"Street fights erupted between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Los Angeles’ Museum of Tolerance after a private screening of video showing the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants." - AP
"He joined NPR in 1980 and filed more than 3,000 stories. … During more than three decades as a reporter and an editor, his work spanned the world and made him an eyewitness to some of the most momentous events in modern history." - NPR
“You have to be a small business first, not just somebody asking for business,” he said. “You have to be your own PR person. You got to be your own manager. You have to learn how to edit, too.” - Gothamist
For many, spending months trying to really understand why they have lost investment and feeling they are no closer to an answer has made them less confident in the way English arts funding is assessed and distributed. - The Stage
The agreement guarantees a 23 percent wage boost over the life of the contract, raising the minimum wage and promising annual raises. The cost of health care benefits will also drop, while expanding its coverage to part-time staff averaging 20 hours per week. - ARTnews
"The growing tendency of artists to pronounce on everything from microaggressions to macropolitics shows that we need a fundamentally different understanding of the role played by artists and their institutions." - Compact Magazine
These results come after a quarter that saw an exodus of 12.5 million Disney+ Hotstar subscriptions amid a strategy shift to move away from low-margin subscribers. - Variety
Well, the stated reason was this: "It was brought to the District’s attention that the current production contained mature adult themes, profane language, and sexual content." In "Oklahoma!" ... Okay … (It seems the real reason had to do with one particular detail of casting.) - Howard Sherman
Eliminating the intervening week between episodes meant they could fracture their narratives. They used flashbacks, flashforwards and even flashsideways to begin episodes without totally disorienting viewers. - The Hollywood Reporter
"More than 1.1 million jobs in the capital (21.1%) in 2021 were held by people employed in the creative economy, up from 882,000 (16.9%) in 2016. … (Mayor Sadiq) said London’s creative industries 'are a huge success story, ... supporting businesses across the country through their supply chains'." - London Evening Standard
Despite the huge drop, streaming revenue at Max, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, were up 5 percent—with a 30 percent year-on-year jump in advertising revenue. These numbers raise a big question for the streaming industry: People like Max, but they don’t really want to pay for it. - Wired
"Opinions vary markedly — by subgroup and by which aspects of colleges people are considering. Find out who said what about how degrees help graduates, how college compares with alternatives, how important different functions are, and more. You can filter by five different demographic factors." - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The £6.6m cut had been reversed earlier this year after a campaign by people working in the Scottish arts but it was reintroduced in September's autumn budget, with ministers pledging to make up the shortfall in the 2024/25 budget.
"Chelsie Hill, 27, is the founder of the Rollettes, a dance team … formed in 2012 (which) performs all over the country. … More than a decade after she started the Rollettes, Ms. Hill’s story has spread far beyond the group to include mentorship and education." - The New York Times
