"Film isn’t reality, no matter how it’s shot. … I guess people are so afraid of being tricked or manipulated that they feel if they impose a set of rules, somehow they don’t have to be afraid anymore. I would like to assure them that they still need to be afraid." - Nieman Lab
The one-act by American writer Joshua Kaplan, titled TERF, doesn't premiere until next month at the Edinburgh Fringe, yet right-wing media on both sides of the Atlantic have attacked it — sight unseen — as hostile to Rowling, a well-known critic of alleged excesses of the trans rights movement. - The Hollywood Reporter
"When studio grip Rico Priem, 66, died on the freeway after pulling two 14-hour overnight shifts in a row on the Pomona set of the TV series 9-1-1 in May, a common refrain among crew members became, 'That could've been any of us.'" - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Kirsha Kaechele, the artist-curator behind the "Ladies Lounge" installation at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), said she painted the faux-Picassos specifically for this project ("to match the color scheme") and has been waiting for weeks for someone to figure that out. - The Guardian
"Art history, visual and performing Arts, and graphic design majors nationwide have the bleakest employment prospects across all college majors in the United States, according to data analyzed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the first quarter of 2024." - ARTnews
"At least four works by artists from South Korea shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art may be fakes, according to leading experts. … The paintings were included in an exhibition that closed on June 30 titled 'Korean Treasures from the Chester and Cameron Chang Collection.'" - Artnet
The 73-year-old Hungarian conductor, founder and director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, succeeds Vasily Petrenko, who has just completed a ten-year term. Fischer begins his tenure with this summer's EUYO residency at the Grafenegg Festival in Austria, followed by a tour to Carnegie Hall. - OperaWire
These novel approaches have allowed this maverick company to chart an enviable path in the US arts scene as a small-to-medium outfit that punches well above its weight, especially when it comes to artist diversity and audience reach. - ArtsHub
The French committee of art historians warned against the “xenophobic hold up of cultural heritage” and the union of art gallery owners said its “values are not those of the National Rally”. - The Art Newspaper
BAD exists for actors who’ve been shut out of roles for being insufficiently white, thin or cisgender, who’ve not felt welcome in audition rooms because of a physical disability, neuro-atypicality or any other aspect of their identity. Here, they’re not relegated to the margins of the chorus line. They play heroes, love interests and ingenues. - San Francisco Chronicle
The raise is intended to boost its already existing locations (425 theaters across the country) with enhancements like luxury recliners and other amenities. - The Hollywood Reporter
Although some entities — like the Tampa Museum of Art — expected to receive more than half a million dollars from the state, it will be small organizations that feel the budget cuts most strongly. - Tampa Bay Times
Michael Andor Brodeur, whose day job is classical music critic for The Washington Post, was relieved when informed he would not be recording the audiobook of his memoir/cultural history Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle. Then he had to choose who would. - The Washington Post (MSN)
In the century since the creation of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923, Istanbul's population has soared from fewer than 1 million people to a sprawling megalopolis of roughly 16 million people (the largest city in Europe), spurring a building boom that has left ancient monuments marooned in seas of concrete. - BBC
"The settlement, which includes back pay and an apology, … came after the National Labor Relations Board ruled recently that the Syracuse City Ballet was wrong to fire the dancers, who went on strike in part to protest what they described as unsafe working conditions." - The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) (MSN)
