“The democratic battles fought worldwide in the name of human rights urge museums to take an active stance towards a fair advancement of civil society. Believing that the cultural sector can remain neutral in the face of exclusion and discrimination would endanger museums’ own relevance.” - The Art Newspaper
“This part of the world has seen such a fundamental demographic shift. There has been a change in who lives here, who owns property here, who visits and who goes to the theatre here – and that has a knock-on effect on producing, planning and programming.” - The Stage
“Every Ojai play has a single plot. And that plot is: ‘Here, this thing that no one else has noticed—we have seen it as something beautiful and important. We will take this thing that has been lost, and we will show it to the world.’" - American Theatre
Performers who work or worked at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have been picketing for months, arguing that working conditions aren't safe, compensation is sometimes withheld, and complainants have been fired or locked out. Now the actors' union has come to their aid. - The Hollywood Reporter
A lawsuit named Defteros v. Google argued that a website could defame someone without writing anything about them — or even knowing who they are. It was enough simply to link to another web page that contains defamatory content. - NiemanLab
If people are ragging on poor Sanna Marin, the Finnish prime minister who was videotaped while out partying, then Lyndsey Winship will wield her gimlet eye and keyboard to choose her top three and bottom three world-leader dance moves. (There is a Boris in each bracket.) - The Guardian
For young graffiti artists, their highly stylistic and calligraphic “wickets” were an alternative to gang life in communities abandoned by slumlords and the city. The city spent $3 million a year and brought in the National Guard to rid Philadelphia of graffiti. - Philadelphia Inquirer
Artist Varvara Logvyn has been painting the steel obstacles, which look like giant jacks from a children's game, in the traditional, brightly colored Petrykivka style. She describes the project as "my way to talk with the world about Ukraine, about our war, about our values." - MSN (The Washington Post)
Arguably, our culture of leadership is in disrepair. Our ability to recognize and celebrate excellence is in doubt. Our effectiveness at building consensus is broken. Our ability to celebrate dissent and debate (one of our greatest strengths) is damaged. How do you fix it? - Post Alley
"Ms. Vincent was a lesbian. She was not transgender, or gender fluid. ... She was a contrarian, and proud of it. ... She tilted at postmodernism and multiculturalism. She argued for the rights of fetuses and against identity politics, which she saw as infantilizing and irresponsible." - The New York Times
Half a century after Heizer stuck his first shovel in the ground, “City” is finally opening to visitors, which may be the most unbelievable thing of all. It had become the art-world version of ancient Atlantis, a chimera. - The New York Times
Most of them are in city and town centers, and many are architecturally significant and can't or shouldn't be demolished. Yet they're usually too small for soccer matches or rock concerts. A few, however, have been remade into cultural centers, notably in Barcelona, Benidorm, and Tenerife. - The Guardian
The streamer spent $5 million to build it for The Two Popes, and it seems nobody understands why it wasn't repurposed. (Perhaps because the Vatican doesn't want a full-size replica under another institution's control out there and would only license this one if it were destroyed after filming?) - Artnet
The concert is the first on a 15-day tour, and the players won't risk COVID transmission, so they asked the Edinburgh Festival Chorus to sing with masks. The choir refused, so the Philadelphians decided to do Beethoven's 5th instead — and some people are furious about it. - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Says Dr. Zahi Hawass of the 2,200-year-old stele, which provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, "The Rosetta Stone is the icon of Egyptian identity. The British Museum has no right to show this artefact to the public." - The National (Abu Dhabi)
