“Marushchak has achieved something quite extraordinary. He has organised the evacuation of dozens of museums across Ukraine’s frontline – packing, recording, logging and counting each item and sending them to secret, secure locations away from the combat zone." - The Guardian (UK)
“Digital disinformation is a growing shadow industry. It thrives because of the weak enforcement of content-moderation policies, the increasing influence of social-media figures as political intermediaries, and a regulatory environment that fails to hold tech companies accountable.” And it’s getting worse. - The Atlantic
Hm: “Rather than rejecting the use of generative AI outright, the group encourages consideration based in four overarching principles: the value of primary sources, transparency, legal considerations and ethical considerations of creating human simulations.” - The Guardian (UK)
That trick is getting people who believe in conspiracy theories to find some exits out of their internet-driven rabbit holes. Importantly, recent “studies suggest that, contrary to the common belief that people 'down the rabbit hole' are beyond rescue, they can actually be brought back." - Nieman Lab
At least for now, customers of satellite TV won’t be deprived of college football, The Bear on Hulu, or another rewatch of Inside Out 2. "The nearly two-week battle has been costly. Thousands of subscribers canceled their service during the blackout.” - Los Angeles Times
After all, who wouldn’t have enjoyed seeing The Bear face off against Shōgun, or The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki go up against True Detective’s Jodie Foster? - The New York Times
The play - The Roommate - opened on Thursday with Farrow and Patti LuPone, but on Saturday, Farrow tested positive. Actor and associate director of The Roommate Marsha Mason went on, script in hand, on Sunday. - The New York Times
The actor “has become a curator, rather than an object, of sexual fantasies. Want, a new book released next week, is a collection of anonymous fantasies written by women from all over the world, selected and introduced by Anderson.” But - not to make a pun - why would she want to do this? - Slate
Though The Bear also won quite a haul, and there were a few surprises, Shōgun snagged a record-breaking total of 18 Emmys over the two ceremonies. - The New York Times
It’s down to three finalists: Boulder; Cincinnati; and, of course, staying home in Utah, though mostly relocating to the travel-friendlier Salt Lake City. - Seattle Times (AP)
But “the creator of the Pulitzer prize-winning musical Hamilton said it may still be too soon after 2012's movie Brave, which is set in Scotland, for a Disney animation set in Wales.” (They are rather different countries, but … well.) - BBC
Margaret Qualley: "I’m just trying to move through life like water in a river and stay agile and move around the rocks, be a part of something greater than yourself. … Just continue to be as true to myself in the moment as I can.” - The New York Times
But the discussion about those actors? Weirdly - or perhaps predictably - still ageist, sexist, and gross. "It’s strange to experience a culture that appears to be both cognizant and ignorant of certain issues — particularly when it has exacerbated the problems itself.” - HuffPost
Whether it’s with Shōgun or The Bear, looks like FX is going to clean up at the awards show today. But, don’t forget, “the Emmys are never entirely predictable.” - Variety
The rules? Be flexible. “We each have our audiences, which are different in Memphis than in Sarasota or Houston, and we each have our missions. For some theatres, it’s about the actors or the playwright. For us at Hattiloo, it’s about accessibility to all socioeconomic groups.” - American Theatre
