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Los Angeles Was Supposed To Have A Music Fest On The Beach

Then an offshore hurricane hit. According to the festival: “Storm surf and runoff caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned.” - Los Angeles Times

Opera Is In Trouble

Perhaps it’s time to ask WWTD: What would Toscanini do? - The New York Times

It Seems A Little Too On Point, But Justin Trudeau Is Launching A Production Company

Like the Obamas’ turn to entertainment post-presidency, the former Canadian PM is interested in “great storytelling,” or so the press release says. “The company will produce scripted and unscripted content, including documentaries and docuseries, as well as television series and feature films.” - CBC

The Martha Graham Company Gets Its Permanent Home

“Physical bodies and physical space. As an art form, dance requires little else, but in New York, the latter is especially hard to come by — even for the oldest dance troupe in the country.” No longer. - The New York Times

The Venice Film Festival’s Prize Choices Were, Actually, Pretty Bold

Including the special prize for NAZA and the Volpi Cup for John Malkovich, the prizes provided “a good end to what had seemed a slightly under-par Venice.” - The Guardian (UK)

Inside ‘The Uprising’ And Its Not So Secret Ties To Robin Hood

 “I’m afraid I can only offer you a handful of facts and a lot of speculation.” - Reactor

Why Celine Dion Chose Paris For Her Big Comeback Concerts

It’s rather simple: She speaks French. “She is bilingual and bicultural, as if she were two stars in one, with distinct careers that complement each other.” And French-speaking fans know her songs in both languages. - The New York Times

Who Should Win The Rest Of The Emmys?

Predictions from NPR, or rather, preferences. - NPR

Solving Divisions On The Mall Or Campus With, Maybe, Architecture?

“In recent decades, debates over the architecture of the American college and university campus have been nearly as fraught as battles over the National Mall.” - The New York Times

Trump’s Kennedy Center Appointees Say The Way To Avoid Bankruptcy And Closure Is To Put His Name On The Building

“Center officials say they could be unable to make payroll or pay routine maintenance contracts ‘within a matter of weeks’ and argue that publicly recognizing Trump could secure his help raising enough money to keep the institution afloat.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)

Anime Reaction YouTubers Are At War With Their Platform

You see, reaction videos are based on copyrighted material. You’d think that fair use applied here, and, well, yes, but some reaction vid makers say "the way Remove Your Media has been going after creators is abusive and unrelated to any legitimate interest in protecting copyrighted IP.” - The Verge

A MacArthur Genius Leaves New York For Paris, But Can’t Resist A Return

Justin Vivian Bond “came back to see not only friends, but also her fans, who are increasingly Gen Z. ‘They’re learning about their queer elders, and their trans elders are really showing up for them.’” - The New York Times

Do We Really Need A Four-Hour Documentary On Elon Musk?

“The penchant for treating founders as god-kings whose companies are mere extensions of their visionary genius is a large part of the story underlying Musk’s (and others’) precipitous rise, but it’s not only a credulous media and easily swayed investors who are to blame.” - Slate

At The Venice Film Fest, ‘Woman Unknown’ Wins Big

“The film, a period drama set in Denmark, follows a servant about to marry her factory-owner employer in the uneasy years after World War II.” - The New York Times

How, Exactly, Will AI Transform Capitalism?

We know AI is going to change everything, but how? “We face a choice: delay and obstruct AI adoption in the name of social justice, or embrace it in a radically altered form.” - The Guardian (UK)

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