The facility only opened in 2018, and by the following year, demand for its technical rehearsal residency was nearly outrunning supply. Then the pandemic hit. Now the organization's Catskill, NY property is for sale, and Lumberyard will focus on including neurodivergent audiences in mainstream theater. Why the change? - Dance Magazine
At least on the face of it, the mainstream of US nonfiction is stately, thorough, chronological and substantial; whereas British nonfiction is slant, whimsical, allusive and personal. Is that a temperamental or cultural difference? Up to a point, perhaps, yes. But there’s something else at work too. - LitHub
"Nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, (he warned) that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime. Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded the Freedom to Publish award." - AP
“By most criteria, other than audience attendance, the company is in significantly better shape than it’s been in its 38-year history." - The New York Times
"Jenna Barbee, a fifth-grade Florida teacher, is under investigation by the Florida Department of Education after showing her class the animated Disney movie Strange World, which features an openly gay character." She collected permission slips from parents, one of whom complained to the state Board of Education. - Variety
She's commissioned an extraordinary amount of new repertory for the flute (in all its ranges, from piccolo to contrabass), her colleagues are thrilled by her virtuosity and delighted by her generosity and enthusiasm, and she draws so many young listeners she worries about attracting older ones. - The New York Times
"In reality, it's very easy to use AI to do the lion's share of the thinking while still submitting work that looks like your own. ... It follows that massive structural change is needed if our schools are going to keep training students to think critically." - The Chronicle of Higher Education
No, this isn't about young protesters from Just Stop Oil gluing themselves to Renoirs. It's about moths, mostly, and other pests that might eat, bore through, and otherwise damage artworks — and how chief conservation officer AnnaLivia McCarthy does her bug patrols. - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Organizers 'are altering this year’s show to conform with specific requests from the WGA, and therefore the WGA will not be picketing the show.' What is being altered was not clear, but it may be to allow a non-scripted version of the Tonys to go on." - AP
"After weeks of speculation, Vice Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. … The company added that a consortium that includes Fortress, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital has agreed to purchase the group for $225 million, including all assets and taking on all liabilities." - The Hollywood Reporter
"Chad Smith, who ... traces some of his most formative musical experiences to Boston's Symphony Hall, was named Monday as the next president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It is the second time in recent years the BSO has sought talent from the LA Philharmonic." - MSN (The Boston Globe)
As the company moves the technology into more of its products, perhaps the generative AI revolution will turn out to be a lot less fun than you might expect from the early shock and awe of ChatGPT, a chatbot that has an edgy charm. - Wired
The Luddites were not some group of fanatics trying to slow the march of history. They were workers trying to protect their livelihood from new machines that would churn out low-quality stockings using cheaper, less skilled labor. - The Atlantic
Fake streaming is an industry-wide problem that goes beyond AI-made music. A French study found that between 1 and 3 percent of all music streamed across various popular platforms in France in 2021 was detected to have been streamed by bots, accounting for an estimated 1 to 3 billion fake streams. - Wired
Simon Winchester worries “that today’s all-too-readily available stockpile of information will lead to a lowered need for the retention of knowledge, a lessening of thoughtfulness, and a consequent reduction in the appearance of wisdom in society.” - Washington Post
