The number of people of color who were in this past season was just staggering to me. But that’s not the question. The question is, was this a systemic change, or was this a one-off? That is the only thing that matters. - American Theatre
Books carry knowledge, and knowledge is power, which makes books a threat to authorities – governments and self-appointed leaders alike – who want to have a monopoly on knowledge and to control what their citizens think. And the most efficient way to exert this power over books is to ban them. - BBC
The changes he goes on to detail might seem like small tweaks to a potential concert-goer but are a bigger deal in a juggernaut organisation such as the Southbank. - The Guardian
Artistic director Eduardo Vilaro: "I need their personalities to reach the highest heights of a theater. I don’t like deadpan dancers. And musicality — you got to get down. I love dancers that don’t come with a strict technique and who grew up in hip-hop, tango, flamenco." - San Francisco Classical Voice
It’s ironic. Texting was meant to make communication easier, but it can be much harder to discern someone’s tone over text, especially with inflections as subtle as sarcasm. - Prospect
"The material includes four unpublished short stories, drafts of manuscripts, hundreds of photographs, bundles of correspondence and boxes of personal effects that experts say are bound to reshape public and scholarly perception of an artist whose life and work defined an era." - The New York Times
Wading through digital sewage is the upfront cost of using these sites. Less obviously, we pay with our attention and creativity, freely providing the content that expands the fortunes of their founders. And yet social media remains an alluring prospect, especially for the lonely. - The Guardian
"Dietrich learnt from von Sternberg exactly how lighting could accentuate every hollow and curve in her face.... She would sometimes refer to herself in the third person, as if her persona were a lifelong portrait she might layer and finesse, year on year." - Psyche
"There are real concerns with respect to the copyright of outputs from these models and unaddressed rights issues with respect to the imagery, the image metadata and those individuals contained within the imagery." - Ars Technica
"Ordering a coffee in a foreign country or translating lyrics can only do so much harm, but think about emergency situations involving firefighters, police, border patrol, or immigration. And without proper regulation and clear guidelines, it could get worse." - Slate
“It's really easy to look at something from far away and say it's scary. When people actually use it, the attitudes are very different. It doesn’t feel like something that’s trying to replace you. When you use it, it very much feels like an extension of your own mind.” - Los Angeles Times
For instance, was there any connection between Gutenberg's first printing of the Bible in 1455 and the first known document ever printed, 77 years earlier in Korea? That's what a team of researchers assembled by UNESCO's International Center for Documentary Heritage is investigating. - Atlas Obscura
"This week, (the MNA) in Los Angeles announced that its opening has again been delayed, this time to 2025. ... But with the announcement also came a fresh look into the institution's burgeoning, 100,000-piece collection — and all the high-profile purchases of narrative-focused artwork it has made in recent years." - Artnet
"We have a real emphasis on cultural-competency training and cultural-empathy training with our staff," says the director, Dr. Tonya Matthews. "But ... there is actually a lot of joy in our site, and that has to do with how we put the story of slavery in full context." - The New York Times
"The company, which expects to lose roughly $10 million again this year, needs to build another revenue stream to continue on its path to profitability, (said) CEO Nicholas Thompson. ... The vast majority (around 90%) of The Atlantic's revenue currently comes from advertising and subscriptions." - Axios
