A speculative blog post about 2028's AI-choked economy just vaporized $200 billion in market value. When your dystopian fiction gets confused for a Goldman Sachs report, you've either written brilliantly or traders need better reading comprehension. — Literary Hub
Tricia Tuttle discovers that running a major film festival means navigating more landmines than a war correspondent. Her crime? Apparently failing to muzzle artists fast enough for Berlin's taste. Nothing says 'artistic freedom' quite like institutional panic. — Hyperallergic
Wesley Morris: “Why wouldn’t I have wanted this? A six-episode show that’s exemplary as romance, as physical intimacy, as banter, as athlete psychology, as conversation, confession and comedy, as just good television that involves a few of my favorite things: sex, sports, men, ... So why? Let’s start with wariness.” - The New York Times
“Rena Bransten Gallery was known as one of the pioneering contemporary art programs in San Francisco. She helped the gallery develop a long tradition of presenting female artists, artists of color and LGBTQ creatives, particularly known for presenting emerging artists alongside more established names.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
The theatre presenting the controversial Falun Gong-associated troupe in the Gold Coast had to be evacuated; the venues where the group will perform in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide have received threats as well. Both Shen Yun and management at the theatres say they’re undaunted — and that ticket sales have picked up. - The Guardian
“We're not spending a dollar on this acquisition. They're essentially folding into KERA,” said station CEO Nico Leone. “We feel really good about our ability to run it both as a stand-alone business, so it can succeed on its own.” NPR will continue to distribute the program nationally. - KERA (Dallas)
Her opera La Ville morte was set to premiere just when World War I broke out; she never returned to it and only a piano-vocal score survived. Composer David Conte and director Neal Goren arranged the work for singers and chamber ensemble, and a recording has now been released. - San Francisco Classical Voice
Rachida Dati, a member of ex-President Sarkozy’s right-wing party Les Républicains (she was once his Justice Minister), is running to succeed outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo. The new Culture Minister is Catherine Pégard, another former Sarkozy aide who was President Macron’s chief cultural advisor and president of the Palace of Versailles. - Deadline
Announcement of the closure, which is effective June 30, comes two months after DePaul University laid off 114 full-time and part-time staff. Administrators cited financial troubles due to a significant drop in international graduate student enrollment, increased demand for financial aid and the rising costs of benefits. - WBEZ (Chicago)
Netflix said that it would not raise its offer to counter a higher bid made earlier this week by Mr. Ellison’s company, Paramount Skydance, saying in a statement that “the deal is no longer financially attractive.” - The New York Times
The broadcaster’s decision to end its long relationship with Lebrecht — the widely-read, controversial critic and blogger who has hosted several interview programs on Radio 3 over the years — comes after Wang made public a message from Lebrecht which she described as “derogatory misogynistic bullying.” - The Guardian
In the decades since its founding concerts, the Portland-based professional vocal ensemble has gone on to become the premier exponent and explorer of the musical traditions of Byzantium and other early Christian music, and Lingas one of its leading scholars. - Oregon Arts Watch
National arts award ceremonies like the Junos are part of a cultural system that help define who belongs, who succeeds and what counts as “Canadian” in the first place. - The Conversation
Charlotte Meyer’s grandfather, who had a sharp eye, picked them up inexpensively back when etchings weren’t highly valued, and they remained in her family’s safe for decades. When she had time during the COVID lockdowns, she found the works and later took them to the nearby Rembrandt House in Amsterdam, where they were authenticated. - ARTnews
If the review sections of newspapers are closing down, there’s a sense that this moment could make room for a meatier, weirder kind of criticism. - Columbia Journalism Review
