Stories

And that's because the museum made promises about the donation of a Francis Bacon collection - promises the donor says it hasn't kept. - The Observer (UK)

And if you don't want the company to track literally everything you do, there are a few ways around it. - Wired

Smithkin was "an orange-haired nonagenarian with matching two-inch eyelashes caught fire in the world of fashion, starring in a documentary film and joining fashion campaigns for brands like Coach, while flinging embers into many other fields as a muse for photographers, filmmakers and entertainers." - The New York Times

The producers claim they were concerned it might cost them money in post-production to digitally remove a baby bump. The British court was like, "Do you even know costumes and camera angles?" - BBC

Playwright Antoinette Nwandu changed the ending of her play Pass Over before its debut as the first show to open since Broadway closed in March of 2020. "I no longer wanted to work on a play that ended with the murder of a Black man. ... I want to focus on life." - The New York Times

Just because you can doesn't mean you should, Google. - Slate

Marcia Nasatir's "perseverance, loyalty, impressive track record and eagerness to help younger proteges ('Why not be nice?,' she said of her altruism. 'It doesn’t cost you anything.') paved the way for generations." But that didn't earn her the big bucks or the credit. - Washington Post

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

That is, it's not something non-Deaf actors can simply take on and off to perform various roles. - The Guardian (UK)

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

Any place where people can gather - including the retro pinball arcades that were making a comeback - is fair game for COVID. - CBC

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