In artist Mire Lee's work, "motors, tubes, and pumps paired with silicone, ceramics, fabrics and liquids become sculptures that are bizarre, messy and (in more ways than one) moving. Pushing lines of taste, her inventions can suggest organs ripped from bodies." - The New York Times
"The heart of salsa - the fast-tempo, horn-heavy music and its hip-swinging dance style - has beat loudly and strongly in New York for decades. ... Now the city is home to the first museum dedicated to the music that traces its roots to Africa." - NPR
Treasure Lunan, who's playing Lysander at Portland Center Stage's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, says they feel welcome there. PCS Associate Artistic Director Chip Miller says, "When you have someone so talented, why would you limit what roles they could play?" - Oregon ArtsWatch
"Bronzes of arms, feet, ears and other body parts ... the various ailments that were treated at the thermal baths." And then there are two bronze plaques with a "'very accurate' depiction of internal organs." - The New York Times
As lawmakers race to finish the budget, a deal has been struck: "Hollywood studios will get a lucrative tax benefit they have long sought and workers on film productions will get new safety protocols they’ve wanted since the deadly Rust shooting." - Los Angeles Times
Riley, on parts of I'm a Virgo: Writers are "showing the world that, hey; this is where your power can come because it's not only a strike over wages, ... it's not only a strike over work conditions, but it's a strike about the very creation of culture." - NPR
"Under the name Johnny Williams, he gradually transitioned, as he put it, 'from the piano bench to the writing desk,' composing several light, jazzy scores for comedies. How to Steal a Million, an art-heist caper starring Audrey Hepburn, was an early high point." - The New York Times
But ... "why are so many blockbuster films and some of television’s most adventurous shows addicted to cringey song choices? The unlikely answer might be found at the 1995 Oscars." - Variety
After I finished, I placed the banana skin under the tape on the wall. Then, a guard said, 'excuse me,' but didn’t try to restrain me in any way. I talked to the guards. They looked embarrassed." - The Guardian (UK)
"Francis told the group that 'neither art nor faith can leave things simply as they are: They change, transform, move and convert them. Art can never serve as an anesthetic; it brings peace, yet far from deadening consciences, it keeps them alert.'" - The New York Times
"Why don’t more animated movies look this good? According to people who worked on the sequel , Across the Spider-Verse, it’s because the working conditions required to produce such artistry are not sustainable." - Vulture
"Commercially, it simply doesn’t stack up. ... Most survive and subsist largely either on unpaid labour or grant funding" - or both. And that leads to burnout, not to mention grant funds drying up. - The Guardian (UK)
"He brought a galaxy of dance luminaries into his list of authors when he was editor in chief of Alfred A. Knopf. ... He ran influential works of dance criticism as editor of The New Yorker, and he later became a dance critic himself." - The New York Times
What is going on at the behemoth? (And could regulators perhaps have foreseen some issues?) "The catalog is believed to include music from such films as Purple Rain, Evita, Sweeney Todd, Rent several Batman films and many more titles." - Variety
In a furious and impassioned plea, Castillo writes, "I'm tired of hearing how much David Zaslav loves classic movies when his action scream otherwise. If he loves classic movies so much, then invest in the people who bring classic movies to the masses." - Monica Castillo's Patreon
