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Huh? New AI Synthesizes Radio Listener Voices

Artificial intelligence is already enabling stations to replicate the voices of on-air talent. Now a new Benztown product uses AI to craft “listener” audio for on-air use. - Inside Radio

100 Amazing Women Architects

The researchers behind 100 Women: Architects in Practice hope that its title will ultimately sound as strange as a book about 100 left-handed architects, or 100 who happen to have ginger hair. We’re not there yet. - The Guardian

Why Did Waterloo, Canada “Pause” Its Arts Funder?

Regional council’s decision to pause the arts fund for a third-party review due to alleged harassment and governance concerns, announced in a press release on Wednesday evening, came as a shock to its board members. - The Record (Waterloo)

Reconsidering Whether We Have Free Will

Since our actions result from nothing more than one event following another, no one really deserves praise or blame for anything they do. Our actions are determined by physical events in the physical brain, tightly linked in a causal chain that none of us is able to control any more than anyone else. - 3 Quarks Daily

Newly Discovered Letter: Arthur Miller Explains Tragedy And “Death Of A Salesman”

"As I see it, the force of the Elizabethan form lay in its ability to follow the mental processes of its protagonists wherever they might lead. The same may be said of mine." - The Atlantic

Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ Cuts Its Flagship Local News Show In Half

A decade ago, WBEZ had four hours of weekday local news; as of next week, there's one hour, as Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons loses half of its 11 am-to-1 pm time slot. (The remaining hour, with some schedule rearrangement, will go to a second daily broadcast of Fresh Air.) - Axios

Minnesota Dance Theatre To Halt Performances

Although ticket sales were up for last holiday season's "The Nutcracker" and "Carmina Burana" in January, the boosts weren't matched with the grants and charitable giving MDT needs to stay afloat. - The Star-Tribune (Mpls)

Mr. Fruit Salad Explains Why His Absurdist Standup Comedy Is An Excellent Vehicle For Exploring Grief And Loneliness

"Absurdism is like smoke – it shifts before your eyes and takes on strange, beguiling patterns, but if you try to close your hand around it, it will disappear. Other moments in life that seem to contain the most meaning – when the world reveals itself to you – are like this too." - Psyche

An Idea To Make Theatre Sustainable Again

"I’m trying to get artists to think of themselves as owners, not employees. So there’s a direct connection between the bottom line and their bank account. But the artists are in charge! They decide what plays to do, who is doing what, how much money will be spent on a production, and so forth." - Howlround

We Recreated Leonardo Da Vinci’s Harpsichord-Viola From His Own Designs

After five years of research, a team at Leonardo3, an interactive museum/exhibition center in Milan, built the instrument from drawings and notes in the 93rd folio of Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus (1478). And, in doing so, they learned why the harpsichord-viola had not been built and played before … - Artnet

Warner And Paramount Are No Longer Talking Merger

Warner Bros. Discovery is no longer pursuing a merger with Paramount Global as its shares trade near a 52-week low, according to people familiar with the matter. - CNBC

Why Armistead Maupin, The Echt-San Francisco Writer, Up And Moved To London

"In fact, he and husband Chris Turner – a photographer in his early 50s – have been living in England for nearly five years, after leaving the city he immortalised back in 2019. 'I love San Francisco as much as anybody else, but I had sort of done it.'" - The Guardian

A Look At Northern Ballet’s Artistic Compromises Around Live Music

The musicians I spoke to have all seen Sinfonia work and income decrease significantly because of the switch from exclusively live music to occasional live work supplemented by recording sessions and royalties from performances. - Van

500-Year-Old Flemish Triptych Turns Up In (Of All Places) Guernsey

"Experts said it is from the workshop of important Flemish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst, or by an artist in his circle. The triptych, (depicting the Adoration of the Magi) across three hinged panels, is due to go to auction next month." - BBC

By The End Of This Year, Streaming Video Will Be Pulling In More Money Than Pay TV, Say Analysts

"Streaming revenue is poised to overtake pay TV subscription revenue by the third quarter of 2024, boosted by the recent uptick in ad-supported offerings, London-based research firm Ampere Analysis predicts." - TheWrap

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