"Dozhd — also known as TV Rain — had been fined earlier this month for airing a map labeling Crimea as Russian territory, and calling Russian forces 'our army.'" The head of Latvia's broadcast regulator attributed the revocation to "threats to national security and public order. ... Everyone should respect Latvian law." - Politico
The attack was discovered Tuesday morning and is ongoing; rehearsals and performances are going on more or less as scheduled. The perpetrators have not yet been identified (though there seems to be a widespread presumption, justified or not, that they are Russian). - The New York Times
The long-popular show, which combines rhythmic movement and comedy with percussion, much of it using everyday objects, opened in Manhattan's East Village in 1994. It will close, "due to declining ticket sales," on Jan. 8, 2023, though touring productions in North America and overseas will continue. - The Hollywood Reporter
At 66 the oldest person ever to win Britain's top art award, Ryan was honored for her memorial to the Windrush generation of Caribbean migrants to the UK — a group Ryan is herself part of (her family brought her to England from Montserrat when she was 3). - The Guardian
Rather than informing a population of philosophically fulfilled, elevated beings, the ubiquity of all this bite-sized meaning has had an adverse effect, fuelling our familiar, modern malaise of dissatisfaction, disconnection and burnout. - Psyche
Demanding apologies and cancellation might seem an over-the-top reaction to the staging of this apparently benign ballet staple. However, the representation of many of the “exotic” settings and stories in traditional ballets is an ongoing problem. - Dance Australia
Multiple artists have accused Stable Diffusion of using their art without permission. Many in the digital art space have also expressed qualms over AI models producing images en masse for so cheap, especially if those images imitate styles that actual artists have spent years refining. - NBCNews
The wager on “KPOP” hasn’t paid off, ticket sales data show. “KPOP” was one of Broadway’s lowest-selling shows in recent weeks, according to the Broadway League, the industry’s trade group. - The Wall Street Journal
The phonemes they lack, that is. "They're less likely than other words to include the consonant sounds L, R, W or Y. And more family-friendly versions of curses often have these sounds added." - The New York Times
After experiencing the tolls of the pandemic — loss, stillness and uncertainty — the work of 2022 introduced new techniques, technologies and narratives that reflected the remnants of the pandemic and a new texture to Los Angeles dance. - Los Angeles Times
The ancient Near East had many divine beings with wings, including cherubim and seraphim. Yet, in both Old and New Testaments, angels are identified by gleaming robes or "a countenance like lightning," and they got to and from heaven on ladders. Their wings appeared several centuries later. - History Today
The study of patterns and long-term variations in popular music could shed new light on relevant issues concerning its organization, structure and dynamics. More importantly, it addresses valuable questions for the basic understanding of music as one of the main expressions of contemporary culture. - Nature
John McWhorter: "I don't mean ordinary modern pop loud. I mean that in many numbers the volume is turned up so high ... you feel like your hair is growing faster or falling out. ... Of course, most audiences seem to love this auditory mauling." - The New York Times
As a group, arts leaders from all sectors and geographies must now recognize the threats to cultural institutions: potential physical harm to artists; damages and destruction of works of art in their care; censorship from autocratic governments, religious fanatics, and liberal sensitivities. - The Berkshire Eagle
Smaller ensembles are playing with battery-powered lamps, and attendance is capped at the number of people who can fit in the concert hall's bomb shelter, but musicians and audience alike are determined to carry on. - The New York Times
