Machines have been facilitating music-making since instruments were invented, but computer technology is a seismic shift on a par with the advents of sound recording and electrical amplification. - Irish Times
It will help decide whether a few unlucky creators will be hit with large judgments, and millions more creators will be deterred from expressing themselves or may have their work automatically filtered by faceless censors. - Fast Company
Researchers analyzed more than 150,000 pop songs released between 1965 and 2015. Over that time, the appearance of the word “love” in top-100 hits roughly halved. Meanwhile, the number of negative emotion words, like “hate” rose sharply. - The New York Times
One side uses the old canon as a punching bag and a scapegoat for all the evil -isms that afflict us; the other, as a monument to national glories and an erstwhile set of commandments issued from on high. - The Point
Industry analysts say the decision to take down Ye's music is complicated by several factors, including contract requirements streamers may have with record labels and publishers, free speech considerations and whether it is appropriate to take action against an artist's behaviour outside of their music. - Toronto Star
At 79, Geffen has planted himself into the pantheon of leading American philanthropists. He has handed out $1.2 billion over the past 25 years to museums, theaters, concert halls, universities and medical centers and pledged to “give away” a fortune estimated to be $7.7 billion. - The New York Times
Some presses are exploring printing on cheaper and thinner paper, postponing reprints for older books and publishing fewer titles to reduce costs and avoid increasing recommended retail prices. - The Guardian
Souvenirs are unique objects that at once reveal how we perceive others (the most popular souvenir bought in France is a beret) and how we want others to perceive us (“Oh, this old thing? It’s from a small shop in Paree!”). By learning about our keepsakes, we can learn about ourselves. - The Guardian
Was this evidence that college students have become entitled customers, or is the existence of a “weed-out class,” one that many students struggle to pass, an indictment of a professor’s teaching? And if students have more power now, is that a good thing or a bad thing? - The New York Times
For a country as young as Kosovo, which achieved independence in 2008, the arrival of Manifesta this summer was a coup, bringing hundreds of curators, dealers and critics to Pristina and giving the city a rare moment of the international art world’s attention. - The New York Times
“So I had a tour that had me making no profit – and possibly a loss – and the only incentive was to stay in the public eye. And that’s the biggest fear for any musician: if you are not constantly in people’s faces you will not last.” - The Guardian
Over the course of the last two decades, Frances Morris served in various role at the London museum, as head of displays and as director of the its international art collection. In 2016, she was appointed as director at Tate Modern, becoming the first women to lead the museum.
The newsletter marked a new step in an evolving PR strategy for an institution that, sources say, is grappling both with its brand and its internal identity. - The Walrus
If Musk carries through on his ideas even partly, Twitter users could see big and confusing shifts in the platform’s features and social dynamics. - Wired
