The theater was conceived by Louis XIV but only completed in time for the wedding of the future Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. It's been in use for most of the time since (for eight years, it was France's capitol), and these days it's busier than ever before. - BBC Music Magazine
The grant, earmarked for an Indigenous artist and awarded for a short documentary, was instead used by then-director of community investments Barbara Mumby-Huerta for travel expenses for herself, a daughter, and a friend. She has now been fined by the city's Ethics Commission. - San Francisco Examiner
He could easily have been one of the cohort of mainstream New York stage actors who pay their bills with guest spots in TV series, but he was drawn to the experimental and socially conscious work being made in downtown Manhattan, co-founding two key theater companies. - The New York Times
Back in the 1920s, there was a group of cantors who combined traditional liturgical chanting with improvisation and operatic vocal technique, which they never formally studied. And there's a younger group of cantors today bringing that art back to life — and to the wider public. - NPR
"Batgirl was a casualty of new corporate strategy from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who opted to shelve the project in order to take a tax write-down on the $90 million film," which would recoup more money than releasing the film would. - The Hollywood Reporter
In honor of Batgirl, Ernie Smith remembers a group of other films — seven of which are from since the turn of the millennium, and most of which featured some major talent — that were canned rather than released, sometimes for surprising reasons. - Tedium
"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
