Part of living well is thinking well. Our souls have an intellectual, as well as a practical, part; we cannot live fully flourishing lives unless we flourish intellectually. Are there, then, specifically intellectual virtues – excellences of intellectual character, whose exercise makes us good thinkers? - Aeon
The US Copyright Office ruled that content created using AI tools, including Midjourney, can't be copyrighted. However, Allen argues that "the Office ignore the essential element of human creativity required to create a work using the Midjourney program." -ARTnews
Though Kahle’s ideals have never wavered, his creations were subsumed by a Silicon Valley behemoth feeding off all things antithetical to his vision of an open internet: advertising models, insane capital markets, and the ultimate “poison” (as he calls it), monopoly power. - Rolling Stone
When he was first named as the next music director back in 2018, the Met asserted that he would conduct a minimum of five operas per season. What are we to make of this seemingly diminished conducting commitment? - Parterre Box
Stand back, PST: Here comes the Further Triennial. The name - in honor of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters’ famous bus - “is about the connection to the past and a certain kind of openness, creativity, a disrespect for the way things have always been done.” - San Francisco Chronicle
Millennials want to share their shows with their kids - and, in addition, “the world is a little bit hectic and crazy right now, and having familiarity in our programming is just nice and it's something we like to retreat into.” - CBC
“The number of independent bookstores has grown by 200 from 2022 to 2023, and the number has more than doubled between 2016 and 2023.” Then there’s the internet - for indies. - Salon
Artist Tacita Dean says, "He connects to the classical world in a way that is deeply emotive. … I’m interested in where your mind goes when you look at one of his works.” - The New York Times
First of all, Hollywood studios are a bit risk-averse right now. Then there’s the pull, for actors, of high-prestige indies. Witness Zoe Saldaña, starring in Emelia Pérez - “a musical in Spanish with a French director and transgender hero.” - Variety
Television shows that are 50 years old aren’t thick on the ground. But SNL strikes a thread of absurd comedy from time to time that goes viral. The latest is centered on … George Washington? - The Atlantic
Gilmour: “The music industry is a tough one these days, and for people who are recording in it, the rewards are not justifiable. The rich and the powerful have siphoned off the majority of this money.” - The Guardian (UK)
