“A truly effective remedy need seek not only to punish Google for its past offenses but also open markets by meaningfully restraining the company from similar conduct in the future.” - The New York Times
“The artist’s support organization, Pest Control Office, found all the theorizing about the meaning of each new image ‘way too involved’ and that the artist’s simple vision was to cheer up the public during a bleak period.” - ARTnews
“The Olympics is probably the most competitive sports photography environment on earth. It’s the best photographers who shoot sports all come together. You’ve got to bring your best ideas, your best form, and try and stand out.” - Artnet
From the best places to read to poets of note in each state, this map is a treasure trove of some of the best writers the U.S. has given the literary world. - LitHub
In the 1980s, Sanada - who began acting on the big screen at 5 years old - starred in Japanese and Hong Kong action movies, “while simultaneously building a reputation as a quietly magnetic character actor in Japanese movies and TV dramas.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“The things we will try have not been tested. The new ideas will seem too radical to implement. The work will necessitate giving up unearned privilege and power. Theatres do not operate in a vacuum, and neither do theatre workers.” - American Theatre
"The combination of the family" — he's one of 11 children — "and the city (Baltimore) provided me with what I call 'radical courage.' You don't back down in the face of problems or burdens. And you don't call on God to move the mountain. You say, I'll find my way around it.'" - Gothamist
“The 77-year-old festival was plunged into crisis two years ago when the Centre for the Moving Image, operator of both the festival and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema chain, went into administration.” - The Guardian (UK)
“As a composer, getting a musical idea down on the page feels like a butterfly lover who catches this miraculous, beautiful thing. You then stick a pin through it. My job is to take all the incredible butterflies stuck on the page and allow them to start flying.” - San Francisco Classical Voice
Weinberg, a Jewish composer born in Poland, “found refuge in Soviet Russia, but reputation in the West is largely overshadowed by that of his good friend Dmitri Shostakovich” - at least, until now. - The New York Times
"Where do we learn and refine the skills to be an artist or an athlete? We go to school. … (Schools) provide resources to train in creative and athletic skills – but very few other life skills, and fewer that promote flourishing and transcendence in the way contemplative practice can." - Psyche
Everything in-person is paused for fundraising. “The Bessies will not hold its customary annual awards ceremony, party, or press conference, … the awards' selection and nomination process will continue. Artists nominated for 2024 Bessies will be announced publicly next year.” Uh, OK? - Playbill
"As a dancer and a comedian, Sarah McCreanor, known as Smac, likes to up the ante. Why mimic a dance or a person when you can turn yourself into an emoji? A head-bobbing chicken? An object being crushed by a hydraulic press?" - The New York Times
“A federal investigation was launched after scorch marks were discovered by a member of the museum’s renovation team outside the front entrance of the museum. The museum is located between two historic synagogues on Baltimore’s Lloyd Street.” - ARTnews
"Giving an audience member 'a hand in guiding the show' is key to the success of a one-person performance. 'You have to sort of walk a tightrope between delivering a scripted show and being flexible to an audience member.'" - The Guardian
