“The tour … was striking in its ambitions: 17 days, four countries, 10 performances and an army of 147 musicians, backup conductors, sound technicians, librarians, stagehands, donors, executives and a tour doctor. They traveled on trains, bus caravans, and chartered and commercial airplanes.” - The New York Times
“We will exceptionally be extending a 20 percent reduction on booth fees to all galleries that participated in the Paris fair, in recognition of the closure,” on October 24–25, Art Basel chief executive Noah Horowitz told ARTnews in an interview. - ARTnews
While it can seem like a daunting time for students to enter an industry grappling with contraction and AI-driven shifts, many educators who have embraced AI remain optimistic. They choose to focus on the emerging opportunities for the next generation of talent. - Los Angeles Times
“The Anima Mundi, formerly the Ethnological Museum, (is) home to around 80,000 objects from across the globe, many of which were ‘gifted’ to the Catholic church in Rome by Indigenous peoples at a time when its missionaries were powerful, and sometimes dubious, figures in their far-flung communities.” - The Guardian
Above the chaos is a question: Why did this novel, thematically rote and stylistically bland as it is, receive such acclaim in the first place? - The Atlantic
Remember that the brain itself is merely another object in the world. To talk about it at all is to have already accepted a level of objective existence which cannot be reduced to sensory experience. - 3 Quarks Daily
On its face, biography is the genre of the integral subject—a person interacting with others but distinct from them, not dissolving in a sea of substance. For Carlisle, though, the “metaphysical selfishness” of a world composed of discrete human beings “reinforces moral selfishness, and vice versa.” - The New Yorker
Some of the first Black theater companies in the country were in South Side Chicago, and the scene flourished into the 1970s. Then, for economic and systemic reasons, the drama mostly dried up. Now, with some fresh talent and an influx of grant money, a revival is tentatively emerging. - WBEZ (Chicago)
It’s increasingly clear to me that we will not survive as a society without some seismic intervention that separates us from our screens, our algorithms, and our little simulacra of social life. - The New Yorker
At CNN, according to two of these people, buyouts were offered to people who were in vice president roles or levels below and had more than 15 years of service. - Variety
“Fisketjon stayed with Knopf for 29 years, where he worked with many of the novelists who would come to define the American literary canon of the late 20th century” — among them Don DeLillo, Donna Tartt, Cormac McCarthy, Annie Dillard, Bret Easton Ellis, Patricia Highsmith, and Tobias Wolff. - Publishers Weekly
"Warner Bros film has underperformed this year and will weigh on Q4 results. We’ll apply the same playbook we did at Paramount: greenlighting more selectively, prioritizing profitable streaming growth over subscriber count, optimizing linear and driving efficiency through the cost structure.” - Deadline
Universities should go back to traditional exams and in-person presentations to grade students after lecturers complained that AI has made it “close to impossible” to assess coursework, according to an investigation by England’s higher education regulator. - The Guardian
This broadcast—the first of its kind for the Met on YouTube—will support the company’s $1.5 billion Make the Met Forever fundraising campaign. Beginning November 20, the recording will be available on Met Opera on Demand through a range of paid viewing options. - TheatreMania
