"For many cultural organisations, the Arts Council or their local authority is often no longer the major funder – and as a result, the taxpayer is no longer the ultimate stakeholder. The balance has shifted fundamentally.'" - The Guardian
"Time's Up was supposed to put Hollywood's considerable power and money — and its sudden outrage — to work fighting sexual harassment. Instead, today Time's Up is a ghost organization, technically still operating, but with no CEO or programming offered in nearly a year, and with a skeletal board." - The Hollywood Reporter
It is now a common belief that something has gone horribly wrong with the Internet, but as with anything so hard to define, the contours of its fault lines are blurry. Solutions, naturally, have proved even more elusive. - The Nation
The arts is celebrating going back to normal – live events are back on; streaming is being turned off – but for many of us it’s as though the industry has their fingers in their ears and their backs turned on those who aren’t safe to participate. It’s infuriating and painful to watch. - The Guardian
The Greeks used Laurus nobilis, or “bay laurel,” as a remedy for rashes from other plants and boiled it down for antiseptic and first aid applications. But the use of crowns crafted from laurel sprigs emerged for different reasons. - The Conversation
That's "an advisory board that was dissolved five years ago after its members resigned in protest over President Donald J. Trump’s reaction to the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va." - The New York Times
"The bill covers all forms of creative expression but is especially salient for hip-hop artists, whose slice-of-life lyrics have frequently been cited by prosecutors in criminal trials as proof of guilt." - Los Angeles Times
In 2020, the attorney general of Washington state ordered the Seattle-based ticketing service to pay what grew, six months later, to a total of $9 million owed to 45,000 event producers and ticket buyers. But Washington-based entities were first in line, and many out-of-staters are still out-of-pocket. - San Francisco Chronicle
"The smiley – at least, this particular version of it – is a trademarked image. Want to use it? You gotta pay. Today, the Smiley Company is ranked one of the world's top 100 licensing businesses, with 458 licensees in 158 countries. It boasts thousands of products across 14 categories." - The Observer (UK)
Rima Abdul Malak, the country's minister of culture, announced the record-high budget earlier this week. €208.5 million of that money will go to the Culture Pass program for young adults. - Screen Daily
The project aims to nurture the artists and arts leaders of tomorrow by investing in arts education, including artists-in-schools programs, student performances, master classes, internships, and volunteering opportunities. - San Francisco Classical Voice
Findings confirmed this cohort ‘talked about how arts and culture helps them stay up to date; they use the phrase “to keep young, keep relevant”. Story after story of people talking about how they try and keep up to date with what’s happening in music, because they’re interested. - ArtsHub
"If these laws take effect, platforms will be forbidden from prohibiting or deprioritizing certain kinds of content — creating the potential for a future Twitter landscape" — or Facebook, Instagram, TikTok — "filled with hate, porn, terrorist recruitment, Holocaust denial, and really outlandish trolls." - Slate
