"The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster. ... The investigation is focused on whether Live Nation Entertainment has abused its power over the multibillion-dollar live music industry." - The New York Times
Of thousands who have fled, "Russians are relocating mostly to Turkey, Kazakhstan and Georgia. But Israel offers one big advantage: Those with at least one Jewish grandparent can get Israeli citizenship for themselves and their close family." - NPR
The stories of the Rote Kapelle group "show the power of joy, creativity, and love in the fight against the compliance, fear, and silence upon which fascism still depends." - Hyperallergic
Messages flashed on Twitter's flagship building in San Francisco read "Musk's Hellscape," "launching to bankruptcy," and "worthless billionaire." You can thank artist Alan Marling. - Los Angeles Times
The costume designer also created more than 150 outfits for the It's a Small World ride. "One wrinkle occurred, Ms. Davis said, when she noticed the panties on the ride’s animatronic French cancan dancers repeatedly falling apart." They got pantaloons. - The New York Times
Twitter has given writers access. "People of color, people who live anywhere other than New York City, people who work day jobs unrelated to media—they can build an audience, post links to their work, attract the attention of editors." - The Atlantic
The great books are great because they speak to us, generation after generation. They are things of beauty, joys forever — most of the time. Of course, some old books will make you angry at the prejudices they take for granted and occasionally endorse. No matter. Read them anyway. - Washington Post
The Victory Gardens crisis was unsettling enough to spark conversations among board members at other nonprofit theaters, worried about the message sent to artists and staff members who might be wondering about their own companies’ loyalties. - Washington Post
Disabled people often face barriers in the arts world, and this funding will help the organisation in supporting creatives at all levels, including those starting out. - The Guardian
Thinking that some things are true would no longer be an unquestioned assumption: we would understand why we ought to think that some things are true. - Aeon
