This particular struggle is over the tradition of comic bullfights, often before the main corrida, featuring performers with dwarfism. Traditionalists see it as Spanish culture worth preserving; many liberals consider it demeaning, backward, and, now, illegal; the performers want to keep their jobs. - The New York Times
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed that SAG-AFTRA was much closer to reaching a deal with Hollywood studios than the union’s counterpart, the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since the beginning of May. - Washington Post
"(It) was built in 1797 in Philadelphia to be the central hub of Hamilton's national banking system. The Independence National Historical Park (INHP) will soon begin a $50 million renovation to turn this building" — closed to the public since the 1970s — "into a museum of the American economy." - WHYY (Philadelphia)
"The orchestra is still receiving local support, along with national and international acclaim, but not all is well. More musicians (have been) leaving than arriving, and there is an unprecedented seven-month-long collective bargaining deadlock over a new contract." - San Francisco Classical Voice
With the Philly Pops in collapse — evicted by the Kimmel Center for nonpayment of rent, suing the Kimmel Center, being sued by its musicians — many of its players have formed the No Name Pops, which has already performed small-ensemble gigs and has two full-orchestra programs scheduled. - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"The six architectural teams competing to design its expansion have put forward their visions, and all would dramatically transform the institution, both in its internal functioning and in its relationship to the city. As the adage goes, be careful what you wish for." - MSN (The Dallas Morning News)
"The costs for security, conservation and insurance are growing, according to cultural institutions that have experienced attacks. In some cases they are suing the activists for the damages." The protesters who vandalized the Degas at the National Gallery in DC are facing serious federal criminal charges. - The New York Times
"Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday." - AP
"(He) was the most widely read Czech writer of the 20th century after Kafka. … Although, unlike Kafka, he lived to see fame, he also survived long enough to witness the waning of his reputation, and never received the Nobel Prize that had once been talked of as a certainty." - MSN (The Telegraph)
Folk wisdom suggests that if you expect the worst, then you won’t be disappointed. This advice is pervasive; it can drive meteorologists to over-promise rain and companies to overestimate delivery times. - Psyche
On the other hand, you don't see many eighty-year-olds leading mainstream movies—especially big-budget blockbusters for revenue-starved conglomerates. - Statsignificant
As it stands, organisations across the regions are facing critical decisions—or, worse, closure. Levelling up is widely considered to have failed. - The Art Newspaper
Notably, the surveyed artists' professional practice represented just 33% of their overall income, with many having to rely on additional ways to bring in money. Just 12% of surveyed artists said that their practice represented their sole means of income. - The Art Newspaper
This case will “likely rest on whether courts view the use of copyright material in this way as ‘fair use’”, said Lilian Edwards, professor of law, innovation and society at Newcastle University, “or as simple unauthorised copying.” - The Guardian
Four historians weigh in, with takes ranging from "(he) resolved to be a good king and even a reformer" to "one of the most lamentable tenures of England's medieval monarchs" to "his reign was too short to give a definitive answer." - History Today
