By late Friday, after an initial 120 people had signed the letter, Beaser, 68, a former chair of the prestigious Manhattan music school’s composition department, had taken leave from his teaching post as the school launched a third-party inquiry into the allegations. - Washington Post
Although the Vatican fragments will belong to the church rather than the state, a museum spokeswoman said they would be “reunited in their positions,” helping to breach a palpable void in the reconstructed monument that Greeks feel almost viscerally. - The New York Times
That Mr. Iger was unhappy with Mr. Chapek is well established. Less well known is the depth of his antipathy and the lengths he went to deflate Mr. Chapek behind the scenes. - The Wall Street Journal
The inmates were part of the very first edition of a new, government-sponsored literary prize bestowed by prisoners. The award, called the Goncourt des détenus, or inmates’ Goncourt, is the most recent of several offshoots of France’s most prestigious literary award. - The New York Times
Opponents of censorship heartily agree that parents should have an important say in how schools work and how public libraries serve our children. What we’re against is a willful ideological minority imposing its views on everyone else. - Washington Post
This is fine: "The platform said the move would affect content from numerous social media websites, including Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post." - The Guardian (UK)
"German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden’s Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago." - Seattle Times (AP)
Grey did everything from dancing with the Bolshoi to directing the English National Ballet, and quite a bit in between. As a young dancer, "Grey made an immense impression on New York dance connoisseurs." - The New York Times
And it's an issue, no matter how much you like the show. "To state the obvious, most of the world’s cattle are elsewhere, and they don’t graze on grass in vast, beautiful fields like the ones owned by Dutton." - Slate
"As bad as I thought the situation was, it’s worse—and it’s likely to worsen as high school students acquire more transferrable credits in early-college/dual-degree programs." - Inside Higher Ed
"Classical performance tradition is immediately undermined when the performer enters wearing a sleeveless pink top, red trousers, and a brown messenger bag ... and stands, silent, between a lidless grand piano and a table covered with realistic tree models." - Guernica Magazine
Aubrey Plaza didn't anchor a blockbuster franchise like Jennifer Lawrence or Kristin Stewart, but she "has had a knack for choosing roles that seem to connect with something larger about the evolution of her generation." - Slate
