The company after whom the entire genre is named (remember the iPod?) maybe shouldn't kill podcasting, and indeed, the numbers might be an accident: "In September, Apple introduced iOS 17, which included a small change that has had a big impact on downloads." - The Verge
In this 21st century oratorio, the director says, it's cathartic "to allow ourselves to feel what our ancestors have felt and know that we’re not alone. ... We are actually part of a much larger story that is filled with hope, redemption and the power to change." - The New York Times
"Creative introverts dread campaign season. They’re allergic to the self-promotion. Not to mention that the world is designed to reward extroverts. ... But you can’t reap the harvest in awards season if you don’t plant seeds." - MSN (Los Angeles Times)
The real-life audience for stand-up is larger, and more diverse, thanks to viral clips. But, one comedian says, "If you base your comedy around the algorithm, you’re doomed. ... You have to do what you think is good for comedy, and not think about the sharing." - Washington Post
Burrows grew frustrated with Broadway's lack of roles for Black women, and "took matters into her own hands as a solo artist. She received rave reviews for her 1968 Off Broadway show, Walk Together Children," and she mounted it more than 6,000 times across the world. - The New York Times
Awards season is what one might call compressed due to the Hollywood strikes of the spring and summer (and fall). Thus: "HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us topped night one of the 2023 Creative Arts Emmys presentation with eight awards." - The Hollywood Reporter
Young users "said that relevance and proximity were key to defining news, but that relevance was personal and individual rather than public, and that proximity was emotional rather than geographical. And subjectivity was considered more desirable than objectivity." - Nieman Lab
The New York Times is "spending a fortune creating what’s unfortunately now called content - the articles, investigative pieces, analysis, puzzles, recipes, product recommendations and more that make up ... a newspaper. OpenAI is just taking the fruits of that labor, that newspaper, to train their technology." - Slate
You see, "while modern Mickey is known for his charming personality, Steamboat Willie Mickey was more menacing with his propensity to use his fellow animals as musical instruments." - CBC
In Britain, the call has gone out for everyone to check attics, garrets, and old bookshelves: "The original score of Gilbert and Sullivan's Utopia Limited was sold in 1915, but its whereabouts are unknown." - BBC
"At a time when the film industry is still struggling with deep existential anxieties, ... for many in Hollywood the impetus to look past the Globes’ rocky past is simply too strong to resist." Heck, there's even a new trophy. - Los Angeles Times
Quantifying my reading, whether by titles finished, pages read, or another metric, doesn’t capture the quality of my attention to each book. - The Atlantic
The scariest media moments of 2023 involved watching Internet-led disruption come for familiar forms of media, like late night TV and cable systems. - WBUR
