There are many technical similarities between classical music, especially music from the baroque period, and metal, which others more versed in music theory are better qualified than I am to discuss. At a fundamental level, both types of music are interested in exploring complexity. - 3 Quarks Daily
33 years after the law’s passage, at least half of the remains of more than 210,000 Native Americans have yet to be returned. Tribes have struggled to reclaim them in part because of a lack of federal funding for repatriation and because institutions face little to no consequences for violating the law or dragging their feet. - ProPublica
Mark Harris: "The fact that these have even become urgent questions has to do, in large part, with the collision of Gen Z's approach to sexuality, which is very flexible, and its approach to culture, which is not." - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
In the so-called concern about the left ruling the campuses, what we actually have is an onslaught by the right wing to control what we read, who we talk to, and what we talk about. - The New Yorker
"Turning the spotlight on the sensational viral clip, only to describe the violence in it as a kind of picturesque genre scene, doesn't really do much to cut against the stereotype of out-of-touch liberal media. Still, I have some compassion for the writer and editors here." - Artnet
The X-ray, oriented on its side, has the original Still Life composition occupying two quadrants on the right. But the left side—the black backdrop of the final composition—reveals a face with deep set eyes and a distinct nose and mouth. - Atlas Obscura
"For a moment there I think I lost what my goal was in being choreographer. ... What I realized, after getting fired from that job, is that I wanted to be in the room but I didn't necessarily want to be a dancer in the room." - National Endowment for the Arts
Owning around 150 artworks, the Paris-based art collector actively shares his latest art acquisitions and stylish home interiors on his Instagram profile. Many of the artists in his art collection are some of the rising stars in the art world. - Larry's List
"From March 2020 to April 2021, Parks wrote a short play a day. Sometimes, Parks would write multiple (sic). Other times, Parks would write fragments of a song, eventually creating 23 original songs for the theatrical piece that charts the family's journey through the pandemic." - The Guardian
The "public" libraries used to be segregated, for whites only, and then they fell into disrepair. Now, Kenyans "are here to reclaim history, to occupy its architecture and to subvert its intended use." - The New York Times
"I've found it very, very difficult to write. I sit down to write, and nothing happens. I write, but it's a combination of blankness and junk, stuff that I write and that I delete the next day. I'm not out of that forest yet, really." - The New Yorker
"Thanks to a combination of lackluster ticket sales and an end to government relief, they have no choice but to try out new things." Here's a look at what three of them — Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Control Group Productions (Denver), and the West Village Rehearsal Co-Op (Manhattan) — are trying. - NPR
"Though the restructuring is still a work in progress, its goal is to reinvigorate internal competition for new titles among PRH's many imprints. ... The question about how aggressively (the) imprints actually bid against one another came up during the trial … to block PRH's S&S purchase." - Publishers Weekly
"The mega-exhibitor is following music concerts, sporting events and other entertainment venues in setting its ticket pricing strategy to sightlines for seating selections. AMC patrons attending cinemas after 4 p.m. will be able to pay different prices based on their proximity to the movie screen within the auditorium." - The Hollywood Reporter
