The marketing whizzes at Harvard Business School haven’t written a case study on the genius of the Nobel Foundation, but perhaps they should. The Nobel is one of the greatest branding exercises in history. - The Atlantic
Producers and members of the crew and cast — among others, Danny DeVito, John Travolta, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken and Kathy Griffin — talk about the movie's gestation and release as well as how it revived careers and changed American indie film. - Variety
“She said that with the wars raging between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, with deaths being reported every day, she could not hold a celebratory press conference,” Seung-wo told Korean reporters. - LitHub
The project looked pleasing on paper. Residents found it no better than a trailer park. Buildings leaked. Oriental Masonic Gardens closed a decade after it opened. - The New York Times
Typically, the festival sees a surge in ticket sales in June, but in 2024, a surge never arrived. With stalling sales and mounting bills — deposits for stages, bands, portable toilets and security — the outlook was grim. - SFGate
"Her work's distinctly international flavour and its heavy use of masks and puppetry inspired by Indonesian and Japanese traditions didn't necessarily scream family-friendly commercial juggernaut. Nonetheless, (Disney Theatricals chief) Thomas Schumacher had a hunch Taymor's highly visual style of theatre could be just the thing." - BBC
The text — 98 lines, of which only 20 were previously known, from the plays Ino and Polyidus — were written on a piece of parchment found in the ancient village of Philadelphia, 62 miles southwest of Cairo. - History Today
"Gates’s business dealings and art making are not at odds: Salvage from the buildings goes into his art installations; proceeds from his art sales fund his building renovations and community programs. … He hopes to demonstrate "an open model for what an artist can be.'" - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
"The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. … Under the deal, Abu Dhabi will pay a franchise fee to Sphere Entertainment to build the second location using its designs … as well as annual fees to Sphere Entertainment 'for creative and artistic content.'" - AP
"Everett’s novel, which imagines Mark Twain’s classic from the perspective of the escaped enslaved man whom Huckleberry Finn befriends, is also a finalist for the National Book Award and the Booker Prize." Adam Higginbotham’s Challenger took the nonfiction prize and Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather won for young readers’ literature. - AP
Oliver Wainwright: "The Lizzie line is a worthy winner, providing a dazzling demonstration that, for all chaos surrounding HS2, Britain is still capable of pulling off gargantuan transport infrastructure projects with style and panache." - The Guardian
Dennis Moore, the morning host at Chicago-based WFMT, returned from a medical leave earlier this year and asked for schedule or other changes as an accommodation for a sleep-related issue. When station management declined and Moore rejected a buyout, he says, he was fired. - Chicago Sun-Times
Damien Navarro “sued Outfest in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging he was retaliated against after he raised discrimination and ethics concerns to the group’s leadership.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
