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Shen Yun Under Investigation By New York State For Labor Practices

The company is alleged to use underage student performers to work on and off stage for workweeks of well over 40 hours, with extremely busy touring schedules, for only nominal pay. - The New York Times

James Sewell Ballet Will Close After 35 Years

The Minneapolis-based company will shut down next March. "It’s the latest blow to the Twin Cities dance community, less than a year after ... Minnesota Dance Theatre announced in February it would pause its performing company, and the Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts went dark." - The Minnesota Star-Tribune

Giller Prize, Canada’s Top Literary Award, To Anne Michaels For “Held”

The jury described the book as "a novel that floats, a beguiling association of memories, projections, and haunted instances through which the very notion of our mortality, of our resilience and desires, is interrogated in passages as impactful as they can be hypnotic." - CBC

How Might We Communicate With Aliens? Understanding AI Might Help

Unlike bones, we can’t dig up ancient languages to study how they developed over time. While we may be unable to study the true evolution of human language, perhaps a simulation could provide some insights. That’s where AI comes in—a fascinating field of research called emergent communication. - Singularity Hub

News Service AP Will Cut Eight Percent On Its Staff In Restructuring

The bulk of the changes will come in the U.S., where we remain committed to our 50-state footprint but must evolve to align with changing customer and market needs. - Deadline

Study: People Can’t Tell The Difference Between Human And AI Writing

Ten poets, from the medieval Geoffrey Chaucer to modern writer Dorothea Lasky, were successfully impersonated by AI chatbots, with most of the 696 participants slightly preferring the imitation to the real thing. - The Conversation

Restoration Of Rembrandt’s “Night Watchman” Begins In Public

The restorers are working in a specially-designed glass chamber in the Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honor in full view of the public. - ARTnews

Claim: More Music Is Released Now In A Typical Day Than In All Of 1989

In business analyst MiDiA's recent 'State of the music creator economy report', they found that the overall number of music creators was around 75.9 million - a 12 percent increase over the previous year. - Music Radar

Barnes & Noble Announces Its 2024 Book Of The Year

A twist on an American classic. - BookRiot

Barnes & Noble Making A Big Comeback

In a move that’s perhaps more symbolic than business-minded, Barnes & Noble, America’s largest retail bookseller, has reclaimed the flagship store it vacated in 2013. It’s just one of over 60 new locations opening this year as part of an ambitious expansion plan that seemed impossible before CEO James Daunt took over in 2018. - CNN

How Immersive Dining Shows Became A Popular Art

“Food is a very grounding thing in itself; you want to have a shared experience with people while you’re eating it. When you think about immersive dining, it is very important that that feeling doesn’t get overshadowed by anything else.” - The Stage

Major Test For The State Of The Art Market This Week

Buyers will compete to own more than 1,600 lots that are estimated to raise at least $1.1 billion. That includes a $1 million banana. The expected total is down more than a third from last November, with 16 percent fewer works headed to the auction block. - The New York Times

Hollywood Writers Wonder If Their Work Is Training Large Language Models, Or What We Call AI

It sure is. “Many AI systems have been trained on TV and film writers’ work. Not just on The Godfather and Alf, but on more than 53,000 other movies and 85,000 other TV episodes. … The files within this data set are not scripts, exactly. Rather, they are subtitles.” - The Atlantic

Seven Days In The Cultural Life Of A Broadway Stage Manager

“When you create art for a living, sometimes you take for granted how much more art is out there,” says Cody Renard Richard. Still, New York gives him a broad canvas to discover. - The New York Times

Listen To The Victorians

Literally - here are some famous (and not as famous) voices of the 1880s. - Open Culture

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