"Commercially, it simply doesn’t stack up. ... Most survive and subsist largely either on unpaid labour or grant funding" - or both. And that leads to burnout, not to mention grant funds drying up. - The Guardian (UK)
"He brought a galaxy of dance luminaries into his list of authors when he was editor in chief of Alfred A. Knopf. ... He ran influential works of dance criticism as editor of The New Yorker, and he later became a dance critic himself." - The New York Times
What is going on at the behemoth? (And could regulators perhaps have foreseen some issues?) "The catalog is believed to include music from such films as Purple Rain, Evita, Sweeney Todd, Rent several Batman films and many more titles." - Variety
In a furious and impassioned plea, Castillo writes, "I'm tired of hearing how much David Zaslav loves classic movies when his action scream otherwise. If he loves classic movies so much, then invest in the people who bring classic movies to the masses." - Monica Castillo's Patreon
The structure consists of a 26-metre-long timber frame, shaped roughly like the number six with one long wall clad in mycelium – a biomaterial grown from the root structure of fungi that is increasingly being explored as a natural insulator and fire retardant. - Dezeen
The Sonic Sphere, a realization of a modernist dream by the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, aims for a new kind of listening experience: surrounding the audience with 124 meticulously arranged speakers and an array of lights that change color with the music. - The New York Times
"It is crucial to emphasize that while the AI component provided optimal results, AI is just one tool among the array of toolsets our artists used. No artists’ jobs were replaced by incorporating these new tools; instead, they complemented and assisted our creative teams.” - The Verge
"Spotify are the biggest criminals in the world. I think we had 25, 26 million plays last year, and I think personally I got about 20 pounds, which is less than an hourly work rate." - Yahoo!
If Abbado’s life had a theme, it was this question of power: of what power means in music, where it comes from, and to what ends. Few of his peers enjoyed such a vita. - The New York Times
Occramer Marycoo, abducted from the Gold Coast of West Africa to Newport, Rhode Island in 1764 and renamed by his enslaver as Newport Gardner, learned English, French, and the basics of Western music with surprising speed, acquired a reputation for writing tunes, and was eventually freed. - Early Music America
Talk of such a move was a surprise, largely given the frostiness between the two rivals, which have been battling it out on the talent and awards front for the last few years, but optics aside, a deal, which was described as “groundbreaking” by one source, could be good for consumers and the town. - Deadline
"On average, each of the 300 towns in Flanders has about six churches and often not enough faithful to fill a single one. Some become eyesores, their maintenance a constant drain on finances. … Now, many once-sacred structures are repurposed for anything from clothes shops and climbing walls to nightclubs." - AP
In retrospect, it seems clear that “Inside Out” was when Pixar’s Silicon Valley brain trust began to peel off from the universe and float into the metaverse, borne aloft by a kind of totalizing cleverness. It was the moment when the studio’s narrative and emotional complexities became convolutions. - The New Yorker
Hiplet, of course. (That's pronounced "hip-lay.") "The dance style — a captivating fusion of hip hop and ballet, with some jazz and modern thrown in — has roots in the 1990s, got its name in 2005 and was trademarked in 2009." Here's a guide for the perplexed. - Observer
The whole point about academic freedom: the freedom to exercise academic expertise in order to discriminate between good and bad ideas, valid and invalid arguments, sound and hare-brained methods. This is what academics do when we curate syllabuses, make appointments, allocate graduate places and funding, peer-review papers and books, and invite speakers. - London Review
