At first, our hominid ancestors probably did not count very high. Many body parts present themselves in pairs—arms, hands, eyes, ears, and so on—thereby leading to an innate familiarity with the concept of a pair and, by extension, the numbers 1 and 2. - Lapham's Quarterly
"He is now able to bend down, squat, grab his toys and clothes with both hands from his closet without falling or dropping them," say his parents. "More importantly, he now only uses his wheelchair for long outings." He walks with a cane; he falls down sometimes, but less than before. - BBC
For critics, Books3 isn’t a boon to society—instead, it’s emblematic of everything wrong with generative AI, a glaring example of how both the rights and preferences of artists are disregarded and disrespected by the AI industry’s main players, and something that straight-up shouldn’t exist. - Wired
Two-thirds of this year's programming is at five hubs; one-half — 150 productions — is at Cannonball, which offers a stage, lighting and sound equipment, and people to run it. "Lots of independent artists are hungry for platforms where they don't have to do every single step of producing themselves." - WHYY (Philadelphia)
The 81,800 professional artists who reside in Ontario account for 40% of the 202,900 artists in Canada. As a percentage of the overall labour force, artists represent 1.0% in both Ontario and Canada. A finer analysis shows that 1 in every 96 Ontario workers and every 102 Canadian workers is an artist. - Hill Strategies
"Musicals can be shotgun weddings, their authors joined by necessity, not love. But in most cases, they're at least both breathing. Not so this fall. On Broadway, Off Broadway, in special events and out of town, living authors are collaborating with dead ones." - The New York Times
The company is on the hunt for anything it can do to get users to pay up. After pouring billions into podcasts and audiobooks to little effect, it seems to have largely given up on the idea that exclusive content is the path to riches. - The Verge
"'At one point I couldn't move my left leg at all, and my therapist told me, just move it on a molecular level.' It was an interesting reply to a choreographer who would often give this same rehearsal note to his dancers. 'We forget how many things the brain controls.'" - iNews
The Natural History Museum has at least 30,700 human bones and other body parts. Responding to The Post’s reporting, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III asserted that “all the remains, all the brains, need to be returned if possible.” - Washington Post
"While others try to persuade me that Acosta is a diehard Sabbath fan, he's a little more careful. He's Cuban, and Sabbath meant nothing to him as a kid because rock'n'roll was taboo, he explains. But he understands what they represented. 'I'm working class – I am Black Sabbath." - The Guardian
The Nevada businessman who sold the baskets in the early 1900s said they were made by a Washoe princess named Dat So La Lee. In fact, she preferred her English name, Louisa Keyser, and the backstories told by the salesman about her were mostly made up. - The New York Times
"For thousands of New York high schoolers without access to comprehensive arts education, the New York State Summer School of the Arts isn't just a summer camp — it fosters a lifelong passion for the arts. Now, the state-funded equitable arts intensive (may disappear) in favor of a new scholarship program." - Hyperallergic
Founder Robert von Bahr says the label's staff will join the team working on Apple Classical, the streaming app launched earlier this year. BIS is known for, among many other projects, Osmo Vänskä's recordings with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Bach Collegium Japan's widely-admired set of complete Bach cantatas. - TechCrunch
Roberto Treviño: "We finished the first season in the black. We did that without any city support and with a lot of things lined up against us. And that says a lot. ... So many people want this to happen, not just the musicians, but the community." - San Antonio Report
"The company said in a regulatory filing that it now expects 2023 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be between $10.5 billion and $11 billion, down from $11-to-$11.5 billion. … Warner Bros. Discovery owns HBO and Max, CNN, TNT and a host of other entertainment outlets." - AP
