"Titled the 'Unlock Ticketing Markets Act,' the legislation aims to 'help restore competition to live event ticketing markets by empowering the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the use of excessively long multi-year exclusive contracts that lock out competitors, decrease incentives to innovate new services, and increase costs for fans.'" - Variety
The 45-minute show from Edinburgh Castle, which began in 1982, usually attracts more than 250,000 spectators. Organisers said the world famous event would not run this summer as it had no sponsor. - BBC
“The governor got very angry over the position Disney took and he’s decided to retaliate against us, including the naming of a new board to oversee the property, in effect to seek to punish a company for its exercise of a constitutional right. And that just seems really wrong to me.” - The New York Times
It was called the Museum for African Art when it opened in 1984 and for decades afterward. After a long, troubled move into a new building at the northeastern corner of Central Park, it has broadened its focus to visual and performing arts, politics, finance, and cuisine. - The New York Times
"The Perelman Family Foundation, headed by cosmetics mogul and art collector Ronald Perelman, has pledged $25 million to Brown University to build an arts district at the Providence, Rhode Island, Ivy League school. ... The district will include ... performance centers and teaching, gallery, rehearsal, and performance spaces." - ARTnews
“One factor is that there seems to be a renewed interest in Welsh history. And there was a big surge of new visitors coming to Wales as lockdown eased.” - The Guardian
"Since the last ferry operators left to run a more lucrative water taxi in Lake Como, no one has bid to take over the 4,500-euro-a-year concession, even though the town has thrown in a mountain bike rental as a deal sweetener." - The New York Times
Turns out they're low quality and not reparable, and, three years later, that's not turning out to be so great for the schools or their students. - The Verge
"The rush to track down people who used to be famous does seem to have picked up some speed lately. And, as far as I can tell, it seems to be rooted in a mixture of confusion and entitlement." - The Guardian (UK)
"The time has come for us to stop using the term 'digital revolution' in such a catchphrase-cute way, with the inevitable emphasis on 'digital' and little thought for the meaning, and historical realities, of 'revolution.'" - Los Angeles Times
Actor David Choe says he made up a rape story for a podcast. Beef creators and stars stated, "We’re aware David has apologized in the past for making up this horrific story, and we’ve seen him put in the work to get the mental health support he needed." - Washington Post
I am partial to having opinions myself, provided they are carefully justified, and I am not convinced that verdicts are always artifacts of incuriosity: Even when we have deemed an artwork beautiful or ugly, we have yet to discover what makes it flow or falter. - Washington Post
"The ease of the task depends on where they are on the call sheet. Big names get the red carpet treatment. … Somewhat lesser lights may get a relocation stipend, but they have to do their own house hunting. Others take a gamble and pay their own way." - The New York Times
There are powerful, immediate financial incentives to study, say, computer science rather than Victorian literature, but economic incentives only partially explain today’s flight from the humanities. - Washington Post
