"These visions, whether expressed through science fiction, music or art, are rooted in staples of traditional Indian culture such as spirituality and folk customs. But they're also universally appealing, thanks to provocative design, cutting-edge technology, captivating sonics and their emphasis on diversity and self-reliance." - BBC
Slowly, among all the things I learned from Frank (that is, everything of importance that I know), was the understanding that the true mark of sophistication in response to performance is enthusiasm. Not cynical dismissal, but enthusiasm. - American Theatre
Jill Sykes: "There was remarkable generosity in the dance world towards an enthusiastic young observer, allowing me into the innermost work processes. I came across it in London and New York as well as Australia. I wonder if it would be possible in these less relaxed days." - The Sydney Morning Herald
The six-page long memorandum specifically requires John Deere to provide farmers and independent repair facilities with access to the company’s tools, software, and documentation to make repairs to John Deere equipment. - Gizmodo
On the 4½-hour trip between the German capital and the Polish city of Wrocław, "passengers encounter writers, musicians, creative artists, a library and a permanent exhibition. The project was originally designed for a six-month period, but it was so successful that it was never discontinued." - Deutsche Welle
The design of the complex just blocks north of Columbia’s main Morningside Heights campus coincided with business schools around the country coming to terms with a rising chorus of criticism that companies are too predatory, exploitative and monopolistic, and that business education had to change. - The New York Times
"There are so many men – actual, documented men – this film could have been based on but, instead, it puts a woman in the role but gives her all the attributes of those men. That feels anti-woman." - Chicago Sun-Times
Once it learns a specific voice, VALL-E can synthesize audio of that person saying anything—and do it in a way that attempts to preserve the speaker's emotional tone. - Ars Technica
While the main Glyndebourne Festival receives no public money and is unaffected, its touring and education activities were supported by Arts Council England, which just reduced its grant by half. So the festival has had to cancel next autumn's tour to Liverpool, Canterbury, Norwich and Milton Keynes. - The Guardian
Many of the now-well-known cave drawings of animals include dots, short lines, and crosses; archaeologists suspected that they had some meaning but couldn't work out what. The new hypothesis is that the marks are records of the age and behavior of the animals that were drawn. - Smithsonian Magazine
"Author of dozens of books, Simic was ranked by many as among the greatest and most original poets of his time, one who didn’t write in English until well into his 20s. His bleak, but comic perspective was shaped in part by his years growing up in wartime Yugoslavia." - AP
"Jacksonville's Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has canceled performances of a play involving censorship and the first lesbian kiss in American theater, triggering a storm of social media debate." The county school administration described Indecent as "inappropriate for student cast members and student audiences." - The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
Vandals in the crowd seriously damaged several paintings and sculptures and destroyed a couple of pieces entirely — this on top of the damage they caused to the landmark Oscar Niemeyer buildings themselves. - Artnet
"The Louvre in Paris, the world's most well-attended museum, will now limit the number of daily visitors to 30,000 'in order to facilitate a comfortable visit and ensure optimal working conditions for museum staff.' … Prior to the pandemic, the Louvre could welcome up to 45,000 visitors each day." - ARTnews
Following a three-month hiatus from conducting due to a neurological condition, Barenboim announced that he'll retire as general music director of the Berlin State Opera, whose stature he's credited with reviving following decades of Communist-era stagnation. - The Guardian
