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What Should Richmond Do With Its Graveyard Of Racist Statues?

"Should they be returned to the streets, or destroyed? Should they be contextualized and put on display? Or perhaps the bronze should be melted down, with the hundreds of tons of marble and granite put to use for better purposes?" - El País

Carol Sloane, Jazz Singer With Early Success Who Waited Decades For A Comeback, Has Died

The singer was 85. She nearly gained stardom in the early 1960s, and then jazz lost its popularity. She found fame again in Japan, and then in the U.S. in 2001 after a chance NYT review brought her to a new audience. - The New York Times

Social Media Creates A New Era For Virtual Architecture

"If it is not yet clear how blocks of flats or schools or shopping centres near you might be changed by this revolution, the energy and invention behind it are undeniable" - and so is the social transformation of the profession. - The Observer (UK)

The Reason Behind The Bold Narration Strategy That Drives One Of 2023’s Best Novels

V.V. Ganeshananthan, whose book Brotherless Night was on the cover of the New York Times Book Review a few weeks ago: "Another writer said, 'Have you considered writing the book in order?' And I thought, that’s that’s a good idea. I should try that." - Slate

Remember When Netflix Said Love Is Sharing A Password?

Turns out they don't believe in love anymore. "The approach misunderstands what modern households — which often include long-distance couples or families with children at college, as well as individual users who travel for work or don’t have one stable residence — are like." - Washington Post

Philadelphia Extends Yannick Nezet-Seguin’s Contract Through 2030

Nézet-Séguin "has led the Philadelphia Orchestra to accolades and worked to broaden its repertory, including by promoting the music of overlooked composers." He'll now be both music and artistic director. - The New York Times

Classical Grammys For The Met, Renee Fleming, And Attacca Quartet

The Met win was for "Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, a work based on the memoir of the same name by the journalist and columnist Charles M. Blow." Philadelphia, Chicago, and the Broadway cast recording of Into the Woods also won. - Limelight

The Brit Awards Change To Saturday To Create Excitement, But Is That The Problem?

Few viral stars, and ... whew, what, is this 2023? "This year’s best artist category – which replaced the gendered best male/female categories – has been criticised for its all-male nominees." - The Guardian (UK)

How Sound, Light, And Lenses Turn Emotional Moments Into Tear-Jerkers

If you want your movie audience to cry, you've got to get it all right. - The New York Times

Add Viola Davis To The EGOT Club

It was her year - for a Grammy, at least. - Los Angeles Times

Winners At The Grammys Might Be Making Money, But Most Musicians Aren’t

Nor are the songwriters, for the most part. Thanks, Spotify. - Washington Post

Meanwhile, In London, The British Library Plans A Huge New Extension

The plan is for another 100,000 square feet of space, including the Alan Turning Institute for data science; green walkways; a garden; and many more informal entrances into the library. - The Guardian (UK)

Who’s Winning The Grammys?

The winners in real time - or after the fact. - Los Angeles Times

Legendary Costume Designer Says Budget Cuts Are Killing Theatre In The UK

Sandy Powell, a multiple Oscar and BAFTA winner, says, "It terrifies me this has happened. ... What I would say to government is that working in the arts really is a proper job and that, especially when times are hard, entertainment is what people want." - The Observer (UK)

Label BMG Secretly Signed A French Rapper Condemned For Antisemitic Lyrics

Freeze Corleone was big on Spotify, and the label wanted him. "The memo, sent in September 2021 by two executives in the company’s French office, weighed the risks of hate speech against the financial upside of working with him." - The New York Times

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