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Artistic Partnerships Can Be Great – And Very, Very Wrong

Sure, some claim mutual devotion, but "power dynamics undermine so many artists’ domestic worlds, particularly when the junior partner, or protege, begins to catch up." - The Guardian (UK)

Will The Critics Choice Awards Clear Up Some Oscars Categories?

The big ceremony is two weeks away, and questions linger: "Will Jessica Chastain or Penélope Cruz rise to the top of the best actress pool? Can Troy Kotsur continue building Oscar momentum by notching a win in the best supporting actor category?" - The New York Times

The Discovery And WarnerMedia Merger Is One Step Closer To Giant Corporate Reality

The shareholders approved the merger, so perhaps DiscoverWarner will actually get off the ground. That means AT&T gets out of the entertainment biz, and HBO, Animal Planet, CNN, and HGTV (among others) will be under the same general control. - Los Angeles Times

Emilio Delgado Blazed A Path For Latino Actors On Sesame Street, And In Theatre

The actor, who died last week at 81, spent 44 years starring as Luis, with his character marrying Sonia Manzano's Maria in a massively viewed episode. Delgado also showcased his love of music on Sesame Street and sometimes sang with the group Pink Martini. - The New York Times

Keeping Baltimore’s Art Studio Hub Together

After Area 405's building was put on the market in a time of rapidly rising property values or what some might call gentrification (a brewery just opened around the corner), a massive campaign and fundraising effort meant the artists got to kept their space. - Baltimore Sun

The Succession Drama At The Publishing House Of Harry Potter And Clifford

Its CEO's sudden death left control of Scholastic to his ex-girlfriend. "The executive suites had already been gladiatorial, people said, with shifting alliances and backstabbing betrayals more suited to Game of Thrones than a wholesome children’s media company." Now it's worse. - Vanity Fair

The Digital Attempts To Save Ukrainian Heritage

There's a group at work even during heavy Russian bombardments - “a group of cultural heritage professionals – librarians, archivists, researchers, programmers – working together to identify and archive at-risk sites, digital content, and data in Ukrainian cultural heritage institutions." - Open Culture

For One Five-Year-Old, Lockdown Meant Teaching Herself Piano, Composition, And Violin

Some of us took walks and read books in early to mid-2020. But this now-7-year-old was so determined to learn music that, her dad says, "She went way far by herself, way far away than what we could teach her." - BBC

Choreographer Yuriko, The Keeper Of The Martha Graham Flame, Has Died At 102

Yuriko Kikuchi "was a leading dancer in Martha Graham’s company from the 1940s to 1967 and then a keeper of Graham’s flame through her demanding teaching and outstanding revivals of early Graham works." - The New York Times

Disney’s Not Alone In Dealing With Employee Revolt

As recent Netflix and Spotify (and now Disney) employee backlash shows, "Higher-ups are increasingly contending with a socially conscious and internet savvy generation of employees who want their workplaces to reflect their most deeply held beliefs." - Los Angeles Times

Museums Protest Russia’s War, But Rich Buyers Keep Buying Russian

The art world rarely wades so publicly into political upheaval, but the war in Ukraine is striking a nerve, particularly among museums in Europe that are located geographically nearest to the fighting. - The Wall Street Journal

Pixar Employees Say Disney Censors The Studio’s LGBTQ Stories

A group of LGTBQIA Pixar employees and allies released a statement holding the corporation accountable. "Even as employees have attempted to make inclusion a bigger focus in their work, Disney corporate has 'shaved down to crumbs' what representation they are allowed to put forth." - The Hollywood Reporter

At The Kennedy Center, Mapping The Future Of Classical Music

The idea: "The Cartography Project, a multiyear initiative, will generate new works from dozens of composers and artists of color, each representing American communities grieving in the aftermath of institutional and interpersonal race-based violence." - Washington Post

Encanto Is Kinda Colombian, Mas O Menos

Colombia's culture minister: “What, for me, would be the greatest win or success for Encanto — aside from the three award nominations in the Oscars — is how the world now sees Colombia. ... We’re no longer seen just as the country of drug lords." - The New York Times

Is Beloved Literary Journal Conjunctions Going To Survive?

Public pressure and a backlash might be convincing Bard College to pony back up: "The ever vibe-conscious Bard is now trying to figure out how to keep the prestigious journal in-house." - LitHub

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