If life in the 1930s was marked by a Great Depression, and the 2010s by a Great Recession, one might say our current decade is marked by a Great Regression. This return to childhood manifests in the things we consume, in how we spend our time, even in the ways our societies are governed. - Aeon
“Guests in love, please understand — most of the exhibits in our museum are objects ‘born’ many years ago and subject to completely different moral standards … We do not expose them to discomfort!” - Hyperallergic
The internet by design has sanded complex ideas down to trending hashtags, stripping subtlety from language and producing younger generations who confuse attention for personal growth. - The Atlantic
Since the explosion, architects and designers have dealt with the after-effects in different ways, with some choosing to leave Beirut and others moving within the city to areas that were less affected by the blast. - Dezeen
And by "people who should know better," we mean certain AI researchers themselves. "The problem is that people closest to the technology live with one foot in the future. They sometimes see what they believe will happen as much as they see what is happening now." - The New York Times
Outdated terminology such as “Indians of North America” has remained in these term lists despite changing use in society and no longer matches the language used in the books themselves. - The Conversation
Said the CEO and president of global streaming and games for Warner Bros. Discovery, "At the end of the day, putting all the content together was the only way we saw to make this a viable business." - Variety
How long does academic work take? How long should it take? Even more troubling, who gets to decide what is valuable and necessary work for an academic today? - Sydney Review of Books
It's all in the program's name: PORT, or Peer Organized Reciprocal Touring. Says one of the founders, "It's pretty simple. ... Org A hosts org B in their hometown, and after a period of time the roles are reversed." - Dance Magazine
Classic FM’s audience has hit a record low, falling under 5 million listeners for the first time with over half a million people switching off since the start of the pandemic. - David Taylor
Among the causes for which Hubert Parry's stirring setting of William Blake's poem has been enlisted (or co-opted): wartime patriotism, women's suffrage, English nationalism, the post-World War II welfare state, imperial nostalgia, mocking satire, marketing the film Chariots of Fire, the Falklands War, anti-Thatcher leftism, and 21st-century Kulturkampf. - History Today
The $50 Million gift represents one of the Tsai family’s biggest ventures so far into the performing arts. Joseph Tsai, who trained as a lawyer and serves as vice chairman of Alibaba, is more frequently associated with athletics. He is the primary owner of the Brooklyn Nets. - The New York Times
Said one of them, "This is about a legacy white employee who was in danger of losing her job for performance reasons, so she cynically appropriated the language of diversity and inclusion to try and hold onto that job — which if she lost it might have actually gone to a person of color." - Gawker
