Well, first he spent two weeks considering suicide. Then he realized that, with today's technology and his international contacts, he could set about recreating the books he lost. - The Guardian
"Industry professionals say soaring ticket prices are due to various reasons, including rising production costs, a changing industry and the rise of celebrity headliners. Many of the shifts they cited have been in the making for decades, but have been exacerbated by the pandemic," - Gothamist
"(Earl Marshawn) Washington ... was sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud. He was also ordered to pay restitution to victims in the total amount of $203,240.90 and serve a three-year term of supervised release after his imprisonment." - USA Today
Four of the eliminated positions are in the business office of the Chicago Sun-Times, which merged with WBEZ in 2022. The remaining ten come from the radio station's now-closed podcast unit and from Vocalo, a subchannel featuring indie jazz, hip-hop and R&B along with programming in Spanish. - Inside Radio
"Michael, 49, was chorus master at the National Theater in Mannheim, Germany, then has held the same job at Oper Frankfurt since 2014-15. He spent 10 years assisting the chorus master at the annual Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth." He replaces Donald Palumbo, who has retired after 17 years. - AP
The Kherson Art Museum, which was looted by Russian forces in November 2022, says it spotted the items in its collection in a video shot at the Central Museum of Tavrida in Crimea, which Russia has occupied since 2014. - Artnet
April 3 marks the 100th anniversary of Marlon Brando’s birth — the centenary of one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. But where are his descendants: the brooding, mercurial, ultra-male actors who pull performances out of their guts and refuse to talk about it afterward? - Washington Post
The idea that we have rights is an unquestioned certainty, but rights are also often a source of considerable conflict in the modern world. Which rights do we actually possess? Do animals have rights? - 3 Quarks Daily
Just as more baby boomers are stepping down from the top spots, fewer people want to take their place, and those who are interested — especially people of color — are moving into leadership out of dissatisfaction with the way their organizations are run. - Chronicle of Philanthropy
The music created to accompany and enhance the quests, missions, adventures, and world-building that unfolds in games doesn’t stay in the digital realm. “It’s weird to say, but the new American Songbook that kids want to play comes from this game music." - San Francisco Classical Voice
The agreement, which covers basic theatrical motion picture and basic television motion picture contracts, gives musicians streaming residuals for the first time, as well as protections against artificial intelligence, according to AFM. - The Hollywood Reporter
The artifacts are sacred wood and stone altar tablets, or tabots, that were stolen by British soldiers during the Battle of Maqdala. The items have never been on public display. - ARTnews
Carlo Fuortes, who turned around the disastrous finances at the Rome Opera and then headed Italy's state broadcaster, RAI, was appointed superintendent of Florence's debt-ridden opera house. Then he got a 16-month jail term for the death of a cleaner who fell off a ladder at the Rome Opera. - Gramilano (Milan)
Both the Concertgebouw and the Chicago Symphony are orchestras at the very highest level, and they deserve a conductor’s full attention. The definition of a music director has undergone a mutation in recent decades: such doubling- and tripling-up of appointments has become commonplace. - The New Yorker
Launched in 2016, Italy's 18App was the oldest such program in Europe, and all 18-year-olds were eligible. Replacing 18App are the Carta Cultura, with a household income ceiling of €35,000, and the Carta del Merito, for those with high grades in the last year of high school. - Publishing Perspectives
