"The art-attack tactic ... shows how social movements are warped and distorted by the logic of spectacle, undermining their longer-term viability by forcing them to become the worst version of themselves just to get a media hit." - Artnet
"On Friday in Paris, Milan, and Oslo, climate activists from local organizations under the umbrella group A22 Network doused sculptures with orange paint or flour, as U.N. climate talks were taking place in Egypt. This time, the works were hit directly, and lacked protective covering." - ARTnews
In the wake of a judge's decision to block the union of the two giants on anti-trust grounds, Paramount Global, the conglomerate which owns Simon & Schuster, is simply allowing the $2.2 billion sale of the publisher to Penguin Random House to collapse. - Reuters
The renowned troupe “strongly encouraged” star dancer Ashley Bouder, 38, not to perform in its star-studded fall gala because of her “appearance,” Bouder posted this week on Instagram. “I have hit my proverbial wall,” Bouder wrote. She accused the company of longstanding “systemic” and “institutionalized” body-shaming. - New York Post
“The defendants are alleged to have operated a website for over a decade whose central purpose was providing stolen intellectual property, in violation of copyright laws.” - The Verge
Yotta (24 zeroes) was the largest prefix in the metric system before the new additions. Now, the Earth's mass can be said to be about 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. The sun can be said to be about 2,000 quettagrams rather than 2,000,000,000 yottagrams. - NPR
Conversations about ethics and ethical judgment are usually missing from good governance discussions. A code of conduct, which is typical of other professions, would help the field more formally address these issues. - Journal of Philanthropy
Stored in a drawer in the vault is the original, ink-blotched, handwritten state constitution signed on July 2, 1776, declaring New Jersey’s independence from Great Britain and rejecting the authority of Governor Franklin, who had already been arrested. - The New York Times
All of these products are unprofitable and have lost $5 billion annually in the past few years. Most of these devices are loss leaders because Amazon normally subsidizes the cost to get more market share. - GoodReader
Hill, the inaugural Audain senior curator of Indigenous art, had worked at the gallery for 22 years. He is a specialist in Iroquoian languages and culture, and in global contemporary Indigenous art. - The Globe & Mail (Canada)
What is the message our Arts Council is trying to send to our young musicians? That they want them to train, and to immerse themselves in music, but that their years of dedication and craft cannot add up to earning a living? - MaxMusician
Martins, who has played for dignitaries and enjoyed the high-class life in New York as a younger man, had long suffered from a neurological condition called focal dystonia, which caused involuntary spasms in his right hand. Over the years, the pain grew more and more excruciating. - New York Post
"Naturally, the theft has shaken the Yale School of Art, but it has opened up a conversation about frustrations with the university’s policies as well." - Hyperallergic
The Temple of Boom "is made of glass-reinforced concrete and rises from the NGV gardens like a piece of sumptuous Meccano. It invites the public to reflect not only on the Parthenon’s beauty, but its complicated history." - The Guardian (UK)
