David Chase, who wrote the HBO series about the New Jersey mafia that many credit with starting a golden age of television, said that era was now over. The 78-year-old said he was being told to “dumb down” his productions, and had been warned against making television that “requires an audience to focus”. - The Guardian
"'Everyone knows I like fighting. Don’t be afraid of me,' Rachida Dati announced upon her arrival to the ministry. … She is known for her sleek style and forthright, no-nonsense approach, having returned to work just five days after her first child and, reportedly, declared that maternity leave is for 'wimps.'" - Artnet
My right of ownership of some piece of intellectual property bars everyone else from using that property without my consent. I.P. rights have an economic value but a social cost. Is that cost too high? - The New Yorker
"After weeks of rumors, Universal Music Group has confirmed that it will be laying off an unspecified but significant number of employees in the coming weeks. The company’s recorded-music division is said to be receiving the brunt of the layoffs." - Variety
If a magic bullet was truly effective in solving this problem, there would be no need for many different proposed solutions. But today, that is precisely what we have: many explanations for what has caused the problem and many prescriptions for bringing audiences to live events. - Nightingale Sonata
"The Escambia County School District, located in the Florida panhandle" (the county seat is Pensacola), "has removed several dictionaries from its library shelves over concerns that making the dictionaries available to students would violate Florida law." - Popular Information
There is a lot of money involved - the global comic book market is worth an estimated $15.5bn (£12.2bn) a year, while the animated industry is 25 times bigger, at $411bn. - BBC
A right-wing party called the Alliance of Patriots gave Tbilisi's Orthodox cathedral a multi-panel icon of the 20th-century mystic Saint Matrona of Moscow; one of the panels depicts her blessing Stalin (a native Georgian). A protester sprayed blue paint on it, then thousands of right-wingers marched against her vandalism. - CNN
"The British Library is restoring online its main catalogue, containing 36m records of printed and rare books, maps, journals and music scores. … However, access is limited to a 'read-only' format, and full restoration of services provided by the UK’s national library could take until the end of the year." - The Guardian
Turns out attorneys and crisis PR advisors are expensive. "Within a year’s time we had a 25 percent increase in unbudgeted expenses," executive director Cathryn Mattson told the board. "(Reserve funds) are nearing exhaustion level and … we have also exhausted our lines of credit and have loans.” - The New York Times
"The Cleveland Ballet has fired its remaining co-founder after an independent investigation revealed the full depths of the 'toxic' environment dancers and employees have been dealing with, … uncovering a 'pattern of intimidation and retaliation against dancers and staff, egregious misconduct, financial irregularities, and self-dealing.'" - WKYC (Cleveland)
At the Post from 1977-2010, "his column was widely syndicated, and his stiletto-sharp commentary on TV stars, trends and network executives brought him national attention and influence" — as well as a Pulitzer Prize in 1988. - The Washington Post (MSN)
"Succession secured its legacy with its third best drama series award, The Bear feasted as the night’s top comedy, and the two shows about squabbling families dominated the acting awards at Monday night’s Emmys." - AP
The last surviving member of the classic sitcom's four leads, she played Trixie in skits on Cavalcade of Stars and The Jackie Gleason Show before The Honeymooners was spun off as a standalone series for the 1955-56 season. (She did not appear in the show's later iterations.) - The Hollywood Reporter
Per police statements, the 22 individuals arrested were linked to 65 climate demonstrations, including halting traffic and flinging paint and other viscous substances at federal property. - ARTnews
