Neither Harvard nor the government has publicly detailed potential terms for a settlement and what allegations the money would be intended to resolve. - The New York Times
Hungary’s autocratic prime minister has ordered the renovation of the district around Buda Castle to what the government claims is its 19th-century glory. Many critics argue that the reconstructions are modern concrete structures with period veneers that owe more to Orbán’s taste than to history. - Bloomberg CityLab
The measure as submitted by one council member was hardly extravagant, but it was seen by the Vancouver arts community as a good start. Then an amendment by another council member changed the measure so much that even the legislator who first submitted it withdrew his support. - CBC
“Member stations that are outside major metropolitan areas and depend most on federal dollars face the toughest, most immediate choices. But the new law poses broader questions about the positives and perils of depending on government funding, and whether other means can fill the breach.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
The pernambuco tree grows only in small areas along Brazil’s Atlantic coast north of Rio de Janeiro state; the tree is endangered, and attempts to grow it on plantations have so far failed. As authorities consider increasing protective measures and restrictions on selling pernambuco wood, string players and luthiers are unsettled. - Bachtrack
When Demis Volpi was sacked following public complaints by the company’s dancers and a steady stream of resignations, some local observers complained that Volpi hadn’t been given enough time to establish himself after the long tenure of predecessor John Neumeier. In fact, Volpi’s problems were bigger than that. - Tanznetz (Germany) (in English)
Lake, the Arizona Republican known for her losing campaigns for Arizona governor and US Senator, was hired by Trump to dismantle Voice of America and Radio Free Europe. She cannot unilaterally fire top executives at those networks, so she's trying ugly tactics to drive them out. - The Washington Post (MSN)
The dance team of the New York Liberty is a shot of adrenaline, a burst of vitality. All insist on the power of movement as the foundation for a full life. What these dancers offer is bigger than dancing. But dance is their expression, and dance they do. - The New York Times
Wallis Annenberg, a deep-pocketed philanthropist who helped transform the city through massive donations to arts, education and animal welfare causes, died Monday morning at her home in Los Angeles from complications related to lung cancer, the family said. She was 86. - Los Angeles Times
No Leopold Stokowski could exist today, in the face of prying social media. Notwithstanding his glamorous marriage to Gloria Vanderbilt and an affair with Greta Garbo, he needed to be unknown. - The Wall Street Journal
Williams’s classical output includes a symphony, chamber music and concertos for a dozen instruments (including flute, violin, cello and bassoon). And yet, Williams said, he never wanted to write one for his “friend,” the piano, because “I just thought it was impossible.” - The New York Times
“It’s like this huge puzzle, a thousand-piece puzzle, and every time a release comes out, we’re adding another puzzle piece. That is giving us a much more accurate, well-rounded perception of who Woody was and what he wrote about.” - Washington Post
While younger generations, at least, have said in recent years that they want to see more platonic friendship and less sex on screen, reading appetites appear to be going in the other direction, with a huge boom in romance and “romantasy” – the romance-fantasy hybrid driven by TikTok. - The Guardian
