“One factor is that there seems to be a renewed interest in Welsh history. And there was a big surge of new visitors coming to Wales as lockdown eased.” - The Guardian
Musicologist Roger Parker found the works — some of which were published in the 19th century and faded from view, others only in manuscript — in archives in Paris, Naples, Bergamo, and even a monastery in Austria. The songs will be performed and recorded over the next three years. - The Observer (UK)
"(He) was born to Jamaican immigrants, grew up in poverty in Depression-era Harlem and became a major Black crossover success in popular music. He went on to smash a series of barriers during five decades as a movie, TV and stage star." - MSN (The Washington Post)
"Neither Danielle St.Germain nor the Ballet gave any reason for the move. … If there's a sense of déjà vu about this, that's because the company went through a similar situation just two years ago. In June 2021, Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale resigned her position abruptly and without explanation." - San Francisco Chronicle
"The ALA ... said in 2022 it had seen the highest number of reports of calls to remove or restrict books since it began compiling data more than 20 years ago." They had to expand their annual list of most-banned titles, too. - The Guardian
"After two-plus years of occupying a temporary home on Madison Avenue at the historic Breuer building, Manhattan's beloved Frick Museum has announced it will be closing the space on March 3, 2024. It will spend the next several months … preparing to return … to its completely overhauled longtime home." - Artnet
"Members of the National Federation of Mines and Energy – a branch of the powerful CGT union – have announced '100 days of action and anger' that is expected to hit the movie industry’s annual event as well as other sports and cultural meetings." - The Guardian
"There is nobody here tonight, even musicians, who does not recognise the enormous challenges faced by the world at present and this country in particular, where people are struggling even to heat and feed themselves. But none of this is a force majeure. It is rooted in political choices." - Musical America
The long film is without conventions—it’s like turning a football field, with its sidelines and yard lines, into an open field, unmarked and unbounded and in demand of exploration. - The New Yorker
With 2023 marking 400 years since the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, it is exciting to see how the Bard’s plays spoke to significant developments in the 16th-century mathematical world. - The Conversation
A stiletto-heeled, stiletto-tongued persona who might well have been the spawn of a ménage à quatre involving Oscar Wilde, Salvador Dalí, Auntie Mame and Miss Piggy, Dame Edna was not so much a character as a cultural phenomenon. - The New York Times
In a nine-day sale that ended on April 10, Hirst sold 5,508 paintings (5,109 physical artworks and 399 NFTs) and generated $20.9 million in revenue. - Artnet
My sludge addiction sprang from Spotify’s algorithmically curated playlists, which promised to help me focus or find music tailored to my tastes. But at a tap, these playlists drip-fed me endless pap that dissolved into the background. - Wired
Big Ears started very small in 2009, and very organically. It had been discussed for a number of years and was rooted in a passion for music that wasn’t always on people’s radar screens, that had much more niche audiences. - The Fader
As long as we’re living in a streaming world, we might as well have technology that reflects the specific contours of the classical repertoire. Now, at last, we do. - San Francisco Chronicle
