"With both the studios and unions expecting a drawn-out battle, everyone from makeup artists and costume designers to carpet dealers and foam sculptors is preparing to perhaps go for months without working, at a time when many are still recovering from the pandemic." - The New York Times
Artist Megan Cope, for instance, says her artwork at the Sydney Opera House, made by a team of volunteers, "can raise awareness of oyster reef destruction – but also point the way to a more sustainable ocean." - The Guardian (UK)
"Uf you take anything from this, it’s that you should really go and see Barbie first. Because otherwise, and I’m talking from very recent first-hand experience, the effect is a little like having your mother’s funeral invaded by a flashmob of parking circus clowns." - The Guardian (UK)
"A longtime resident of Paris, Chaplin did most of her acting in French features, among them Nuits rouges (1974) and À l’ombre d’un été (1976). According to IMDb, her last credit came in the 1994 film Ciudad Baja, starring Mike Connors." - The Hollywood Reporter
Involve college students. "Unlike music, ballet lacks a script or a widely accepted form of notation. ... Ballet is passed down one performer or choreography to the next. If that chain is severed, ballet’s tradition will be lost forever." - Inside Higher Ed
It's not just AI and streaming residuals - it's literally everything about the career. "Actors have long been conditioned to feel grateful that they are being included and paid for it. We learn very early on to settle for little if it means getting to do our art." - Los Angeles Times
"The 70-year-old, whose scores include Batman, Spider-Man and Good Will Hunting, was accused in 2017 by 35-year-old composer Nomi Abadi of exposing himself and masturbating in front of her . The pair agreed to a settlement," but Elfman allegedly failed to make payments. - The Guardian (UK)
Who coined this? They should get an Oscar. Honestly: "Each rippling with commentary on ideas born out of mid-century America, Barbie and Oppenheimer seemed to help propel each other by becoming twinned in the public consciousness." - Washington Post
The floating psychedelic flowers of this season's Parsifal "are meant to provide the audience with 'sacred visions' of 'a world where wonder still exists,'" says director Jay Scheib. But this production also reveals a massive rift in leadership at the festival. - The New York Times
Donato "was in the coterie of Rio de Janeiro musicians — among them Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and the guitarist Luiz Bonfá — who developed the subtle swing and harmonic sophistication of bossa nova in the mid-1950s. But Mr. Donato didn’t confine himself to any genre." - The New York Times
"Studios and producers are scrambling to recruit creators to help fill a content void, stoking tensions over scab work and changing styles of storytelling. But striking actors and writers are increasingly less reliant on Hollywood, too." - Washington Post
"The Bavarian state criminal police said that they had arrested four men suspected of carrying out the theft after a monthslong investigation ... turned up a trace of DNA on an unspecified item at the scene." Bad news though: Some of the coins have been melted down. - The New York Times
"With Gerwig, there was always the sense that independent cinema meant a great deal to her, and so fans have felt disappointed. ... Gerwig worked hard, she paid her dues, she repeatedly tried to sell out, and she kept trying until she succeeded." - SIFF Blog
That's Samuel Mariño's goal, anyway. "I really love this music," says the 29-year-old soprano, who's appearing at Glyndebourne in Handel's Semele, "and I think if we want to keep this music alive, we have to make bridges." - BBC
