More than a pandemic-era stopgap, fiction podcasts are now emerging as a legitimate artistic medium. With Australian audiences increasingly turning to audio content for news, entertainment and escapism, it’s no surprise that creatives are responding in kind. - ArtsHub
This is the second major ruling in the AI copyright world this week; on Monday, US District Court judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted materials to train its own AI tools was legal. - Wired
“Poundbury is Krier’s most substantial built legacy, a project that was widely ridiculed when it began in the 1980s, but which time has vindicated. … Poundbury’s principles of mixed-use, low-rise high-density have been widely taken up, forming the basis of the present government’s new towns plan – if, perhaps, without the classical fancy dress.” - The Guardian
Suddenly, fewer people are traveling outside the generative-AI sites—a development that poses an existential threat to the media, and to the livelihood of journalists everywhere. - The Atlantic
To find out, we embarked on an ambitious new project, polling more than 500 filmmakers, stars and influential film fans to vote for the 10 best movies (however they chose to define that) released since Jan. 1, 2000. - The New York Times
Confronted with a prolonged silence during conversation, most of us find ourselves ‘desperately thinking of something to say’. Silence makes us desperate. But why? - Aeon
Peter Whelan, a keyboard player, bassoonist, singer and conductor who currently directs the much-acclaimed Irish Baroque Orchestra, begins his initial term at Philharmonia Baroque in the 2026-27 season. He succeeds Richard Egarr, who resigned in 2024, and Music Director Emeritus Nicholas McGegan (1985-2020). - San Francisco Classical Voice
The paper found that the process was better on the brain without tech tools: “internal attention and semantic processing during creative ideation” was highest for the writers who used neither Google nor ChatGPT. - LitHub
What happens if, or when, the Emancipation Proclamation is “lost” because it promotes diversity, equity and inclusion? The Codex Azcatitlan disappears because it describes a history that doesn’t place European Americans at the forefront? - Washington Post
The years between 1900-1914 have appropriately been called by historian Philipp Blom as the “vertigo years.” To find your footing in this dizzying period so often meant jumping into the unknown or, as many did, sleepwalking through it and hoping things would sort themselves out. - Novum
“Authors are reportedly being hit by negative reviews on the book review site Goodreads before proof copies are even circulated, with the review site allegedly failing to remove reviews.” - The Bookseller (UK)
While purchaser Skydance has the right to approve any major contracts Paramount enters into before the acquisition is complete, “gun-jumping” — actively taking part or interfering in negotiations — is against federal securities law. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone argue that Skydance has seriously jumped the gun. - Bloomberg (Yahoo!)
“The not-for-profit network … which reached around 100 million homes in 2015, is now down to 51 million households. The contraction has led to a significant loss in revenue for C-SPAN, which has never sold advertising. C-SPAN took in $46.3 million in 2024, down 37% from $73 million in 2015.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
“Artists were reaching out to us asking us if they would have one last chance to perform,” said executive director SK Kerastas. “We wanted to create a situation where we could say yes to all of those asks, and so we came upon this idea of doing a marathonic performance.” - WBEZ (Chicago)
The pieces, for solo piano, were jotted down by the composer in the sketchbooks he carried with him everywhere. The recording, by pianist Alexandre Tharaud, is released this Friday (June 27), ahead of the centennial of Satie’s death on July 1. - The Guardian
