The earlier rehearsal with the London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) had not gone well. Half of the musicians walked out in protest at the way they had been treated over the past five months, during which time none of them had been paid. - The Guardian
In its first two iterations, FRONT drew hundreds of thousands of visitors and attracted the attention of visual arts media from around the world. But support for the 2025 show wasn’t as robust as for the two earlier exhibitions. - Cleveland.com
New technology in the form of apps and tools offering real time translation have simplified the world so much that we don't really need to learn other languages any more. - Salon
If we’re very fortunate, we may yet have another opportunity to hear these musicians working together on an ad hoc basis. For now, though, this partnership — arguably the most consequential in the orchestra’s 113-year history — has officially come to an end. - San Francisco Chronicle
U.S. District Judge William Orrick, in an order issued on Thursday night, rebuffed arguments from StabilityAI, Midjourney and StabilityAI that they are entitled to a First Amendment defense arising under a California statute allowing for the early dismissal of claims. - The Hollywood Reporter
RWB spokesperson Jocelyn Unrau said criminals used stolen credit card numbers to buy tickets, then sold them to unwitting customers through online resale platforms. - CBC
"MoMA, which acquired in 1949, received $4 million in compensation for giving it back under an arrangement negotiated by a restitution company that represented the seven heirs." - The New York Times
Joining, say, Sally Field in Norma Rae or Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, "actors in current Oscar-season movies enjoyed ample opportunity to wax eloquent via riled-up characters who simply cannot contain themselves any longer." - Los Angeles Times
More than 600 writers have signed a letter that "condemns PEN’s relative silence on the unfolding genocide in Gaza ... on the heels of two prominent novelists cutting ties with the organization over its decision to platform controversial actor and outspoken ceasefire opponent Mayim Bialik.” - LitHub
This year was the Metropolitan Theater Ensemble’s fifth year in the Warwick Theatre building, which "originally opened on Sept. 26, 1914, and seated 1,200.” Though the theatre’s structure wasn’t damaged, "the costumes, electrical system and dressing rooms were destroyed." - Yahoo News (Kansas City Star)
The prime minister said the media company that runs CTV and many radio stations had made “a garbage decision.” He added “that media layoffs have been eroding Canada’s 'very democracy' at a time that people need reliable news sources more than ever.” - MSN (Financial Post)
A journalist who got immersed as a security guard and gallery assistant says, "I became initiated into the way that the art world wields strategic snobbery to keep people out. And I think it's deliberate and I think it's unnecessary." - NPR
Never forget Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members; audio signals must be matched with visual cues. And “finding the right actor to enlist as Jones — a deaf character who tricks his fellow soldiers into thinking he’s hearing and carries much of the show’s vocals — also proved critical." - Washington Post
