It seems to me that the one indisputable thing we can say about our current illiberalisms, of the left and the right: All illiberalisms are intrinsically mechanistic. It is always their goal for mechanization to take command—as long as mechanization serves their ends. - Hedgehog Review
"The USP of the Whitbreads, which morphed into the Costas 14 years before they were abruptly scrapped this month, was that they didn't buy into ... literary snobbery. For 50 years, they spread a wide and egalitarian net across different genres." - The Guardian
It's "an industry falling out of sync with how people use its products. It’s no longer just a cheaper, ad-free alternative to cable, but a crowded field. Netflix’s new zeal for password enforcement breaks the seal on something the streaming companies have long avoided. - Washington Post
The honoree is historian George Chauncey, best known for the multi-award-winning Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940, now considered a landmark in its field. Chauncey was also a key figure in the long struggle for marriage equality. - The New York Times
The historical Arts and Industries Building, on Jefferson Drive SW next to the Smithsonian administration building known as the Castle, is the sole site with a structure and the only one under the control of the Smithsonian. - Washington Post
It's called The 404, and "video — especially on TikTok — (will) be the first priority. Other areas of concentration will be images (think: memes, illustrations, comics, and graphic art); and content for emerging platforms (AR, VR, live streams, and 'stuff that doesn't exist yet')." - Nieman Lab
Conventional accounts of the effect of school closures focus on the shift from in-person to online teaching and the academic losses that resulted. This familiar story isn’t false, but it’s only a part of the truth, and it understates both the disruption and the inequities that COVID wrought on students’ lives. - The Atlantic
Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, and Tina did solid business before the pandemic. Yet with tourism to New York City still down, they've struggled since reopening, when they found themselves in competition with not only hot new shows (The Music Man) but also institutions like Wicked. - The Hollywood Reporter
"How can these stories end? What does deliverance look like in a world in which the odds are stacked against these Black characters, and at a time when, post-Black Lives Matter and post-George Floyd, artists are being held newly accountable for portraying Blackness responsibly?" - The New York Times
"After playing three concerts this spring, the Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony is making plans for a fall season in which it hopes to stage one to two performances per month, says Brian Petkovich, president of the MOSAS Performance Fund." - San Antonio Magazine
"Not only is a reborn symphony possible, but ... it is essential to the quality of life in San Antonio, and preservation of the performing arts and the city's creative class. People are already working on it" — including conductor Sebastian Lang-Lessing, fired by the board in April. - San Antonio Report
"Unlike the symphony, it's a young institution. Unlike the symphony, it has diversity and inclusiveness deep in its DNA. ... Its performing artists hail from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, ... and (its) board of directors is relatively young and decidedly diverse, too." - MSN (San Antonio Express-News)
"During a recent inventory audit, researchers at the Oldenburg State Library (in Germany) found on the title page of the book (the) small drawing. ... Measuring just 16.5 by 6 centimeters (6.5 by 2.4 inches), the illustration depicts a pair of cherubs perched atop fantastical sea creatures." - Artnet
Contrary to popular lore, Rado and collaborator (and then-lover) Gerome Ragni weren't out-of-work actors writing themselves roles (they played Claude and Berger), they were actors with a growing career. And they had no idea of what Hair would become. - The New York Times
"I can’t get a fraction of that today. You can say, Well, we choked the golden goose, but all those films made money. Then Hollywood changed. I don’t understand that world. Nobody understands that world. There’s no rules. - The New York Times
