Rather hilariously, "Banksy expert Prof Paul Gough, principal and vice chancellor of Arts University Bournemouth, said he was 'pretty sure' the works were by Banksy, 'or they are very good fakes.'" - BBC
Reid created Baltimore's iconic statue of Billie Holiday, and took a case with important impacts on intellectual and creative property all the way to Justice Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court. - Baltimore Sun
When a writers' organization makes the same, or similar, racist mistakes year after year, can it reform? The RWA's recent choices aren't looking good. - NPR
In one of the latest developments in a brutal civil war, "rebels from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have reportedly seized the town of Lalibela, home to UNESCO-protected 12th- and 13th-century rock-hewn churches." - Hyperallergic
Patricia Wilde performed more than 40 roles with City Ballet, and Balanchine, who created many roles for her, "often liked to throw her into a part with little rehearsal." - The New York Times
No spontaneous performances, no flyers being handed out, not as many shows: Organizers hope the in-person Festival is also missing the Delta variant. - BBC
The canceled appearances include a long-planned, and personally planned, concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Center. - Washington Post
It feels like dancemaking is entering a new era. By setting dancers loose in the open air, outdoor filmmaking paradoxically brings them even closer to us in stunning, intimate ways, using the unique strategies of the camera. - Washington Post
Another way to ask this question is to start with how our universities are designed today and ask which elements support or conflict with the research on learning. - Inside Higher Ed
No Pythonesque general is demanding we choose between plain and patterned plates. But it does feel like the finger-wagging minimalism that informed the housewares and home design market for over a decade is losing relevance while its opposite is gaining currency. The Walrus
When the century began, essays were considered box office poison; editors would sometimes disguise collections of the stuff by packaging them as theme-driven memoirs. All that has changed. Paris Review
