In addition to those outside the opera house, "Berlin's mayor, its senator for culture and Ukraine's German ambassador have all criticised the opera for allowing the singer to return to its stage." - BBC
On Saturday, in a British news investigation, "numerous women allege that they were sexually assaulted by Brand between 2006 and 2013, during which time he rose from eccentric British TV personality to debauched Hollywood star." - Los Angeles Times
"We need an etiquette of pictures and videos of strangers, I think. We're far enough into the 'practically everybody has a camera' age that we know how it goes." - NPR
The new Instagram video: "I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over." - The New York Times
Representative Boebert apologized for the behavior (mutual crotch groping with her date, apparently) that got her ejected from a performance of Beetlejuice. - The New York Times
The British Museum scandal "is an opportunity to radically reimagine the mission and purpose of the universal museum — places like the Metropolitan Museum, the Louvre, the Prado and the British Museum — and what they owe to the world." - The New York Times
A lot of syndicated talk shows are still going (or never stopped) because stations contract for hundreds of shows worth of content. So "this was a business decision — and not one that Barrymore made alone." - Variety
"Jones’s work is galvanised by her respect for the children who read her books. They are warm, sardonic and, in places, unexpectedly elliptical." - The Guardian (UK)
Jann Wenner, a founder of the Hall of Fame, was removed after an interview in which he said "said that Black and female musicians 'didn’t articulate at the level' of the white musicians featured in his new book." - Variety
"We review every single play or musical that opens on Broadway," says Jason Bailey, an NYT culture editor. "We review hundreds of movies a year. ... That means we should also be reviewing and criticizing the biggest video game releases." - The New York Times
