My daughter is a whip-smart kid, definitely smarter than I was at 12. But until I resorted to bribery, she’d never read an entire chapter book for pleasure. - The New York Times
"Wiley has already earned $23 million from AI deals and confirmed … that it is set to make a further $21m this financial year. A spokesperson confirmed that Wiley authors are set to receive remuneration for the licensing of their work based on their 'contractual terms'." - The Bookseller (UK)
"AI-generated songs lack the fluidity of music created by humans. But musicians who experiment with AI can give themselves an edge in an evolving industry. AI can expedite their own creative work and provide inspiration." - Washington Post
Theater stages are the diva’s holy playground, where complex characters and powerful performances ask audiences to question their received ideas. A new slate of shows this fall promises both rapture and reexamination. - Washington Post
The Philadelphia school, which closed down without warning on June 7, was notified two weeks later by "successor trustee" UMB Bank that, due to the university's cessation of operations, full payment on the 2017 bond series is due immediately. - Artnet
Sophie Galaise, the orchestra's now-former managing director, reportedly attempted, along with the board's deputy chairman, to oust MSO chairman David Li after he expressed doubt about Galaise's expenditures for travel and consultants. Li grew up in China, and Galaise's efforts included considerable red-baiting. - The Australian Financial Review
Matthew, Judy and Richard Perlman of Miami realized they had a problem when they brought some of the pieces to Christie's to sell and the auction house said they were probably inauthentic. The Perlmans are suing dealer Leslie Roberts and Miami Fine Art Gallery. - The New York Times
"ESPN and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on DirecTV" — on the first weekend of college football season and halfway through US Open tennis — "after the sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement, (an impasse reflecting) the broader economic pain spreading throughout the pay TV sector." - Variety
The two-year-old museum is moving from the Dogpatch neighborhood into "The Cube," a modernist landmark downtown owned 70% by Vornado Realty Trust and 30% by the Trump Organization. ICA SF will pay no rent or utilities for the first two years of its lease. - KQED (San Francisco)
"The gallery released a statement Thursday, blaming the budget increase on 'unprecedented and unforeseen' recent construction cost escalation, saying this will force a change of the building design and indeterminate delay on construction. The design ... by Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron was unveiled in 2015." - Vancouver Sun
A highly respected soloist and chamber musician admired for the elegance and precision of his playing, Meneses died four weeks after revealing that he had been diagnosed with the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme. - Gramophone
The more elite the college, the more lenient the standards. At Yale, for example, 80% of grades awarded in 2023 were As or A minuses. But the problem is also prevalent at less selective colleges. Across all four-year colleges in the United States, the most commonly awarded grade is now an A. - Yascha Mounk
In the decades since Richard Tognetti became ACO artistic director at just 25, he has amassed some of the world’s most valuable instruments and talented musicians. - The Guardian
Stanford University’s announcement that 23 creative writing instructors will be pushed out of their jobs and replaced has set off a national backlash in the literary community and among students in the program. - San Francisco Chronicle
The eldest brother, John Sainsbury, despised aspects of the design, in particular the false columns in the foyer. Despite concerted pushback and the fact that the Sainsburys were footing the reported £40 million ($53 million) bill, the development went ahead. - Artnet
