“There is more demand in Charlotte for our services than we can usually meet, so I’m very pleased we were able to raise the overall compensation." Along with pay increase for all 62 full-time musicians over the two-year term, the new contract seeks to broaden the applicant base for auditions. - Charlotte Observer
"One of his defining acts (was) helping organize a 2012 caravan to Arizona with books outlawed as part of a state ban on Mexican American studies. ... (But he's also) one of the most active and exuberant advocates of Latino writing and writers in Texas." - The Christian Science Monitor
"Working closely with a team of writers, assistants and producers — led by the showrunner and co-creator Peter Gould — Ariel Levine and Kathleen Williams-Foshee maintained detailed notes on virtually every person, place, thing or event ever mentioned or implied on either the show or its predecessor." - The New York Times
"Downtowns and the cities they anchor are the most adaptive and resilient of human creations; they have survived far worse. Continual works in progress, they have been rebuilt and remade in the aftermaths of all manner of crises and catastrophes." - Bloomberg CityLab
"On the international stage, Domingo has largely remained an in-demand star. But why? I can tell you right now it's not his voice. … How desperate and sad to see institutions pretend that Domingo's artistic legacy must be preserved at the expense of their own integrity." - MSN (The Washington Post)
Hadi Matar, speaking from his cell at the Chautauqua County Jail: "I read a couple pages. I didn't read the whole thing cover to cover. ... I don't like him very much. He's someone who attacked Islam, he attacked their beliefs, the belief systems." - New York Post
"The Cambodians have enlisted the help of the U.S. Justice Department to press for the return of dozens of artworks, basing their claim in part on the account of a reformed looter. ... But the dispute (with the museum) has evolved into something of an odd standoff." - The New York Times
"The mayor of Venice has said he is on the hunt for the 'two overbearing idiots' who were filmed gliding along the Grand Canal on motorised foil surfboards. The young men were spotted dodging gondolas and waterbuses as they navigated Venice's main thoroughfare on Thursday morning." - The Guardian
Most NFT projects are definitely bubbles—but the NFT art-and-collectibles trading ecosystem as a whole is something more like a new form of art-themed online gambling. It scratches the same itch as horse racing or sports betting, but for digital natives. - Artnet
It is not that I think we should scrap existing syllabi, but rather that we must make room for other storytelling traditions in these programs. And this must start with reading... What is being taught as universal rules of good writing in these programs is nothing more than a highly narrow understanding of literary taste. - The Millions
New research from Get Off! and the University of Sunderland saw nearly 850 members of the live comedy industry (more than half of which were men) responding to an anonymous survey. Of these, 21% said they had personally experienced or witnessed sexual harassment, and 74% said it was regular or frequent. - The Guardian
“This is a state-sponsored purging of ideas and identities that has no precedent in the United States of America. We’re witnessing the silencing of stories and the suppressing of information the next generation less able to function in society.” - Washington Post
Cineworld’s liquidity and debt burden, which stood at more than $5 billion in net debt as of the end of 2021, have long been in focus for investors. - The Hollywood Reporter
The 53-year-old pop singer is trying to trademark that title so that she alone can sell goods — perfume, lotion, sunglasses, face masks — and market herself as the Queen of Christmas. - Washington Post
"An immigrant from the Dominican Republic with minimal acting skills, she managed by sheer force of will to become one of Hollywood's brightest stars during the WWII years. ... She dedicated herself to a tried and true method – courting controversy and never letting the Hollywood press forget her name." - The Guardian
