"The move returns the museum to its single chief management structure. ... The Met's current two-pronged leadership structure, which is unusual for art museums, was put in place in 2017, after Thomas P. Campbell resigned under pressure as director and chief executive." - The New York Times
Following reports that the Burbank studio giant will no longer offer the movie on its streaming platform or in theaters, filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah issued a joint statement Wednesday expressing their disappointment. - Los Angeles Times
The NTIA recorded the lowest number of nightclubs on record - 1,130 - in its latest set of data, based on the situation in England, Wales and Scotland. In March 2020, when the figures were last published, the number was 1,418. - BBC
Canadians performing well against Americans isn’t a new concept in sports, but the recent onscreen successes raise the obvious question: Are Canadians just better at reality TV? - Toronto Star
At its worst, cheer can be breezily dishonest, an on-demand feeling that we can project to get what we want. It can also be a burden, especially for women and people of color, many of whom feel pressure to be constantly upbeat. - The Atlantic
During 45 minutes of testimony, King laid out the changes he’s witnessed over a half-century career in collaboration with a number of different publishers. He described independent publishers becoming increasingly “squeezed” by conglomerates. - Los Angeles Times
Producer Janet Yang brings a deep well of experience within the film industry and in the academy itself. Her producing credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and the Oscar-nominated 2020 animated feature “Over the Moon.” - Los Angeles Times
"In return for the privilege of scraping by in a field they love, they are commonly expected to endanger themselves physically and emotionally." Long hours, exhaustion, even severe injury. Post-pandemic, some are insisting that it doesn't have to be this way. (Others insist it does.) - The New York Times
Fuller had devoted his career to predicting the impact of technology, but he saw nothing special in Apple: “I remember him saying that he thought the computer was a toy.” - Fast Company
The accusations are by ex-students of former principal ballerina Dusty Buttons and, especially, her husband. Gretchen Voss spent months investigating the case: "I made breakthroughs with my reporting that I didn't fully expect, with consequences I didn't expect, either. The more I learned, the more elusive the truth became." - Boston Magazine
At the risk of offending most believers, it is necessary to state a simple but unacknowledged truth: It is impossible to understand the full glory of Christianity without understanding its poetry. - First Things
"Public service radio orchestras have been one of the great civilising forces of the last century. That may be an unsexy proposition but ... it is one that is important not just for Europe's past, but its future too." - The New European
Instead of seeing emotions as bequeathed by biology, we might see them as learned: “instilled in us by our parents and other cultural agents,” or “conditioned by recurrent experiences within our cultures.” - The New Yorker
"Alan Paul, the associate artistic director of the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington, will ... (take) over the nonprofit theater company in Western Massachusetts known for producing notable new musicals and popular revivals and helping turn the Berkshires into a cultural oasis." - The New York Times
But what exactly is content? Who produces it? Why and how did it come to be viewed as “essential”? And how will content continue to structure our economy, culture, politics, and everyday lives in the future? - Public Books
