Now that chatbots are going the way of Google—moving from the miraculous to the taken-for-granted—the anxiety has shifted, too, from apocalypse to atrophy. Teachers, especially, say they’re beginning to see the rot. The term for it is unlovely but not inapt: de-skilling. - The Atlantic (MSN)
Perhaps the most famous commission became one of America's most iconic pieces of music. Aaron Copland's ballet Appalachian Spring, written for dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, received its world premiere at Coolidge Auditorium on Oct. 30, 1944. - NPR
Able to bring dynamic, highly musical playing to open-minded free jazz, R&B-leaning instrumental grooves and everything in between, DeJohnette is perhaps best known as the drummer in Miles Davis’s fusion period, contributing to albums such as Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson and On the Corner. - The Guardian
“Everything must be seen and experienced before it can be recycled, shredded or, as a last resort, binned. We must honour and mourn. We must absorb the past out of each object, so it can turn into empty rubbish. This alchemy is deeply exhausting.” - The Guardian (UK)
"German police say they've broken up an international art forgery ring that tried to sell works purportedly by Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo and others for tens of millions of dollars to unsuspecting collectors.” - NPR
Of course, “having been originally built in the fifth century BC, and come through most of that span much the worse for wear, it requires intensive and near-constant maintenance.” - OpenCulture
Jeremy Allen White “was at first reluctant to take the role, given that he didn’t play guitar and was not a confident singer. He was convinced, in part, because Springsteen wanted him.” - The New York Times
“Her journey shattered long-standing norms in an art form historically dominated by white dancers, challenging stereotypes about body type, ethnicity, and ‘who belongs’ in classical ballet.” - Salon
Sure, old Black Mirror episodes about AI (creepily, eerily) presaged our present — but current TV can’t quite figure out what all of the AI “spaces” will do to our future. - The New Yorker
“It’s the human factor I find the major underdiagnosed problem these days, the spiritual crisis now gripping many journalists and democracy enthusiasts. ‘What is civic engagement in the age of exponential lies?’ Maria Ressa, the dissident journalist and Nobel laureate, asked the audience.” - Matt Pearce
“After Girls, she more or less abandoned romantic heroines, in part to show her range and also because Marnie (and through her, Williams) became a target for online outrage. A little space seemed healthy.” - The New York Times
Turns out GoFundMe created “realistic-looking but unauthorized fundraising pages without permission that included logos and other identifying information from the nonprofits, but suggesting an optional 14% 'tipping fee’ in addition to the normal nonprofit 2.2% fee plus 30 cents for each credit card transaction.” - Oregon ArtsWatch
Wow, do streamers have a show (or 450, all produced quickly) for you. "Though vertical dramas are the length of a movie, they are spliced up into small chapters and produced quickly. A 100-page script might be shot in just one week." - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Lockhart played Timmy’s mom - and Lassie’s human, too, on Lassie; and then she starred in Lost in Space as well. Lockhart started her career onstage at the Metropolitan Opera at age 8 and acted in movies and streaming TV well into her 90s. - The New York Times
