Which IKEA? Well, that depends on where the residency applicants live. In Burbank, one artist "pulled out a tub of IKEA’s MÅLA modeling dough and pressed it into the hole, then carefully removed the cast and stored it safely in a cardboard box like an archaeological specimen." - Hyperallergic
"'It’s impossible not to be distraught about the state of the field,' said Christopher Moses, an artistic director of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. 'It’s clear this is the hardest time to be producing nonprofit theater, maybe in the history of the nonprofit movement.'" - The New York Times
Maria Schneider says that "the pressures in your life, good and bad, just affect music so much. ... When you look back, it's almost like a diving rod, it's telling me more about my life than I knew at the time." - Slate
"Before the curtain, an announcement: 'In the event of an air raid or siren, we ask you to adjourn to the shelter. If the air raid warning lasts less than an hour, the performance will resume.'" - The Observer (UK)
"With both the studios and unions expecting a drawn-out battle, everyone from makeup artists and costume designers to carpet dealers and foam sculptors is preparing to perhaps go for months without working, at a time when many are still recovering from the pandemic." - The New York Times
Artist Megan Cope, for instance, says her artwork at the Sydney Opera House, made by a team of volunteers, "can raise awareness of oyster reef destruction – but also point the way to a more sustainable ocean." - The Guardian (UK)
"Uf you take anything from this, it’s that you should really go and see Barbie first. Because otherwise, and I’m talking from very recent first-hand experience, the effect is a little like having your mother’s funeral invaded by a flashmob of parking circus clowns." - The Guardian (UK)
"A longtime resident of Paris, Chaplin did most of her acting in French features, among them Nuits rouges (1974) and À l’ombre d’un été (1976). According to IMDb, her last credit came in the 1994 film Ciudad Baja, starring Mike Connors." - The Hollywood Reporter
Involve college students. "Unlike music, ballet lacks a script or a widely accepted form of notation. ... Ballet is passed down one performer or choreography to the next. If that chain is severed, ballet’s tradition will be lost forever." - Inside Higher Ed
It's not just AI and streaming residuals - it's literally everything about the career. "Actors have long been conditioned to feel grateful that they are being included and paid for it. We learn very early on to settle for little if it means getting to do our art." - Los Angeles Times
"The 70-year-old, whose scores include Batman, Spider-Man and Good Will Hunting, was accused in 2017 by 35-year-old composer Nomi Abadi of exposing himself and masturbating in front of her . The pair agreed to a settlement," but Elfman allegedly failed to make payments. - The Guardian (UK)
Who coined this? They should get an Oscar. Honestly: "Each rippling with commentary on ideas born out of mid-century America, Barbie and Oppenheimer seemed to help propel each other by becoming twinned in the public consciousness." - Washington Post
The floating psychedelic flowers of this season's Parsifal "are meant to provide the audience with 'sacred visions' of 'a world where wonder still exists,'" says director Jay Scheib. But this production also reveals a massive rift in leadership at the festival. - The New York Times
Donato "was in the coterie of Rio de Janeiro musicians — among them Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and the guitarist Luiz Bonfá — who developed the subtle swing and harmonic sophistication of bossa nova in the mid-1950s. But Mr. Donato didn’t confine himself to any genre." - The New York Times
