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This Former Public Restroom Has Become An Arts Organization

The little building on Chicago's Logan Square was constructed in 1927 as a comfort station (as the euphemism of the time had it); for many years it was a tool shed. Now it's home to film screenings, art exhibitions, concerts, and puppet shows. - Yahoo! (Chicago Tribune)

Yay! We Can Go To The Movies Again! But What Does That Even Mean Anymore?

As people start returning to cinemas rather than watching feature films at home as their only option, A.O. Scott considers whether the distinctions between movies, television, and streaming video are collapsing for good — and what we may be losing in the process. - The New York Times

Netflix Is Getting Into Video Games

"The idea is to offer video games on Netflix's streaming platform within the next year, according to a person familiar with the situation. The games will appear alongside current fare as a new programming genre — similar to what Netflix did with documentaries or stand-up specials." - Bloomberg

San Francisco Symphony CEO To Leave After Four Years

Mark C. Hanson gave no reason for his decision beyond a statement that "with the San Francisco Symphony now back up and performing …, I have decided that this is the right time to pursue my next professional opportunity within a different environment." - San Francisco Chronicle

Archaeologists Uncover Unknown 4,000-Year-Old City In Iraq

"The discovery was made in the area of Tell al-Duhaila, which is home to more than 1,200 archaeological sites, including the Great Ziggurat of Ur site from the Sumerian era." - Al-Monitor

Oleg Briansky, Who Founded One Of America’s Top Ballet Schools, Dead At 91

After an impressive but short dancing career (he never fully recovered from an early knee injury), he and his wife founded the Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center in upstate New York and developed it into one of the leading summer dance academies in the U.S. - The New York Times

Turning Point: COVID Lockdown Has Freed Dance From Its Confines

We have embodied elements of resistance—resisting what a “dancer” looks like, what a dance “should” look like. And perhaps most importantly, we have resisted the isolation and fear of this pandemic. - Zocalo

The Romance Of Going To Space Has Been Corrupted By Profit

The notion that private corporations ought to achieve something that states have been able to do since the 1960s—fly to space—is a peculiarly U.S. one. It combines domestic libertarianism with the more global ethos of neoliberalism. - Boston Review

There Is No Debate About Critical Race Theory – It’s One Side Arguing With Itself

The Republican operatives, who dismiss the expositions of critical race theorists and anti-racists in order to define critical race theory and anti-racism, and then attack those definitions, are effectively debating themselves. - The Atlantic

Study: Culture Warriors On The Left Are Angrier Than Those on the Right

Those at the liberal end of the debate consistently have more negative views of conservatives than the other way round. - Prospect

Study: Gut Bacteria In Boys Linked To Heightened Brain Cognition

Boys at one year of age with a gut bacterial composition that was high in the bacteria Bacteroidetes were found to have more advanced cognition and language skills one year later. - MedicalXpress

Career Paths In Theatre Are Messed Up

"Am I, at age 35, five years into my job, just part of the next generation who will stay in their cool theater jobs too long?" - San Francisco Chronicle

Even As Restrictions Are Lifting, COVID Is Still Shutting Down West End Shows

Boris Johnson has insisted that capacity limits and other pandemic measures will end in England on July 19. Nevertheless, as the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus surges, theatres are going dark when a company member tests positive and colleagues have to quarantine. - The New York Times

British MPs Propose Reform Of Music Streaming Revenue Sharing

In a report, they said royalties should be split 50/50, instead of the current rate, where artists receive about 16%. - BBC

How Pakistan Developed A Jazz Scene, Thanks To The U.S. State Department

During the Cold War, jazz was seen as a tool of cultural diplomacy, and the likes of Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, and Dizzy Gillespie were sent on tour to Karachi, Lahore, and other cities. Their concerts sparked the development of a Pakistani style of jazz. - The Guardian

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