So … the show is for what audience, exactly? Probably not the incarcerated: "As if involuntarily submitting to state power wasn’t enough, one of the world’s most influential art organizations and one of its largest religious institutions is in the mix.” - Artnet
The Japanese bamboo flute is familiar to audiences who play video games and watch Japanese movies. "It is the sound of the earth. … The sound of the wind passing through a bamboo forest. It’s a sound that is constantly shifting tone colors, like light passing in the sky." - Boston Globe
"Many readers are seeking fiction that addresses environmental issues but explores a successful paradigm shift: fiction that accurately addresses our current issues with intelligence and hope. The power of envisioning a certain future is that the vision enables one to see it as possible." - Reactor Mag
Portugal's song tied for last, but coup planners needed a signal on the radio. The first song suggested was censored, and too obvious. So the coup organizer "suggested that the announcer choose ... 'some banality' that would not raise any eyebrows. That choice was 'E Depois do Adeus.’” - The Observer (UK)
Cool and deeply creepy at the same time: “The artist's AI voice was trained on voice samples taken from archival interviews Dalí did in English over his career. (He spoke four languages — Catalan, Spanish, French and English — sometimes interchangeably.)” We’re ready for the four-language answers. - NPR
Maybe! "Sony and Apollo’s entry would complicate a deal already in the works for the storied studio behind Mission: Impossible and The Godfather. Paramount, the parent of CBS, MTV and other networks, is holding exclusive talks with Skydance Media." - Bloomberg (Yahoo)
Davis was both chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the musical conductor of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the 1990s. In 1997, just after Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, his final Proms speech helped the audience process their grief. - The Telegraph (UK) (MSN)
“The recent move against TikTok misses the larger point: Americans’ sources of information have declined in quality, and the problem goes beyond any one social media platform." - Fast Company
After the artist’s death, the collective wants to remind the world of Ringgold’s dream: “I have a dream that one day the art world will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: that the art of all people is created equal." - Hyperallergic
It’s a sad tale about a sudden, depressing end to the feisty - and revived - digital news publication, and a cautionary discussion about management and public radio. - Washingtonian
Before Strangers with Candy, there was TV comedy, sure, and also true, not many people watched the show while it was on. But it rewrote the rulebook, and “although it’s unlikely anyone could — or should — remake the show in 2024, its filthy, irreverent spirit lives on." - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
"In total, police laid more than 40 charges against eight people in March 2023. The investigation led to the seizure of more than 1,000 pieces of forged artwork.” Now, Benjamin Morrisseau will take part in restorative justice measures, the court says. - CBC
And New Yorkers love an actor who is moving to Broadway from Hollywood; though Molina has been nominated for three Tony Awards, it’s been 15 years since he was on a New York stage. But let him explain why he loves the city, including the secret to “the best breakfast in New York." - The New York Times
Davis and her husband Julius Tennon are opening JVL Media, adding to their TV and movie production business - their company that has brought out hits like TV's How I Got Away with Murder and the 2022 action movie The Woman King. - The Hollywood Reporter
