Overall the industry gross rose 24 percent and attendance 15 percent thanks to the addition of the two new shows, as well as the rebound from Halloween and marathon weekend. - The Hollywood Reporter
These discussions, championed by at least one economics research and advisory firm in partnership with a major Australian arts festival, are instead thinking about the arts activities as powerful economic ‘enablers’ and strategic assets which help facilitate wider cultural, economic and social objectives. - ArtsHub
Encompassing history, literature, philosophy, art, and more, the humanities provide a lens through which one can view one’s personal experiences—making the universal personal and the personal universal. - Jstor
Laws passed in various regions of the country are requiring state-funded employers such as schools, universities, and performing arts institutions to hire veterans of the “special military operation” as instructors ranging from kindergarten to college-level, ballet dancers, choristers, and piano accompanists. (And they’re forbidden to ask about PTSD.) - Meduza
Yoshi D. Matthews, who came 9th of 10 candidates in the Tennessee race won by GOP incumbent Bill Hagerty, is suing nationally syndicated hosts Steve Harvey and D.L. Hughley, alleging that comments on their shows damaged her business career and political ambitions. But she’s got a big problem in proving her case. - Inside Radio
The satirical publication is looking to break the 100,000-subscriber mark, which would make it, by circulation, the fourth-largest print newspaper in the U.S. As a marketing effort, it’s looking to buy naming rights to one of the numerous bowl games that happen around New Year’s. Wouldn’t you watch The Onion Bowl? - Nieman Lab
Michelle T. Boone, at one time the city of Chicago’s cultural commissioner, became head of the nonprofit in 2021. Under her leadership, the Foundation (which also publishes Poetry magazine) extended its grantmaking portfolio by millions of dollars. - WBEZ (Chicago)
“All exhibitors who participated in the most recent edition of Art Basel Paris, which closed two days early because of planned protests, will get a 20 percent reduction on their final invoices. … Additionally, tickets purchased for that weekend have already been refunded.” - ARTnews
“Jemima Goldsmith, executive producer of movies including The Voice of Hind Rajab and The Bibi Files, has alleged that Russell Brand was abusive during their relationship. … Goldsmith (who also goes by Jemima Khan) accused Brand of ‘violence, coercive control and abuse’ during their relationship in 2013-14.” - Deadline
Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, the last project by the late songwriter of Spring Awakening, began previews Off-Broadway in late September in the converted former venue of Sleep No More and had been scheduled to run through New Year’s weekend. - Playbill
“The tour … was striking in its ambitions: 17 days, four countries, 10 performances and an army of 147 musicians, backup conductors, sound technicians, librarians, stagehands, donors, executives and a tour doctor. They traveled on trains, bus caravans, and chartered and commercial airplanes.” - The New York Times
“We will exceptionally be extending a 20 percent reduction on booth fees to all galleries that participated in the Paris fair, in recognition of the closure,” on October 24–25, Art Basel chief executive Noah Horowitz told ARTnews in an interview. - ARTnews
While it can seem like a daunting time for students to enter an industry grappling with contraction and AI-driven shifts, many educators who have embraced AI remain optimistic. They choose to focus on the emerging opportunities for the next generation of talent. - Los Angeles Times
“The Anima Mundi, formerly the Ethnological Museum, (is) home to around 80,000 objects from across the globe, many of which were ‘gifted’ to the Catholic church in Rome by Indigenous peoples at a time when its missionaries were powerful, and sometimes dubious, figures in their far-flung communities.” - The Guardian
Above the chaos is a question: Why did this novel, thematically rote and stylistically bland as it is, receive such acclaim in the first place? - The Atlantic
