their labour … - The Guardian
“Over the years it has become more and more pervasive to the point where, on those rare instances when a performance doesn’t get a standing ovation, you can see it on the actors’ faces, like ‘What did we do wrong?’” - The New York Times
“The arts are unifying to our country, and I think it’s going to be the salvation of our country,” she said Saturday at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor, “where we can come together, forget our differences, be inspired, laugh together, cry together.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
Ballot Issue 55, which was approved by Cuyahoga County voters by an almost 3-to-1 margin, more than doubles the existing surcharge on tobacco products. As the prevalence of smoking has declined, revenue from the tax had fallen by half over the past two decades. - Cleveland Scene
"Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan and her top aides directed employees to remove certain objects and details over the past year in order to avoid angering Republican legislators and making visitors feel ‘confronted.’” - Hyperallergic
Development - driven in part by remote work and the pandemic, and also by the TV show Yellowstone, is driving development. That is “a grave threat because of how it is carving up an ecosystem that must stay relatively intact to function.” - The New York Times
This year they will now visit a holding page before the start of the ticket sale, “at least a few minutes before the sale opens” according to organisers. Once the sale begins, each person “will randomly be assigned a place in a queue to access the booking process”. - The Guardian
Scientists analyzed ancient DNA extracted from skeletal remains and pieced together fragments of five people’s identities, rewriting the romantic stories of who they were and how they were related. - Washington Post
U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan and her top advisers at the National Archives and Records Administration, which operates a popular museum on the National Mall, have sought to de-emphasize negative parts of U.S. history. She has ordered the removal of prominent references to such landmark events as the government’s displacement of indigenous tribes. The Wall Street Journal
"With the approval of Proposition A, voters in El Paso have formally revoked the city’s authority to issue the remaining $128.5 million in bonds that had been allocated for a multipurpose performing arts and entertainment facility in Downtown El Paso." - El Paso Matters
"(The University of the Arts) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September, enabling the school to sell off its real estate, spanning 76,000 square feet across (nine buildings), all situated within Philly’s bustling South Broad Street commercial corridor." - Artnet
His work of this period combined a proclamation of the value of microcultures with a commitment to an intellectual cosmopolitanism. He celebrated the “local understanding”, but what bound the members of that salon to one another was the combination of cultural and national diversity with moral sympathy. - Hedgehog Review
