"As its fiscal year comes to an end on June 30, New York Public Radio is facing an $8 million deficit, which is causing the parent company of news/talk combo WNYC-AM/FM (and classical station WQXR) to institute a hiring freeze and eliminate bonuses for the senior leadership team." - Inside Radio
"The cutback — the latest in a series under owner Walt Disney Co. — involves some 19 editorial staffers. … Article assignments will henceforth be contracted out to freelancers or pieced together by editors. The cuts also eliminated the magazine's small audio department." - MSN (The Washington Post)
"Once again, Italian authorities have arrested Pasquale 'Lino' Frongia, the artist suspected of forging a string of Old Master paintings that have appeared at high-profile museums and made millions at auctions by passing as the work of Frans Hals, Orazio Gentileschi, Diego Velázquez, El Greco, and Parmigianino, among others." - Artnet
"The announcement comes during a period of dramatic change for the research center, which houses the largest Shakespeare collection in the world and is a cultural hub in the D.C. region. In November, it opens its doors to the public for the first time since March 2020." - MSN (The Washington Post)
The channel that Turner put together holds an astounding degree of control over a crucial part of the American artistic and cultural heritage. What makes TCM indispensable is its library, and what brings the library to life—what makes it an ongoing vital experience rather than just a vault—is its programming. - The New Yorker
Dolly Parton, Freddie Mercury and Adele impersonators were among those fighting the "unfair" moves, which they said were putting their livelihoods at risk. "They are banning us." - BBC
"In the four-year period between 2016 and 2019, average annual news operating loss was $28.4 million." It said that number increased to $40 million last year because of internet advertising that has captured a "massive share" of revenue from Canadian businesses. - CBC
Gannett had not run the list since Mary Cadden, the longtime compiler, was among hundreds laid off late last year. According to Erik Bursch, senior vice president for product and engineering, the logging of sales figures — entered manually by Cadden — has been automated. - Toronto Star (AP)
The science of bioacoustics opens up a novel window into worlds of sound unheard by human ears. Across our planet, sound is a primordial form of conveying complex ecological information; a vast range of species — even those without ears — are remarkably sensitive to sound. - Noema
This month, Republicans in both the House and Senate introduced legislation to once again make classical architecture the preferred house style for federal buildings. The Beautifying Federal Civil Architecture Act would restore Trump’s lame-duck vision for a “Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture.” - Bloomberg
"Lots of librarians have wasted a ton of time cleaning up files in their OneDrives; removing their names from projects, committees; taking down … anything that is related to diversity and inclusion on any level, … (and) removing metadata like 'diversity' and 'decolonization' from publications they'd uploaded to their institution's repository." - Slate
People have believed in this moral decline at least since pollsters started asking about it in 1949, they believe it in every single country that has ever been surveyed (59 and counting), they believe that it’s been happening their whole lives and they believe it’s still happening today. - The New York Times
"When I got to do While I Have the Floor, that was me really saying, okay, I can be in control of the narrative. If there's not work out there that can honor the depth of my expression ... in both acting and dancing, then I can write it myself." - Slate
The response was overwhelmingly positive, with a common refrain of, “It’s about time!” One patron was grateful to move around and said that sitting for long periods “gives his back fits.” Another patron brought her adult autistic son to McCaw Hall for the first time, having waited decades to do so. - Seattle Times
"Some 68.6 million tickets have been sold from the booth during its 50 years, with more than $2.6 billion going back to the shows. Despite the rise of ... apps hawking discounted theater tickets, lining up at the booth is as fundamental as cooing over the Statue of Liberty." - AP
