Stories

What issues remain? So many, the union says - "'the most grievous problems' in the companies’ workplaces." - Deadline

At least, not when that princess is Diana, says actor Kristen Stewart. - BBC

The accident happened to a member of the chorus during a scene change. "As the chorus kept singing and the orchestra continued to play, there was a sudden commotion onstage. Performers waved their arms and shouted 'Stop!'" - The New York Times

"You’d think men might sit out commenting on books written by women about female rage, but you’d be wrong." - LitHub

It's weaponized propaganda - and happily spread by armies of humans, as well as bots, online. - The Atlantic

Though is it a comeback if the 19th-century composer was never as popular before as her work is now? "'The symphonies and the overtures should hold a similar place as Schumann and Mendelssohn,' said Yannick Nézet-Séguin." - The New York Times

Now the Fled Collective artists are back, in collaboration with the theatre, after 18 months of restorative justice work. - American Theatre

Absolutely, we do. "Some of the failings of AI may be unintentional, but they are serious and they disproportionately affect already marginalized individuals and communities." - Wired

Can the physical, print book continue its run this year? Independent bookstores would really like books to keep selling, even when people aren't trapped at home. - BBC

Whether episodes are released week by week (Only Murders in the Building) or all at once to binge (Squid Game), well, experts haven't yet seen "any data proving one strategy is definitely and consistently better than the other." But: Viewers like choice. - Vulture

The comedian has often told transphobic jokes, and the streamer's workers are fed up. Software engineer Tara Field "tweeted a grim and long list of trans people who were 'not offended' by Chappelle’s comments — because they died in transphobic attacks before The Closer was released." - Los Angeles Times

The portrait was peeling with age, and it hung for three decades in a private home in Poland after that consequential flea market find. "Only the artist's first name, Alfred, is preserved." - ABC News (AP)

Elaine Padmore, artistic director 1982-94: "I was the casting director. I chose everything: repertoire, production teams, every singer, even the chorus. That was wonderful. It was the biggest area of total control of an artistic project that I’ve ever had, before or since." - Irish Times

These are some of the stories IATSE members have been sharing: "Eighteen-hour workdays with no lunch breaks. Car accidents caused by sleep deprivation. A crew member who returned to set the day after a miscarriage." - The Atlantic

"The castle at the center of the park, homage to the glorious medieval years after the bubonic plague wound down, when fair maidens and knights vanquished mysterious evils while kings and queens conquered the farthest reaches of the known world with the Christian God behind them." - The Paris Review