"James Sheen, 39, pleaded guilty to burglary, converting or transferring criminal property and conspiracy to do the same. … The fully functioning toilet" — titled 'America' — "was installed at Blenheim Palace in 2019 as part of an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called 'Victory is Not an Option.'" - CNN
"Raffaele Cardone, the founder and long-time general and artistic director, … said the main reason for closing the company was, no surprise, money difficulties. … The upstart troupe provided idiomatic and often inspiring performances of Italian opera and provided a career springboard for talented local artists." - South Florida Classical Review
"The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is demanding an overhaul of how culture funding is allocated in Scotland after a bid to secure £155,000 to help artists appearing at the event was rejected" by Creative Scotland, the funding agency. - The Scotsman (MSN)
Classical music has an image problem that feels like an existential threat. The pernicious idea of “elitism” — a word that was only coined in the 1980s — spread like Japanese knotweed through the pages of the press as the century neared its close. - The Critic
Protopias, on the other hand, are achievable. They present a realistic, better tomorrow. But even the protopian visions of more recent iterations of Star Trek, she notes, do not necessarily grapple with our most immediate crises. - NPR
A whopping 67 percent of educators told EdTA they are weighing potential controversies when they make show selections—and with good reason. - American Theatre
“I better warn you. I do talk a lot,” she said last Saturday night in Los Angeles. “I have 10 songs and the rest is chat.” In fact, Adele performed 16 songs that night, but she was true to her word. - The Wall Street Journal
In the contemporary world, the self is no longer a subject but a project. The self is something to be optimised, to be maximised, to be made efficient, cultivated for its capacity for productive output. The worry is that all life activities become viewed as lines on a résumé. - Psyche
"The Commission has received a petition asking it to deny (WBAI) a new license for allegedly violating rules that prohibit noncommercial stations from airing underwriting announcements that contain comparative and qualitative descriptions, price information, calls to action, and inducements to buy products or services provided by program guests." - Inside Radio
In some ways he seems the archetypal modern man, prone to anxieties and constantly on the move, pushed around by world-historical forces. - The Telegraph (UK)
"Frost remains one of the greatest literary enumerators of a particularly modern darkness, regardless of his reputation (among those who refuse to read him carefully). ... Now, on the 150th anniversary of his birth, it’s worth considering that Frost is our great American poet of darkness." - The Hedgehog Review
APM Studios will move away from being a standalone podcast studio and will instead “focus on building strong, multiplatform brands that align with our strategic plan." - Current
"A Finn who turned 28 in January, Mäkelä has had an astonishing rise in the music world. … Mäkelä will become CSO music director designate immediately and start a five-year tenure in 2027-28" — at the same time he begins as chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. - AP
"It’s a massive undertaking that, among other things, includes the public relations team finalizing (materials) for marketing and advertising, the box office setting ticket prices and rolling out a calendar for announcements and sales, and the production team planning when load-in can start and what rehearsal schedules will (be)." - Dance Magazine
