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Italy Is Raising Museum Ticket Prices (Slightly) To Fund Recovery From Recent Floods

"Following catastrophic floods that have crippled the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy has announced a plan to raise museum admission fees across the country by €1 in an attempt to help save 'cultural heritage' that has been damaged." - ARTnews

Ed Ames, ’50s Pop Singer Turned ’60s TV Star, Is Dead At 95

He was the youngest member of the Ames Brothers, who had a major touring career, a syndicated TV show, and 49 hits on the charts. After the group disbanded in 1963, Ed worked regularly as a stage and television actor, most famously as Mingo on the series Daniel Boone. - Variety

The Life-Changing, And Sometimes Life-Saving, Joys Of Internet Fandom

Let's not downplay the true connections people find online. "I could introduce you to dozens (if not hundreds) of other people who have met many of the most important people they know — their best friends, their partners, their chosen families, their communities — because of Tori Amos." - HuffPost

This Artist Has Had A Solid Career, And Now He’d Like To Sell Another Artist His Name

"If he finds a buyer, he will be prohibited from being Darren Bader the contemporary artist, and that identity will be taken over by the buyer. ... If the buyer wants to keep making trademark Bader works, they’re welcome to take a crack at it." - The New York Times

Fighting For The Right To Fix Our Own Stuff

Many people are sick of buying and throwing away everything from clothes to phones. But repairing things with computer chips can be illegal. So, "there's this cultural shift, and then there is the policy work that has to be done. ... They have to go hand in hand." - NPR

Bill Lee, Bassist And Composer Who Scored His Son Spike’s Movies, Has Died At 94

"Lee was an acclaimed sideman and session player with a rich acoustic bass sound. His sensitive approach and versatility — he could be gentle or intense, depending on the song — made him a favorite of producers." - Washington Post

When The World Ends With A Whimper

"I like to imagine that I would survive, thrive even, conveniently forgetting that my life of indoor pursuits, reading, writing, and streaming drama box sets whilst ordering pizza, has probably not provided me with the skills I’d need." - LitHub

What’s The Point Of A Prize?

"Winning a prize is an undeniably thrilling, magical thing. It is, in essence, the world’s way of telling you that you’ve done something noteworthy and valuable. It’s your moment to shine. But on the whole, do prizes do any good." - The New York Times

An Auto-Captioned World Is On Its Way

"My first conversation with captioned glasses did feel like something out of the movies. I kept shaking my head in wonder at the captions floating in the air before me. 'This is so cool,' I kept saying." - The Atlantic

Writing, During A Pandemic And A War, About Rachmaninoff In Exile

"We remain guests, respectful of the amount we can never know, hoping to take away something of lasting value for all." - The Observer (UK)

The Woman Trying To Archive Black Twitter

Professor Meredith Clark "says preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate and complex retelling of the history of the internet. But it's not a simple task." - NPR

The British Team Trying To Preserve, And Restore, As Many Banksys As Possible

"If you owned a valuable painting you'd keep it inside, in correct lighting and temperatures but outside art is open to all the elements - whatever the weather - along with grime, plant life and dog wee." - BBC

How Disney’s Musicians Redid The Music For The New Little Mermaid

Regardless of the movie's critical reception, the music is pretty good. "With the help of a renowned dance company, an 86-person orchestra and a well-traveled percussionist, the new movie manages to elevate the cherished compositions into musical numbers that are aurally sumptuous and visually spectacular." - Los Angeles Times

How Did A Novel About Game Development Become A Multi-Year Bestseller?

Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, isn't sure. And it's a bit weird for her. "Even though is not her first book, or even her first to be a best seller, many readers are coming to her work for the first time." - The New York Times

A New York City Artist Is Paralyzed After Being Shoved On The Subway

Artist and illustrator Emine Yilmaz Ozsoy's "designs have been featured in outlets such as Chicago Magazine and NPR, and she won an American Illustration award in 2021." - Hyperallergic

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