Aruna D’Souza, author of Whitewalling and Imperfect Solidarities, “earned a Master’s in Arts from NYU in 1993 and a PhD in Art History in 1999. Those degrees, the critic wrote, … are ‘valueless’ in the wake of university-sanctioned crackdowns on pro-Palestinian expression.” - Hyperallergic
“Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 stabbing attack, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison — the maximum for attempted murder.” - NPR
“Flynn’s gift is somewhat unusual for the Kennedy Center. While the center has long taken in donations from individuals, as well as corporations, military contractors and even foreign governments, it has rarely received such large gifts from politicians.” - The New York Times
"Sir Nicholas Serota, who runs the body that distributes public funds to arts organisations ranging from national institutions to community-based ventures, said it would be a tragedy if people outside big cities were denied access to the arts.” - The Guardian (UK)
JJ, a countertenor, "sings in the choir at the Opera School of the Vienna State Opera, and in recent months has appeared onstage in the company’s productions of Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd.” - The New York Times
Yes: “Friends do things for each other all the time without needing to put on our critic’s caps. We attend concerts, go to gallery showings, poetry readings, plays, dance recitals, performance art displays. We are not critics in these instances, we are comrades.” - LitHub
“The visionaries behind the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library hope a visit to the Medora, North Dakota-based library will prove as restorative to people in the modern era as this area once was for Roosevelt.” - Fast Company
“Since he began his second presidential term in January, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to obliterate a relatively stable and successful system for funding the nonprofit arts, humanities and sciences.” - Washington Post (Yahoo)
“It’s taking on new forms, shedding old skin, and adapting to novel venues. It’s as alive and relevant as ever, still generating conversation and controversy. Instead of fizzling out, … it’s a buzzing genre that attracts readers of all ages, from septum-pierced college students to cigar-puffing art collectors.” - Hyperallergic
“It’s so much more deep than anyone could imagine because it’s about thinking outside the box and resolving things in a nontraditional way. I think that really stimulated me as a child and allowed me to have a dreamlike mentality my entire life.” - The New York Times
“Fincher and a crew of animators from Culver City’s Blur Studio spent about 13 months working on ‘Can’t Stop.’ Fincher said the hard part was giving the marionettes a feeling of suspension.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
And here’s why: "Most states have some sort of financial incentive for productions. So do nearly 100 countries, including Canada, the U.K., Ireland and Australia.” - NPR
