It's "one neat trick" that he learned while playing all the parts in an adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in London's West End last year. - The Guardian
“Think about how much of your life you live online, how much of your identity resides there. . . . Whom do you want in control of that world?” - The New Yorker
Given the costs of new flooring, lighting, and sound systems, director Olivier Wevers says, "'investing in a space you don’t own seems perilous.' When the company began looking to buy, a church was an obvious choice. In addition to architectural benefits, 'many churches were on the market after the pandemic.'" - Dance Magazine
Seeking a fair resolution on the marbles can hardly be said to open the floodgates. First of all, the marbles are as close to unique a case as possible. - The Art Newspaper
"(She was) a prodigious and peripatetic author who published best-selling books about the actresses Vivien Leigh and Katharine Hepburn as well as 14 other celebrity biographies, eight novels, three children’s books, two memoirs and one autobiography." - The New York Times
We are drawing a new musical map. Looking back, the 20th no longer seems the century of Stravinsky. Prokofiev once eclipsed Shostakovich—but no longer. And Sergei Rachmaninoff stands apart from the turmoil that enveloped him, a pillar of implacable poise and sovereign humanity. - The American Scholar
Says one source, “The propagandists are both envious and also hateful that a movie with an anti-censorship, anti-totalitarian, anti-war message is getting so much popularity, that they have doubled down. It started out with just a few patriots. Now it’s on state TV. They want blood." - Variety
There were more than 17 billion visits to music piracy websites worldwide last year, a staggering 13 percent increase from 2022, according to research firm Muso. After years of downturn in music piracy brought about by streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, the uptick is somewhat startling. - Wired
"(Ambulances) didn’t arrive quickly enough to revive the man, who was pronounced dead around 10:45 a.m. local time. Few other details about the fatal plunge were immediately released, including the victim’s name and age." - The Daily Beast
"This new chapter for the Ta Som and Preah Khan Temples, alongside the Churning of the Ocean of Milk Gallery in Angkor Wat, coincides with a new phase of WMF conservation undertakings at Phnom Bakheng." - The Art Newspaper
"As a supplement to more traditional offerings such as one-on-one counseling, support groups or medication, students can now get a referral to attend a concert, take a ceramics lesson or benefit from any campus art offering." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
"San Diego County's arts and culture nonprofit sector generated $1.37 billion in economic activity in 2022. … A parallel study of the city of San Diego's arts nonprofits found that their economic output (was) almost $1.19 billion in 2022." - The San Diego Union-Tribune (MSN)
"Audacy has laid off … a quarter of the staff at (Pineapple Street Studios,) the division that produces shows such as the recent hit Ghost Story and several television-focused series with partners like HBO, Max, and Netflix. … The layoffs come just weeks after Audacy filed for bankruptcy." - Inside Radio
"This year, the museum will sing a song of itself" (the reference is to noted Brooklynite Walt Whitman) "for its 200th anniversary, with a slate of events and exhibitions that includes a major group show of Brooklyn artists and a reinstallation of its American art galleries." - The New York Times
"The bill would make it so that school boards cannot implement policies that intentionally remove or restrict materials in the library or in classrooms that features stories or themes of people under legally protected classes" such as people of color or LGBTQ+ people. - Book Riot
