The musicians’ local president: “We are thankful that our brothers and sisters in labor at Actors’ Equity have reached an agreement. … Local 802 is still in negotiation for a fair contract, and everything remains on the table, including a strike.” - The New York Times
The “triple crown”-winning (Cannes, Venice, Berlin) writer-director has developed both coping strategies and outright tricks. For instance, sending one version of a script to the censors’ office while clandestinely filming the other version. - Vulture (MSN)
A publication that began in 1857 is defying the trends of a troubled media industry. The Atlantic is returning to publishing monthly two decades after dropping to 10 issues a year and experimenting with a magazine-newspaper hybrid online fueled by its competitive stable of writers. - AP News
Gonzalo García is only the third artistic director in the company’s history, after founder Edward Villella and predecessor Lourdes Lopez. He only started in the job on August 11, and Lopez had long since planned this season, but García is hard at work. - Pointe Magazine
“The cost of undertaking higher education courses is increasingly a barrier for people from less well-off backgrounds. This will lead to even less diversity in the pool of creative talent in the future. That is a big problem.” - The Stage
Labour’s plans are designed to target Amazon-style warehouses, with the cash raised going to lower the business rates for smaller high street businesses. But many concert halls will also be forced to pay “millions of pounds” more to the Treasury. - The Standard
“(Her) infectious creativity has made Amy O’Neil’s work for The Dallas Opera a must-watch. From her fun, punchy synopses of upcoming productions to her award-nominated series ‘Don’t Look Under the Wig,’ she says her work is aimed at making the opera feel (less intimidating and) more accessible.” - D Magazine (Dallas)
Support for both parties is defined by cultural issues. In the case of Reform, by the culture war around immigration and national identity; in the case of the Green Party by the wider picture of the linked issues of social justice and climate change. - The Art Newspaper
Among them is The People vs Project 2025, a new nationwide movement to mobilise artists and cultural workers through co-ordinated live and streaming performances. - The Art Newspaper
How do we assess whether AI is “reasoning” like humans do? Is it “truly intelligent”—but what does that mean? Even if we don’t understand its inner workings, could we still accurately predict its impact before unleashing it on the world? - The Point
Businessman Henry Lee Higginson, who founded the Boston Symphony and was lead funder for its then-new venue, made what was then an unprecedented decision: he hired a Harvard physicist as an acoustical consultant (and followed the man’s advice). The concert hall that resulted is still considered one of the world’s best. - WBUR (Boston)
‘Luxury needs this link to the world of culture, because that is what gives it its nobility, its legitimacy, its roots,’ says Jean-Michel Tobelem, a professor of management at the Sorbonne and expert in cultural policy. - Apollo
Humanities majors in Minnesota are as likely to be employed as are engineering or business majors, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators Project. And humanities BAs earn 64% more than workers with only a high school diploma. - The Star-Tribune (Mpls)
