Stories

In 2022, New York City Ballet was considering a grim spiral of loss. Now young audiences are helping grow the budget. What happened? - The New York Times

Wordle, crosswords, Spelling Bee, and now Connections - we're into talking about all of it, all of the time, together. - NPR

It is, obviously, a victim of its own success - but viewers are hurting too.- The Atlantic

Artificial intelligence might not destroy film! Let's find out. - The Guardian (UK)

But they also need community, and time. - LitHub

Davis, who played for Stravinsky and Bernstein, also appeared on more than 600 albums. - The New York Times

That is, hey, the WGA is totally open to new deals with studios who think Netflix is hurting them. - Washington Post

You won't get in, they told her - because a Black woman director never had. - Los Angeles Times

You're head of a pro-AI project that wants to scan people's retinas, so obviously you should name your project Orb and make it look, frankly, evil. - The Atlantic

Photos won't tell you the right story, but textiles and paintings? Yes. - The Guardian (UK)

These are the people who over roughly the last five years have gone off the deep end, as it were. “Almost everyone I talk to tells me about people they have lost ‘down the rabbit hole,’” Klein reports, “parents, siblings, best friends, as well as formerly trusted intellectuals and commentators.” - The New Republic

Every font you see — on your computer screen, a street sign, a T-shirt, or your car’s dashboard — has been crafted by a designer. With 4.5k independent artists selling on MyFonts today, many struggle to attract customers and to make a living in an oversaturated market.  - The Hustle

“There’s a huge difference between hearing and listening. You have to understand the person you’re negotiating with without judgment, whatever your personal values might be.” - The Guardian

In new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we show how the strength of synchronisation in a network depends on the structure of the connections between its members – whether they be brain cells, fireflies, or groups of dancers. - The Conversation

Think of major Finnish conductors working around the world today — there are a disproportionate number of them — and chances are they studied with Marja Kantola-Panula. - The New York Times