The museum simply used me to avoid the scandal that would result if the public learned that many works said to be by Hopper and thus—if authentic—willed to the museum, were making their way not to the museum but to the market. - New Criterion
To be Netflix these days is to occupy the strange dichotomy of being a company that has won the war but still has plenty of battles to fight. - The Wall Street Journal
It was supposed to cost $3 million to flip the house from a crumbling ruin to a vibrant community center with musical performances and lessons, a tea room and a museum celebrating its history of hosting famous artists such as pianist Ahmad Jamal and sports figures including Roberto Clemente. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A user who listened to a show a few times, subscribed, but stopped listening would continue to count as a download indefinitely. Even better under the old rules: For people who listened to a show, dropped off for a while, but started listening again later, Apple would automatically download every show in between. - BoingBoing
A soon-to-be published, groundbreaking study from neuroscientists at Columbia University’s Teachers College has come down decisively on the matter: for “deeper reading” there is a clear advantage to reading a text on paper, rather than on a screen, where “shallow reading was observed”. - The Guardian
In his plan, Apple would take each subscriber's monthly fee and distribute 90% to the artists that subscriber listened to that month (pro rata based on streams, I assume). Each individual "fan" has an equal effect on the artist's distribution, instead of heavy listeners having an outsized effect compared to light listeners. - BoingBoing
Cervantes played Alexander Hamilton for more than two thousand shows, through the early days of the pandemic and much more - including the death of his daughter. "This show gave me an opportunity to use my frustrations and anger and sadness," he says. - Playbill
DMAC says dismantling is cheaper than repairing. Greenwood Pond: Double Site "is considered to be the first urban wetland project in the country. Its imminent demolition has angered landscape architecture advocates and upset Miss." - The New York Times
One new TV "makes an image appear on what otherwise looks like a clear piece of glass." Another company has a screen that "looks more like an empty fish tank than a proper television set, with images that look like very nice holograms dancing around inside." But why? - Wired
Heritage tourism isn't new - after WWII, "Europe welcomed America’s tourists, and tried to encourage more to come. Some hosted 'homecomings'—festivals meant to lure the children and grandchildren of emigrants back to visit." But now we have DNA evidence. - The Atlantic
Rubenstein was hit by a car and died from his injuries. Rubenstein created "genre-bending 'note card poems,' with each stanza printed on a separate card." His work was often banned in the USSR, and he was outspoken against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - The New York Times
"The policy, announced on January 3, allowed Alaska Native visitors to self-identity at the museum’s ticket counter; no proof of tribal enrollment was required to receive complementary admission." A non-Native Anchorage resident claimed discrimination. - ARTnews
As Ashley Elston "approaches the end of her first draft, pulls a six-foot sheet of brown butcher paper from a roll on a specially installed rod near her desk. This two-yard stretch then becomes a playing field." - The New York Times
