"The CRTC chair has acknowledged that the law will allow the government to do indirectly what it says it can't do directly, by pressuring platforms to manipulate their algorithms to prioritize certain content over others." - CBC
"(He) helped pioneer the science and art of computer graphics and made many of the first computer-generated pictures, portraits and movies." - The New York Times
But it's not directly because of COVID - it's more that "dozens of record-pressing factories have been built to try to meet demand in North America — and it's still not enough." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (AP)
"Known today primarily for his literary works, it is often forgotten that ETA Hoffmann, a multi-faceted artist and universal genius, also practised as a lawyer, composer, Kapellmeister, music critic and illustrator." - Bachtrack
"New research from the University of Pennsylvania found reductions in anxiety and depression and increases in cognitive function and empathy, among a number of other promising outcomes." - Hyperallergic
There was a boycott of the Globes last year when it became public that the HFPA had zero black members. "But now that the organization ... has been knocked down, not everyone in Hollywood wants to help them get back on their feet." - Variety
Most of those workers haven't gotten a raise since before the arrival of the pandemic, which gave them lots of extra work and potential exposure to the virus. The new contract gives raises, a lump-sum payment, increased pension contributions, and 100% paid healthcare. - Gothamist
Amigos Para Siempre ("friends forever"), as the firm is called, will produce musicals, plays, and other live events for Spanish-speaking markets throughout the world, including the US. Plans are already in place to present translations of most of Lloyd Webber's musicals. - Variety
The long-established event, regarded as the world’s pre-eminent fair for art, objects and furniture ranging back through the centuries, was canceled in 2021 and postponed this year by three months to an unfamiliar summer slot. - The New York Times
If arriving onsite is a slightly discombobulating experience at first – even for a seasoned Glastonbury-goer, the sheer volume of people feels weirdly overwhelming after spending a significant proportion of the past two years locked in your home. - The Guardian
More than half a dozen libraries and drag performers, from Saint John to Victoria, reported being inundated online and over the phone by homophobic slurs and, in some cases, threats of violence. - CBC
Called Maldives Floating City, the development will contain 5,000 low-rise floating homes floating within a 200-hectare lagoon in the Indian Ocean. As sea levels rise, so too will the city, which will be built upon a series of hexagonal-shaped floating structures. - Dezeen
Conductor John Mauceri has released a study of the forgetting of so much classical music, especially music composed in America by refugees from Nazi-dominated Europe. - The Critic
