"Less than a week after canceling its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony following months of mounting criticism over the organization's response to the crisis in Gaza, PEN America has also canceled what would have been the 20th edition of its World Voices Festival" after the withdrawal of many participants. - Publishers Weekly
That new name is The Royal Ballet and Opera. "'The Royal Opera House', as the company was previously known, did not make clear that the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera companies were part of the same organisation, (CEO Alex) Beard said." - The Guardian
In the same way that a run of the mill Netflix film tells us little about the human experience, the therapeutic language saturating contemporary culture flattens and distorts reality. - 3 Quarks Daily
What kind of right is the right to academic freedom? Is it a legal right or a moral one? This question, long a subject of scholarly contention, is addressed in not a small number of new books. - The New Yorker
“A headline tour usually comes out with a deficit. The only thing that we ever make any kind of profit on is festivals, because the fees can be higher, but any money left over just goes towards the next outgoings.” - The Guardian
I’ve watched all of these shows. They’re not bad. They’re simply … mid. Which is what makes them, frustratingly, as emblematic of the current moment in TV as their stars’ previous shows were of the ambitions of the past. - The New York Times
The pandemic hurt every live art, but arguably none more than improv. Not only did struggles force the sale of three of its biggest institutions (Second City, iO and U.C.B.), but the prestige surrounding the form faded as criticism mounted over business models built on free labor and racist treatment of artists. - The New York Times
We have some indications of how the arts and culture will fare under each president because, for the first time, we have two candidates who have already been president. - Berkshire Eagle
Kings, popes, and doges all found themselves gasping for air under a deluge of memorandums and correspondence. Philip II of Spain was frequently driven to despair by ‘these devils, my papers’, with up to 16,000 separate petitions sent to his desk over the course of a single year. - Engelsberg Ideas
Why? Well - there are a lot of eligible musicals, for one thing. And while Merrily We Roll Along is looking like a lock for Best Musical Revival, some other categories are hotly contested. - The New York Times
Hundreds of artists signed a letter objecting to the out of control secondary market for tickets, which is bad for fans. On the other hand, there’s actually good news: "Live music sales are booming.” - CBC
C. Pam Zhang and Safiya Noble, who were scheduled to speak at the USC Rossier ceremony, have withdrawn. "Zhang and Noble condemned the college administration for refusing to engage in meaningful dialogue with a group of peaceful student protestors … and for censoring valedictorian Asna Tabassu.” - LitHub
