As the artistic director and chief executive officer at Roundabout, Mr. Haimes had an extraordinarily long and effective tenure. He led the organization for four decades, turning the nonprofit company into a major player on Broadway, where it now runs three of the 41 theaters. - The New York Times
Human bodies are basically built to see and move forward; human brains tend to conceive of time in that forward way. Octopuses can move in any direction and see almost 360 degrees. They also, unlike most humans, die quickly after reproducing. Can cephalopods offer us a new model of conceiving time? - Aeon
His lawyer argued in court in 2019 that her client was merely “a drunk kid in a bright green ugly Christmas sweater” who was initially charged under the wrong law. - The New York Times
"The updated categories are: Outstanding Leading Performer in a Play, Outstanding Leading Performer in a Musical, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play and Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical. Each of these categories will have twice as many nominees as the former categories (and) will have two winners each." - Broadway News
A law passed in November not only widened an existing prohibition on material considered to promote an LGBTQ+ lifestyle but also restricts the “demonstration” of LGBTQ+ behaviour. - The Guardian
"But if you weren’t lucky enough to know somebody who knew the real story," she asks, "why would you know that? I didn't know that, until I was an adult. And that shifts your whole view of what we've been told about American music." - Variety
Ballet is a particularly stark example of a broader system that conditions women to be obedient, to suffer for perfection, and never complain about any of it. - The New Republic
Most critics are impressed, the public likes it, but some observers have complaints: it looks like a mall, the gallery spaces are cramped, the big harbor-view windows distract from the art, the building will be expensive to operate … and the place doesn't even have a proper name yet. - The Guardian
"The American Prison Writing Archive … plans to increase the number of (its) digitized first-person accounts to more than 10,000, start a book series, launch exhibitions and create a kind of digital umbrella linking to kindred open-access efforts like the PEN America Prison and Justice Writing program." - The New York Times
"The opening and closing nights will be led by Dalia Stasevska and Marin Alsop respectively. … Meanwhile, 11 of this year's 21 premieres are by female composers, … and a third of the festival's 84 concerts include works by women." - The Guardian
"All this makes clear what Fox News really is. It's a service provider. That service is the maintenance of a reality bubble and the deference to beliefs that Fox's hosts helped shape. … Fox’s ... actions said: The customer is always right. In fact, the customer is boss." - The New York Times
"Filming on the Western movie Rust could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico." - AP
"Certain 'state governments,' the bill reads, 'have recently begun to prioritize 'culture war' politics over economic development.' It also quotes Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger calling Gov. Ron DeSantis 'anti-business.'" As one state senator tweeted, "In NC, y'all still means all." - Orlando Sentinel
"Research (has) found that a third of librarians had been asked by members of the public to censor or remove books, indicating that such incidences 'had increased significantly in recent years'. … The most targeted books involve empire, race and LGBTQ+ themes." - The Guardian
