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
"In fact, he and husband Chris Turner – a photographer in his early 50s – have been living in England for nearly five years, after leaving the city he immortalised back in 2019. 'I love San Francisco as much as anybody else, but I had sort of done it.'" - The Guardian
The musicians I spoke to have all seen Sinfonia work and income decrease significantly because of the switch from exclusively live music to occasional live work supplemented by recording sessions and royalties from performances. - Van
"Experts said it is from the workshop of important Flemish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst, or by an artist in his circle. The triptych, (depicting the Adoration of the Magi) across three hinged panels, is due to go to auction next month." - BBC
"Streaming revenue is poised to overtake pay TV subscription revenue by the third quarter of 2024, boosted by the recent uptick in ad-supported offerings, London-based research firm Ampere Analysis predicts." - TheWrap
"Scholars had estimated that there were about 70,000 books waiting to be rescued. (Aaron) Lansky went on to gather 1.5 million Yiddish books — a trove that evolved into the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass., one of the nation’s leading Jewish cultural institutions." - The New York Times
"In a tersely worded statement sent out earlier today, (Gennaro) Sangiuliano called (an open letter calling for Israel to be excluded) 'shameful' and claimed that those who signed it had threatened to undo a culture of freedom in Italy." - ARTnews
As he finishes up his terms as music director of the New York and Hong Kong Philharmonics and begins a new tenure at the Seoul Philharmonic, the Dutch conductor announced that, starting in 2026, he will succeed Mikko Franck as music director of the Paris-based radio orchestra. - AP
