“Mayor Steven Meiner introduced a resolution last week describing the film No Other Land as antisemitic, but he withdrew it during Wednesday’s commission meeting after five of the six city commissioners opposed the proposal. … No Other Land opened earlier this month at O Cinema, located at the Miami Beach Historic City Hall.” - AP
“Roeper co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008, succeeding Gene Siskel after his death. He announced his final day with the Sun-Times”— from which he has accepted a buyout — “will be March 21, but he won’t be putting his pen down anytime soon.” - The Hollywood Reporter
The four-year extension means that the Italian conductor will remain in D.C. at least through the National Symphony’s centennial season. - The Washington Post (MSN)
“Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — the U.S.-funded news outlet set up to reach people under Communism during the Cold War — said on Tuesday it sued the administration of President Donald Trump to block the termination of the media outlet's federal grant.” - Reuters
The five-year extension of his contract means that Hallberg will stay on in Melbourne at least through 2030. The company has also appointed a new Executive Director: Claire Spencer, former CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne and London’s Barbican Centre and ex-COO of the Sydney Opera House. - Limelight (Australia)
“(The) eminent concert pianist, who has boycotted strongman rule in Russia and his native Hungary, said on Wednesday that he would no longer perform in the United States because of concerns about President Trump’s ‘unbelievable bullying’ on the world stage.” - The New York Times
“The phrase, which has religious origins, appeared in hundreds of works before Austen was born. From Britain it traveled to America, and from religious tomes it expanded to secular works. It even became a hallmark of abolitionist writing.” - The Conversation
They are called micro dramas — vertically filmed, under minute-long clips that together are often movie-length soap operas. But instead of waiting weeks to find out, it takes just minutes for the plots of series to unfold. - NPR
“By connecting cables from his custom-built modular synthesizers to mushrooms, fruits, and leaves, he transforms their natural bioelectric signals into captivating sounds. During his performances, he works with focused precision, adjusting the knobs and buttons to fine-tune the rhythmic and peculiar sounds that are created.” - Atlas Obscura
In the fires’ aftermath, an unexpected but fittingly inconceivable thought came to mind. I found myself wondering: Should the Getty move? Should the Villa, and the Getty Center in the fire-prone Brentwood hills nearby, both evacuate — for good? - Los Angeles Times
As a history and literature concentrator, most of my humanities courses strictly prohibit generative AI, viewing it as a shortcut that undermines learning. But it seems that AI is here to stay—so how can generative AI coexist with the goals of humanities education, and what does this mean for the future of writing? - HarvardMagazine
Delgado: “Working on so many projects in the supporting role to Justin has given me such an understanding of his style and his pace. I was so grateful to get the chance to do a co-choreographic process, but it doesn’t feel that different. If anything, it’s just given me more creative agency in the room.” - Dance Magazine
Such is the prism of our information environment that AI discourse has become nearly as polarized as politics. Online influencers have sorted themselves into camps that include starry-eyed “accelerationists,” Cassandra-like “doomers” and skeptics who dismiss the technology as modern-day snake oil. - Washington Post
While officials presented the move — which comes amid a larger trend of consolidation in higher learning — as a way to ensure Cornish’s future, it has created uncertainty and anxiety for Cornish staff and faculty, who will all be laid off at the end of May. - Seattle Times
