"(They're) one of few reminders, along with an 11pm curfew and the regular wailing of air raid sirens, that this bustling city is at war. Boxed up, muffled, veiled and hidden, they also give Kyiv a strange new look — as if the sculptures have been replaced by contemporary artworks." - The Guardian
“Ipsos' survey finds that affluents are spending significant time with audio, especially AM/FM radio. They report listening to the radio for 4 hours a week, an increase of around an hour from the pandemic-impacted years 2020 and 2021. - Inside Radio
"(Humor) can make a situation much more terrifying. And we shouldn't make theatre actually if we can't laugh or if we don't have that distance from the material." And Wilson is acting on this idea with a play you'd never expect him to direct: Ubu Rex. - The Guardian
Students will now be put in touch with a school counselor if they want to check out the book. The counselor will then contact students’ parents or guardians for permission to let them check out the book. - The Daily Beast
"Dating from 1100, this codex — the work of a single artist, (written in hieroglyphics) on long sheets of amate, paper made from fig tree bark — reveals the Mayan preoccupations with time and the cosmos, as well as the 'otherworldly' role of the scribe." - The New York Times
The company added 2.4 million new subscribers in the September quarter, after having forecast a net gain of 1 million customers. The subscriber growth followed back-to-back quarters of customer defections that raised questions about Netflix’s ability to expand its user base amid increased competition. - The Wall Street Journal
Sunset Park, a working-class Chinese immigrant neighborhood close to New York Harbor that has plenty of space in what used to be the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Industry City. - Hyperallergic
Some argued that Netflix is leaving hundreds of millions in box-office receipts on the table with its current strategy of showing only select movies in a few hundred theaters for at most a few weeks before streaming them, according to people familiar with the matter. - The Wall Street Journal
There are two kinds of things in the world: the good and the indifferents. Note that the first is singular, the second, plural. For there is only one good. ‘What is it?’ you may well ask. - 3 Quarks Daily
"(The company has) added 2.4 million households to its subscriber base after two consecutive quarters of losses. Its reversal of fortunes is especially surprising given the cost of living crisis. ... But Netflix has been attempting to make the platform more enticing — starting with the way it packages its shows." - BBC
They say they're expected to show up for days on end, giving movie-quality line readings from a script on a spreadsheet they've only seen the night before. Lead actors get about $4,000, even for a game that ends up earning $400 million or more. - The Guardian
For instance, this season the Philadelphia Orchestra has four Black guest conductors in its main subscription series — and, in Philly and elsewhere, they're finally getting to do programs that aren't for MLK Day or Black History Month. But few people yet trust that the change is permanent. - The Philadelphia Inquirer
It was sure to be a fraught enterprise, reviving this somewhat dated musical in the post-BLM era — even with an all-nonwhite, all-nonmale cast playing the Founding Fathers. But Philippine-American actor Sara Porkalob made some comments about working on the show that went down very poorly indeed. - The New York Times
Tales of inappropriately sexual behavior (described by the actor as joking), screaming at colleagues, and even dropping a nine-year-old Seth Green into a trash can head-first have been cascading around lately, and it appears that if his latest project continues at all, it will be without him. - The Washington Post
The world's most expensive artwork has not been seen in public since it was sold at auction for $450 million in 2017. The anonymous purchaser is said to have been Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Now one scholar says that MBS is building a bespoke museum for the painting. - Artnet
