"Today, 'grammar analysis' remains the framework of much Latin instruction. But spoken Latin is becoming increasingly common in classrooms. According to a 2019 survey of 95 Latin teachers, the most frequently cited change in their teaching methods in the past (decade) was the introduction of active Latin techniques." - Smithsonian Magazine
I wanted to know what percent of all Americans change their race over the span of the panel, what percent of Americans who initially identify as white change their race, what percent of initial Black Americans do so, and so on. - Psyche
"The revelation by Rodolfo Reyes, a Neruda nephew, is the latest turn in one of the great debates of post-coup Chile. The long-stated official position has been that Neruda died of complications from prostate cancer, but the poet’s driver argued for decades that he was poisoned." - AP
It ain’t always pretty, but it is fascinating. As the policy tide turns to the end of single-family zoning and looser housing development regulations, Houston is a vision of the future. Other cities have a lot to learn from its successes and failures. - Fast Company
The legislation moves five major antiquities museums out of the Ministry of Culture, giving them more independence but also requiring more fundraising. The archaeologists running these museums fear that the new governing boards will no longer be required to have experts in the field as members. - ARTnews
“If it’s lasted more than fifty years, it’s for a good reason. Think Mozart, Beethoven or The Beatles, they’ve stayed with us for a long time." - BachTrack
"Jonathan Miller ... once sent me a New Year's Day card urging me to cease my 'foul pork scratchings' and told an interviewer that ideally directors should be reviewed by their peers rather than 'nonentities like Michael Billington'." - The Guardian
A compact man with a round face, Adam Lindemann, 61, is an unusual character in the art market, combining the passion and obsessiveness of an old-school collector steeped in art history with the cool pragmatism of a businessman looking to profit off his assets. - The New York Times
"More than a dozen income tax officials first entered BBC newsrooms (in Delhi and Mumbai) early Tuesday, seizing accounts, financial documents, and phones of BBC employees. ... The searches came weeks after the BBC aired ... India: The Modi Question, (which) examined Modi's role in anti-Muslim riots ... in Gujarat in 2002." - NPR
"I know I am expected to say this illness changed my life. No. Things that were very important to me as a musician before are still as important. Things that were not important are still not important. I can't say I feel perfectly, but I feel well enough." - AP
As one commenter put it, "It looks like you've been living under a rock for the past year, but at least try to read the room. Russia has blood of innocent people on its hands." Tolstoy, of course, was a famous pacifist; the choreographer, Yuri Possokhov, is Ukrainian. - Chicago Sun-Times
"Oregon Ballet Theatre has announced that Dani Rowe will become its next artistic director, effective February 27, after an 18-month search. The company has been led by interim artistic director Peter Franc since June 2021, following the (firing) of previous director Kevin Irving." - Pointe Magazine
Said Philip Birsh, whose family has owned Playbill for over five decades, "We want people to go to the theater. This piece exaggerated the issue in my opinion. ... It's not up to my standards. All we are missing is 'Headless body in topless bar.'" - The Daily Beast
"After expanding its horizons in Málaga, Shanghai and Brussels, with the prospect of a spinoff in the pipeline for Jersey City, United States, in 2025, the Pompidou Center ... will bring its expertise to the contemporary art museum being constructed by Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh." (in English) - Le Monde
Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns five Broadway venues, is combining operations with ATG, which operates more than 50 venues, mostly in Britain, as well as two on Broadway. Jujamcyn owner Jordan Roth, the largest single shareholder in the merged entity, will be its creative director. - The Hollywood Reporter
