An experienced curator with a community-forward approach, she has held several key positions at Creative Time, the High Line, and elsewhere. She has even worked at the DCLA from 2014 to 2019. - Hyperallergic
While social media bans may seem like a prudent measure to protect children, they are not only ineffective, they endanger both children and adults. There is little evidence that social media is driving any type of widespread mental health crisis in children. - The Guardian
“Because it streamed on Netflix, there was no bleeping of F-bombs. Winners were not played off by an orchestra. The banter was not as stiff as the scripted dialogue we expect from the Oscars.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)
This is where we are with the internet now: The man in charge of the Césars (the “French Oscars”) had to say, "“From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy’s invitation. ... He worked on his speech in French for months.”- The Guardian (UK)
Turns out the youth are going to be putting on this play for … pretty much ever? “Our Town just sort of felt like this perfect, simple, rich story about the human experience and about time.” - Reactor
But the sisters are following in the footsteps of leaders like Reese Weatherspoon and Viola Davis, becoming producers who have more control over their projects and performances. - El País English
”At the edge of a Home Depot parking lot where federal immigration agents have violently detained vendors and others,” a utility pole “carries a band of color with a fluorescent sheath ... made up of 10,000 pony beads spelling a message in block letters: ‘FUCK ICE.’” - Los Angeles Public Press
“The performing arts, with their warm embrace of subjectivity, might not seem the most likely corrective amid this crisis. But they have much to teach us about the notion of truth.” - The New York Times
Oh: “The push into artificial intelligence by Oracle creates a thirst for more insight into how people view news and entertainment and what products they buy online. The streaming channels and social media giant both offer greater and more granular information." - NPR
Luckily for Cavett, "the documentary was never made because WNET completed a background check on Mr. Epstein and decided it did not want him involved.” - The New York Times
Luhrmann’s new Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert “is far from the conventional concert movie its title implies,” thanks to a 40-minute never before released audio tape and a few private collectors deals that Luhrmann calls "going to see gangsters in car parks at midnight.” - The Guardian (UK)
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Diya Vij a "visionary and deeply thoughtful leader who understands that art is not ornamental to this city — it is essential to it.” - The New York Times
Sure, there may be an “alternative celebration” later, but basically, “with 115 Writers Guild of America staffers still on strike after months of contract talks with the writers’ union led to no deal, the WGA West has cancelled its annual Writers Guild Awards.” - The Wrap
It’s South Florida Public Media Group versus a South Florida NPR school board affiliate, playing out both at the FCC and in the Miami-Dade County Court. - Inside Radio
