Paul Rogers plays "a hybrid of the baroque-period viola da gamba, double bass and Indian sitar, seven rather than four playing strings, as well as 14 'sympathetic strings.'" It doesn't even have a name. - The Guardian (UK)
And those actors also point out that if Hollywood can go digital to make Grant small, Hollywood can use digital tools to make them into giants. - The Guardian (UK)
"Sling in the right sort of suit and those who knew what Bernstein looked like would surely think the actor close enough. There was no need to tamper with the hooter." - Irish Times
A Chinese Min dynasty vase, valued at more than £2 million, was stolen in Geneva in 2019 by an international art theft ring that thought, so the UK's Metropolitan police say, that law enforcement couldn't cooperate internationally. Whoops! - The Guardian (UK)
Are things changing? Reports say Disney's and Netflix's CEOS pressured the studios for a deal- "an offer that reportedly included ensuring human beings would not be replaced by artificial intelligence for screenplay credits." - The Verge
Johaar Mosaval has died at 95. Mosaval, who had South Asian ancestry, "was prohibited from touching White dancers with his bare hands" - but progressive ballet teachers smuggled him into a Royal Ballet audition. - Washington Post
The musicians voted just before the season begins. The union local's president said, "Management has shown that musicians are a cost to be contained, rather than the most important asset." - The New York Times
New haptic suits take individual notes, and turn them into specific spinal, ankle, and other vibrations. Cool??: "Wearing one of them feels a little like a full-body bear hug from a massage chair." - The New York Times
