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Seattle’s Arts After The Pandemic: Reckoning Or Opportunity?

In the ’80s and ’90s the arts were ascendant here, and Seattle was well regarded nationally as an up and coming arts town. Then poof, much of that energy melted away. Why? - Post Alley

Performers Were Among The Hardest Hit In The Pandemic. Recovery Is Slow

During the worst days of lockdown, some artists who couldn’t afford rent squatted in empty theaters to save money. Others left the art world entirely, unable to justify creating artworks that no longer had an audience. - Artnet

Are Audiences Really Behaving Worse Than Before COVID?  Sure Seems Like It

It especially seems like behavior's gotten worse in Britain, where complaints have soared and one hears and reads stories about groups chatting with each other loudly, drinking too much, and even bringing takeout food to eat ("pass me a fork") during the performance. - the i (UK)

A Warhol Copyright Case With Potential Big Implications For Artists

On Oct. 12, the justices will consider whether he violated the federal Copyright Act by basing a portrait of the musician Prince on a prominent photographer’s work. In the process, they will have to decide whether Warhol’s alterations of the photograph transformed it into something different. - The New York Times

What Kids Learn From Play (And We Don’t Have To Teach Them About)

If you are a kid, it is your job to get inside a cardboard box from time to time and pretend it is a train. It is your firm responsibility to notice that the chair could have a persona and the ball flying out of the window is an absolute riot. It is up to you to be silly. What you need from...

Online Arts Events Have Benefits For Isolated Elder People: Researchers

Subjects in the study reported improved quality of life, feelings of wellbeing, and even physical condition — as long as they had necessary technical support. - The Guardian

McWhorter: Cancel? Let’s Just Acknowledge Missteps And Move On

We should be able to evaluate various figures, past and present, by noting their indecorous or hateful views and continuing to appreciate, even celebrate, their achievements without making them candidates for cancellation. - The New York Times

Edinburgh Fringe Cancels Comedian After He Made Audience “Uncomfortable”

Jerry Sadowitz, 61, an American-born Scot, is a veteran of the Fringe and known for his provocative stand-up shows. The venue said it received an "unprecedented" number of complaints from audience members and staff. - BBC

How “Gangnam Style” Opened Korean Culture To The World

This goes some way to explaining the surprising Western enthusiasm, in the decade since “Gangnam Style,” for not just Korean popular culture but Korean popular culture that attacks its own society.  - The New Yorker

The Attack On Rushdie Is An Attack On Freedom Of Speech

The fatwa threatened not only Rushdie and those associated with The Satanic Verses, but freedom of expression more broadly. If Khomeini and the government of Iran could suppress a book, what was to stop repressive regimes in different parts of the world from blocking more publications that offended them? - The New Republic

Emma Thompson Has No Time For Sean Bean’s Freakout About Intimacy Coordinators

Thompson: "Intimacy coordinators are the most fantastic introduction in our work. And no, you can’t just ‘let it flow’. ... There’s a camera there and a crew – it’s not on your own in a hotel room." - The Guardian (UK)

Teacher Quits After His Bulletin Board Featuring The Pledge Of Allegiance Is Taken Down

Of course, the Pledge isn't what got the teacher's bulletin board torn down by a co-worker. No - it was the people saying the Pledge, controversial people like, er, Colin Powell and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Vice

The Right To Repair Movement Is Now Reaching Everything Electronic, Including Tractors

"After years of controversy in the United States over right-to-repair, the movement seems to have reached a turning point." - Wired

Charlotte Politicians Battle Over Allocating $2 Million In Arts Funding

"When Charlotte City Council last discussed arts funding a month ago, members were sharply divided about ... $2 million allocated to the Arts & Science Council, the nonprofit that controlled fundraising and grants for decades until last year." - WSOC-TV (Charlotte Business Journal)

Climate Change Has Started Causing Serious Problems For Outdoor Performance

Extreme heat, flash floods, and, especially, smoke from wildfires — which can affect venues hundreds of miles away — have been the cause of multiple rescheduled and cancelled performances.  Leading institutions such as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Santa Fe Opera are working on ways to adapt. - The New York Times

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