The original deal with Verizon for naming rights at the Philadelphia Orchestra's home venue expired as of Jan. 1. Philanthropists Leslie Anne Miller and Richard B. Worley (the orchestra's former board chair) have given $25 million to name the hall for the great Philadelphia-born contralto in perpetuity. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
"Arts Council England has released new guidance confirming it will not penalise organisations for working with artists who make political statements, after earlier advice suggested 'overtly political or activist' work could break funding agreements." - The Guardian
"A regular performer in clubs and on late-night TV for decades, … known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes, … he re-introduced himself to a new generation opposite Larry David in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, kvetching regularly." - AP
Despite Oregon’s arts sector garnering $829 million in economic activity every year, the state is ranked at No. 41 for its annual arts funding per capita. - KOIN
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
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
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)
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
"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
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
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)
"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
"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
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 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
