She was reported missing this past Saturday, and on Monday her body was found on the tracks of the London Underground. Police said her death "is not thought to be suspicious." - ARTnews
"As the orchestra’s temporary contract extension ran out on Oct. 31, (management and the musicians' union) have settled on another extension, one longer-range and slightly modifying the current terms. The agreement is good through May 30, 2025, just before the company’s summer season begins on June 3." - San Francisco Classical Voice
Augustin Arteaga is set to leave the museum while it is undertaking an expansion—an unusual move, given that most directors of art institutions stay on until those plans are realized. - ARTnews
As California Shakespeare Theater has started to liquidate its assets, The Chronicle talked to artists worked there over its 50-year history. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
Part of the neglect has to do with the fact that craggy patriarchs are no longer in fashion, particularly ones who were prone to misogynistic and homophobic rhetoric, as Ives was. But the deeper problem is that American musical organizations have grown perilously risk-averse. - The New Yorker
"Some film-makers are explicit in their intention to affect election outcomes. ... Others come from the opposite direction, reckoning that an election year is the perfect time to draw attention. ... The Guardian chose films from each election year of the 21st century and interviewed the people who made them." - The Guardian
Since the nineteen-sixties, much of American public life has become automated, driven by computers and predictive algorithms that can do the political work of rallying support, running campaigns, communicating with constituents, and even crafting policy. - The New Yorker
Figuring out how to relate to minds of unconventional origin — not just AI and robotics but also cells, organs, hybrots, cyborgs and many others — is an existential-level task for humanity as it matures. - Noema
"A noted Belarusian film director and dissident who was held in Serbia for a year while Belarus sought his extradition has been released and gone to Germany. ... Belarus issued an international warrant for Andrei Hniot on charges of tax evasion, which he claims are false." - AP
Employers and employees experienced increases in motivation and overall productivity with no drop in revenue. Employees generally report less stress, burnout and work-family conflict. - ArtsHub
Continually choosing the convenient path lessens your ability to deal with unavoidable difficulties. And, from an evolutionary perspective, some measure of discomfort is just as crucial to our survival as rest and relaxation. - The Guardian
"(Management) said it is working on a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board and ... the labor union representing 10 dancers who were fired earlier this year. … The news comes after the NLRB notified the dance company it would move forward with a complaint unless Dallas Black settled." - KERA (Dallas)
When and how it all went down, from the dancers' vote to unionize through management sacking the lot of them and subsequent legal action and public protests. - KERA (Dallas)
If you speak more than one language, ask yourself: in which language do you find it easier to say ‘I love you’? And in which one do you swear more liberally? For me, cursing in a foreign language feels strangely playful, as if it gives me permission to access a different version of myself. - Psyche
You “can’t do this job without being a trained musician." And just like any member of the orchestra, librarians get their jobs through competitive auditions. - Boston Globe
