"The arts and culture sector has long been able to hire administrative staff at below market rates on account of their employees’ passion for the art form. Well, the pandemic has changed that, and the sector is experiencing some severe growing pains." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The fellowship is “intended to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual and professional inclinations,” and comes with a $800,000 stipend, according to the foundation’s website. - The New York Times
In the era of the Internet, a framework that analyzed the benefits to consumers primarily through the metric of cost was no longer realistic, because, among other reasons, companies could use huge amounts of data to fine-tune what they charged particular shoppers for particular items. - The New Yorker
“I’m guessing most of the men who say they think about it all of the time are probably white, cis men. And it’s no coincidence, because the Roman Empire is one of the most patriarchal and hierarchical societies that has ever existed. It is the epitome, the pinnacle of white cis gender masculinity.” - The Conversation
"Claire Rice, executive director of Arts Alliance Illinois, ... is asking (Mayor) Johnson to tap the city’s corporate fund for nearly 35% of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events’ $81 million annual budget, an unprecedented move for a department traditionally funded primarily by other sources." - Crain's Chicago Business
I’m not foolish or backward enough to think that AI is a passing fad. It’s a tool that we’ll see incorporated and integrated, like the synthesizers Miles invoked. But — But! — we have the power to prevent a future where the bots run the show. - The Gig
In addition to demonstrating how attackers might remove watermarks, the study shows how it’s possible to add watermarks to human-generated images, triggering false positives. - Wired
"The findings paint a picture of a cultural arts landscape plagued by: dwindling audiences and subscriptions; increased costs and shrinking budgets; declines in private funding and sponsorships; and an uncertain future in the wake of the end of government funding. … But there is hope, too." - Chicago Sun-Times
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, knows this week is crucial for the future of entertainment. - The New York Times
"Creative Scotland will use National Lottery funding reserves to plug the gap, but said the moment was a 'tipping point' for an already fragile sector." - BBC
"The debate over the series is growing increasingly heated as it becomes a surprising transatlantic export from the more traditionally buttoned-up Brits." - Washington Post
Twelve hundred things, to be precise, including Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood and a poem by Cranogwen, the first woman to win a Welsh national poetry prize. - BBC
“It’s just a rude word for creative people. I know there are students in the audience: You don’t want to hear your stories described as ‘content’ or your acting or your producing described as ‘content.’ That’s just like coffee grounds in the sink or something.” - The New York Times
Nick Stuccio established the Philly Fringe in 1997, inspired by a visit to the Edinburgh Fringe. Over the years, the festival has grown from a five-day event to a four-week, thousand-performance bonanza (plus other presentations through the year). Stuccio will depart next April. - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
