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A Wild Ride Through Podcasting’s No Good, Very Bad Year

"Spotify laid off hundreds and effectively killed its in-house podcast production units, Gimlet and Parcast. It seemed like every entity, from public radio to news publishers, made cuts to their podcast units. Companies folded, and left their creators hanging." - The Verge

Can A New Graphic Novel Of Watership Down Actually Not Traumatize Children?

The 1978 movie "was rated G but famously scared a lot of the unsuspecting kids who saw it. In fact, just in this past year, it was re-classified as PG." - NPR

Let Them Eat Cake, Biscuits, And The History Of Art

At Bobby Baker's restaging of her 1976 An Edible Family in a Mobile Home, visitors "five lifesize family members made of biscuits, meringue and cake (including, in an updating of the original, a vegan option)." - The Guardian (UK)

National Theatre In London To Try Early Weeknight Curtain Times

After surveying more than 8,000 audience members, who expressed desires for more time for post-show dinner, discussion, and/or catching the last train home, the NT will start a pilot scheme this winter of 6:30 pm start times for some Tuesday and Thursday performances. - The Guardian

Barnes & Noble Is Reviving Business By Dropping Something Chains Almost Never Drop: Visual Brand Consistency

Individual stores develop their own looks. "Any design agency would have a heart attack if they could see what we’re doing,” said CEO James Daunt. “We don’t have any architect doing our design at any stage. And certainly the identity people would have a complete crisis.” - The New York Times

The Pilgrimage To Van Gogh’s Starry Night

One visitor to New York and MoMA from North Carolina: "I was in here for a long time. ... And I turned around and was like, 'Is this real?'" - Hyperallergic

Art Spiegelman Didn’t Create Maus In Order To Become A Reading Rights Warrior

And yet, such are the times we live in. - Washington Post

Horror Films Might Be Good For Mental Health

Your brain on Spooky Szn = happier and healthier. - Salon

Art Bridges, Alice Walton’s Foundation, Gives $40 Million To U.S. Museums In A Program Called “Access For All”

"The grants, ranging from $56,000 to more than $2 million for a three-year period, are intended to fund programs to attract new audiences, whether that means extending free hours or offering free meals." - NPR

NPR Left Twitter Six Months Ago. The Cost In Web Traffic? Tiny.

"A memo circulated to NPR staff says traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter, now officially renamed X, though traffic from the platform was small already and accounted for just under two percent of traffic before the posting stopped." - Nieman Reports

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Proposes Requiring All Ticket Sellers To State Service Fees Up Front

"The rule would not set a limit on the fees, but rather would require broader disclosures, including the purpose of the fees and whether they are refundable. This action comes as President Biden has made cutting down on the so-called junk fees one of the priorities of his administration." - The Hollywood Reporter

How Paperback Publishing Helped The US Win WWII

"The paperbacks were intended to help soldiers pass the time. But they were also meant to remind them what they were fighting for, and draw a sharp contrast between American ideals and Nazi book burnings." - The New York Times

When Storefront Theatres Run Out Of Storefronts

It's not pretty. Just ask Chicago. - American Theatre

The Ken Dream Ballet Sequence Almost Didn’t Happen

Barbie director Greta Gerwig: "There was a big meeting that was like, ‘Do you need this?' And I was like, ‘Everything in me needs this.' They were like, ‘What do you even mean? What is a dream ballet?' And I was like, ‘A dream ballet? Where do I begin!'" - MSN (Variety)

Can The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Recover From The Past Few Years?

A financial review shows that the festival gets up to 80 percent of its budget from ticket sales - a high number that puts the 88-year-old repertory company at risk. - Oregon Business

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