“I fear a future in which they can only hire one writer. They’ll have an AI, you know, churn out a script based on a large language model. … And then they’ll pay one writer to rewrite it and make it human.” - Washington Post
In the last two years, ArtsFund has informally tracked at least 47 new hires or open positions at the senior leadership level among its network of 131 arts and culture organizations across the central Puget Sound region. - Seattle Times
"Now, it can make or break them — with implications for how films are perceived, released, marketed, and possibly even green-lit. The Tomatometer may be the most important metric in entertainment, yet it's also erratic, reductive, and easily hacked." Here's how it got that way. - New York Magazine
“At the end of the day, whether you’re working in an orchestra or a hospital or a government institution, people are people. The various dynamics you see in the world also exist in those places. We’re not immune from that because we’re classical musicians.” - San Francisco Classical Voice
In August, the state's flagship university made headlines by deciding to eliminate all foreign language instruction. The puppetry major in the theater and dance department has been targeted as well but got a reprieve. Reporter Emma Pettit watches the students and professor at work. - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The new “Visitor Zones” program requires visitors to book a time slot through its online platform. On arrival, visitors will scan a QR code on their ticket and be allowed to enter during their scheduled window. - Washington Post
Tiago Guedes says that Lyon "is known as a dance city, but it was designed for touring rather than creation: The Maison de la Danse only has one stage, with 1,000 seats to fill and no space for residencies." That is soon going to change. - Dance Magazine
Of 15 PhD-granting departments in Brandeis Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the music department ranked as one of the best. It had the lowest rate of attrition and the best record of placing PhDs in academic jobs. In all other major performance measures, it placed among the top three or four. - Boston Globe
"In August, archaeologists working alongside local volunteers began their excavation at Drumadoon (on the Isle of Arran) of what is almost certainly the only complete Neolithic cursus monument found in Britain." - The Guardian
It quickly became clear that the simple frame was of much lesser value than the striking scene within, which was revealed to be by the renowned painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth. - Artnet
"The suit," brought on religious discrimination grounds, "says all musicians ... were told in the summer of 2021 that they must get vaccinated against COVID-19 to continue performing. Violinist Dovid Friedlander is Jewish, and horn players Chris Caudill and Rachel Niketopoulos, a married couple, are Buddhists." - The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC)
"This summer, the state libraries in Montana, Missouri and Texas and the local library in Midland, Texas, announced they're leaving the ALA, with possibly more to come. Right-wing lawmakers in at least nine other states — Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming — demand similar action." - AP
"Stevie Walker-Webb, a theater director and rising star who at the age of 36 has already been nominated for a Tony Award, was appointed Thursday as Baltimore Center Stage's artistic director. … He succeeds Stephanie Ybarra, who stepped down March 17 to accept a position with the Mellon Foundation." - The Baltimore Sun
"Roku will cut more than 300 staffers … as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs. In addition, Roku will remove certain licensed and owned content from its platform as part of a 'strategic review of its content portfolio,' resulting in an impairment charge of up to $65 million." - Variety
"Michael Rohana, 29, apologized to his family and the Chinese government, saying he would make no excuses for his drunken prank at the (Franklin Institute's) 2017 ugly sweater Christmas party" in Philadelphia. His punishment will be light. - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
