Ariel Dorfman: "The smiling, friendly form of capitalism now presents — the very fact that it doesn’t wish to shock or alienate its customers — may, in the end, prove even more dangerous to our ultimate well-being than was true half a century ago." - Salon
Peter Kay "broke off from his current mammoth arena tour to appear at Bolton's 390-capacity Octagon theatre on Sunday, raising £80,000 for the venue." - BBC
The artist started work on this during lockdown in July, 2020. "Three years, approximately 2,602 working hours and 1,642 animal species later, “Wild World” is a hand-drawn map of our planet that both inspires and celebrates wonder." - The New York Times
The game Baldur's Gate 3 had a gonzo night at the Game Awards - it won "Game of the Year, the Dungeons and Dragons epic won Best RPG, Best Community Support, Best Multiplayer, the Players' Voice Award — and one of its actors, Neil Newbon, won Best Performance." - NPR
The words "Nazi" and "Israel" appeared next to each other in performance artist Mike Parr's work, says his longtime gallery owner, Anna Schwartz. Parr also said that "Israel is an apartheid state and a tragedy for Jews everywhere." - The Guardian (UK)
Kilroy was praised "for his role in modernising Irish theatre since his 1968 breakthrough play, The Death and Resurrection of Mr Roche," which included a gay character. - Irish Times
Amy Hau "set up first archives and built the collection records for more than 3,500 works, including sculptures in stone, metal, wood and clay, drawings, models and designs." - The New York Times
Popular Santa Monica station KCRW has a $3 million budget shortfall. The station generally "relies on member contributions and corporate sponsorships, including studios looking to promote their movies and television shows." - MSN (Los Angeles Times)
The problem isn't Apple vs. Android, say the Wired folks. It's that we're addicted to our phones - and missing chats, aka discussions, with humans in our non-phone lives. - Wired
"The French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal are famous for their belief in keeping existing buildings whenever possible, no matter how unpromising or unloved they may be." - The Guardian (UK)
