One has to wonder, with the cancellation of an institution like Neighbours, the moving of Days of Our Lives to streaming-only, and fading ratings for such stalwarts as EastEnders. Even telenovelas are starting to lose audiences in Latin America. However, the genre may not be disappearing as much as morphing. - BBC
The Court’s grappling with Warhol’s cultural criticism may end up being its most revealing comment this term on the nature of its own role in contemporary culture. - The New Yorker
"Whichever culture you inhabit, it is likely that dancing is a part of it. ... To gyrate rhythmically to music in the presence of others – the closer you look at this custom, the stranger it seems – is an activity whose roots in the human psyche go deep. Why do we do it?" - The Independent (UK)
Just how much coddling do theatergoers need these days? An audience advisory for the touring production of the recent revisionist Broadway revival of “Oklahoma!” gives a jarringly literal spin to the term “trigger warning.” - Washington Post
"I think (they've) actively dumbed down the audience. And so the attention span of the majority of the audience is much less ... and I don't think plays are going to have long lives on Broadway — I feel as though it's turning into Disneyland, a circus and Las Vegas." - Variety
The Louvre mother ship in Paris will lend Leonardo's Saint John the Baptist to its Gulf outpost for two years beginning next month, just as the museum is celebrating its fifth anniversary. - The National (Abu Dhabi)
Rupert Christiansen: "This would allow them a rebirth – a radical rethink of their function and structure. Will this happen? No. But when the Levelling Up agenda starts calling for a transfer of funds from London to the regions, ACE's officers might grudgingly acknowledge the justice of my case." - The Spectator
"An eclectic roster of Australian dance artists gathers together for the first time for DanceX. A new festival conceived and curated by David Hallberg, artistic director of The Australian Ballet, it runs October 20–November 1 at the Arts Centre Melbourne." - Dance Magazine
In addition to leading the St. Lawrence as it became one of the most admired string quartets in North America and artists-in-residence at Stanford (where he was a beloved faculty member), he directed the popular chamber music concerts at Spoleto Festival USA. - CBC
The trip would have marked the 50th anniversary of when the Philadelphians became the first US orchestra ever to visit China. The stated reason for canceling is the country's strict COVID quarantine rules, which would require anyone infected to quit the tour and remain in place for weeks. - The Philadelphia Inquirer
The unionized journalists — well, most of them — voted to join their colleagues in other departments to protest what they say is the owners' refusal to negotiate a contract. But the vote to join the strike won by only two votes and up to 40% of the newsroom continues to work. - Poynter
It’s a common misapprehension that “editing” is a synonym for “deleting.” Yes, by all means trim away what I call the Throat-Clearers and Wan Intensifiers. But I have learned that prose often benefits from the cushioning of a few extra words — for rhythm, for sense. - Washington Post
Less than a year later, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, it has become a symbol of the cultural death knell of the country. - The Art Newspaper
“What makes ArtPrize unique is that awards and prizes are selected by both public visitors casting votes and also by jurors,” revealing “the intersections and incongruities between professional and populist opinions.” - Artnet
There are more English songs to be discovered, past, present and future. Seams of gold run through those blue remembered hills and our modest three-day festival will carry on mining them. - The Guardian
