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‘Jeopardy!’ Wasn’t The First Game Show Where Mike Richards Was A Problematic Boss

As executive producer of The Price Is Right (2008-2019), Richards was "a manager who was more interested in being a host, who ushered out veteran on-set leaders, was the subject of HR complaints, and presided over budget cuts and loss of benefits to staffers." - The Hollywood Reporter

‘Jeopardy!’ Fiasco Ends As Executive Producer Who Hired Himself As Host Is Fired

Mike Richards lasted a day as permanent host before revelations of past behavior and social media protests led him to resign. As more details of his work history and the rigged process to replace the late Alex Trebek became public, the studio cut him loose. - The Hollywood Reporter

Winston-Salem (NC) Symphony Music Director Resigns

Timothy Redmond, who assumed the job in July 2019, lives in London and most of his work is in England. He said in a statement, "I've made the decision that commuting to Winston-Salem is not sustainable for me (or the planet) anymore." - Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)

Interesting Side Effect Of Pandemic: Arts Audiences Are Growing Beyond Australia’s Big Cities

With overseas travel blocked, people from the state capitals are traveling to regional towns and boosting attendance there, and more local people are coming to venues as well. - Arts Hub (Australia)

Italy’s Surreal New Fellini Museum Reconfigures A Historic Downtown

The museum occupies two historic buildings, with a large piazza in between, effectively reconfiguring a significant part of Rimini’s downtown. - The New York Times

You’re Right — Things Are Worse Now Than They Were 60 Years Ago

Sixty years after Kennedy’s speech to Congress, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone willing to make the case that accomplishing hard tasks, solving hard problems, and committing to collective action are particular ambitions or ideals or strengths of American democracy. - The Walrus

The Difficulty Of Organizing University Professors

One challenge many faculty members faced was lack of practical knowledge. Almost invariably, we found faculty unable to think outside of the framework for individual action when asked to act in solidarity with student workers. - The Point

Conspiracy Theory Du Jour: The “Live” Internet Died Five Years Ago

Dead-internet theory suggests that the internet has been almost entirely taken over by artificial intelligence. Like lots of other online conspiracy theories, the audience for this one is growing. - The Atlantic

What Will Happen Now To Afghanistan’s Biggest Broadcaster?

"'I'm still surprised we are up and running,' said Saad Mohseni, Tolo's co-owner. … Whether its menu of pop music and female television hosts will survive in the new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will be a barometer of the insurgents' tolerance for dissenting views." - The New York Times

Why We Work Too Much

The ubiquity of overwork is a serious obstacle for many of the ideas about how we might reshape our professional lives in the months ahead. - The New Yorker

‘Rodeo Clowns Are The Best Athletes In The Arena, And They Save Lives’

"Their work is just as dangerous and exciting as the bull riders they're employed to protect. Working in teams, their job is to distract an enraged bull from attacking the rider who's just been catapulted to the dirt." - Texas Highways

Disney Doesn’t Want Frank Oz To Make Muppets Anymore

“They don’t want me because I won’t follow orders and I won’t do the kind of Muppets they believe in,” he continued. Just how does Oz describe the new version of the Muppets? “The soul’s not there,” he said. - Deadline

American Speech Isn’t Getting Coarser, It’s Getting Softer And More Polite (F-Bombs Notwithstanding)

John McWhorter: "The grand old four-letter words seem to be used as punctuation, … (and) Twitter is full of people being recreationally nasty. Yet when I listen to America talking in our times, I hear an encroaching sweetness, a flowering of deference." - The New York Times

What You Say You Know…

As near as I can figure, when I claim to know something, I am only announcing to myself or to others that henceforth I am going to act and speak as if that something is true. I am going to adopt that claim as a kind of policy guiding my future actions. - 3 Quarks Daily

Prices For Vintage Video Games Are Getting Insane

Just over the past year, the record price for a copy of a game has risen by a factor of almost 20, from $114,000 to $2 million, with the most in-demand items being versions (preferably sealed) of the Super Mario Bros. franchise. - Artnet

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