"Representatives from several (Philadelphia-area) arts groups report selling tickets through Brown Paper Tickets only to be left hanging for weeks, months, or, in (one) case, 2½ years (and counting). Emails to the Seattle-based company asking about payments have gone unanswered, groups say." - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
“It can't be an after-school program only because that builds inequitable access. Art needs to be consistent in terms of hands-on experience, as well as exposure. And to build out a diverse body of art forms and artists that accurately reflect the demographics of schools.” - CapRadio
"Churches, monuments and museums are submerged all over the Kherson region. Archaeological sites dating back to the Scythians — a nomadic people who lived in the region in the 8th century BC — and a Greek settlement from around 400 BC have been damaged or irretrievably destroyed." - Deutsche Welle
"The Creative Industries Sector Vision, teased by culture secretary Lucy Frazer in May, aims to expand the sector by £50 billion ($63 billion) by 2030, generating one million additional jobs, and establishing a creative careers promise to nurture a pipeline of future talent." - Variety
"Jonelle Procope's 20-year tenure as president and CEO of The Apollo Theater evolved into an era of prosperity and expansion, markedly different from the tumultuous, cash-strapped decades that preceded it." - AP
"U.S. officials say the decision to return was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap left by the U.S. in UNESCO policymaking … (after) the Trump administration decided in 2017 to withdraw from the agency." The Biden administration has agreed to pay $600 million in back dues. - AP
Musician María Elena Ríos made the claim. "'It’s very difficult to talk about the emotional abuse and the abuse of power of a sexual predator who is loved around the world for playing a character in a movie such as Tenoch Huerta,' Ríos tweeted on Saturday." - Los Angeles Times
Michael Arden, best director for his revival of Parade, said he was often called "the F-word." (The NYT wouldn't print the word either.) Then "he drew raucous cheers as he reclaimed the slur, making clear that he was now one with a Tony." - The New York Times
After Shakespeare in Love, Weinstein pressured Fiennes to sign a five-movie contract. "The actor claimed he was effectively threatened by Weinstein that if he did not comply with the offered deal, he would not work in Hollywood again." - The Observer (UK)
One TV exec: "I think we were always thinking about a guy. If I'm being honest, I don't know why. But I think that's, you know, what we were conditioned to think." - Salon
Or so surveys of one Very Large Company (yes, the one that's always in the news for trying to bust unions and not cooling its warehouses, etc.) says. - Fast Company
Google's demonetizing of a popular conservative streamer's videos for her deadnaming and misgendering of trans folks marks a new stage for the company (one that's the opposite of where Twitter is heading). - Fast Company
"The building’s remarkable story of survival, transformation and resistance makes it a poignant location for cultural activities that promote dyadic education and exchange within the West Bank and the rest of the world." - The Art Newspaper
Basically, the studio was not - at the time - on board with a feminist version. "She said she should’ve known the project wasn’t for her when the studio gifted her a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes to celebrate her casting." - Variety
The institution in question is the Mütter Museum, which is focused on anatomy. The actions by new leaders, "mostly centered on concerns about displaying human remains, include taking down much of the Mütter's online presence, backing off programming, and questioning the appropriateness of popular Mütter exhibits." - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
