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Country Music Is Taking Over Music Stages

You’ve heard this one before, right? But: Country music is taking over … in the UK. Excuse us? - The Guardian (UK)

The Real Story Of What Happened At Pace Gallery

Said one hastily removed artist, "They assured me many times — as recently as two days before the article in the New York Times came out — that there would be no public announcement. … It’s a callous breach of trust.” - Hyperallergic

Arena Stage Boots Its Black, Woman Artistic Director On The Night One Of Her Championed New Musicals Opens

OK, Hana Sharif resigned under great pressure. She wrote: “The board and I arrived at a crossroads — one defined not by a lack of shared love for this institution, but by differing visions for how Arena Stage should meet the future.” - The New York Times

Quibi Was Maybe Just A Few Years Before Its Microdrama Time

“With vertically shot episodes often running one to three minutes, microdramas have emerged as one of entertainment’s fastest-growing formats. That’s drawing interest from celebrities, creators and major media companies looking for new ways to reach audiences.” - Seattle Times (AP)

If Reading Books Feels Hard Right Now, It Might Be Time To ‘Rewild’ Your Brain

“Reading a good book, I feel like a really hysterical chihuahua barking and trembling, and then someone picks me up, and then I just go limp. You know? Like I’m just calm. … And when I’m there, and when I can actually feel stillness.” - The Atlantic

When The Curator Retires From A Weird But Cool, Isolated But Well-Trafficked, Museum Along The Columbia River

The Maryhill Museum of Art, on the Washington State side of the Columbia River Gorge, is 150 miles upriver from Portland. Its permanent collection is eclectic, to put it mildly. So how does it get exhibitions, or even help revitalize its own collection? - Oregon ArtsWatch

Why Ballet Is A Natural Subject For Horror Movies

“Anyone who spends even a day with a professional dancer or a ballet troupe could likely come away and already have the core of a body horror flick ready just from seeing all the injuries strapped up and ignored, or hearing the stories of cut-throat auditions.” - Far Out

A New Print-On-Demand Books Program For Libraries

Ingram Library Services and Penguin Random House have announced a print-on-demand program designed to supply libraries with popular backlist titles.  - Publishers Weekly

How A24 Blew Its Cool Factor With One Corporate Announcement

The indie movie studio was, for a sizable set of Americans under 40 or so, about as cool as a studio could get. (You never saw anyone wearing a Focus Features hoodie, right?) Then A24 announced a $75 million deal with Google’s AI venture, DeepMind. The fan base is furious. - The Hollywood Reporter

Crystal Bridges Gets a New Chief Curator

Courtenay Finn is currently chief curator and director of programs at the Orange County Museum of Art, which merged with the University of California, Irvine last year. She has previously served as the chief curator at moCa Cleveland in Ohio, senior curator at the Aspen Art Museum in Colorado, and curator at Art in General in New York.

Mel Brooks At 100

“I wanted to keep the party going. I wanted to keep the happiness and joy and explosions of laughter going into a dour part of our lives, not our childhood anymore,” Brooks recalled. “ - AP News

Why “Music You Can See” May Be The Future

I playfully ask them, “Why do you have to see it?” But I know why. They have grown up seeing music as much as hearing it. With iPhones steeping the modern human being in images 24/7, listening to extended forms of music without visual illustration will appeal ever less. - The New York Times

After 83 Years, Norman Rockwell’s White House Painting Is Finally On Public View

In 1943, Rockwell painted a four-panel portrait of people waiting to see President Roosevelt. The artwork, called So You Want to See the President!, spent 40 years hanging in the West Wing; last year the White House Historical Association purchased the piece, which is now in a nearby museum. - USA Today

HBO’s “The Pitt” Gives Hollywood Production Hope

The Emmy Award-winning drama has also become an urgently needed Hollywood success story at a time when much of the local film and TV industry has left California for other states and countries. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

Report: Chicago’s Creative Sector Is The City’s Third-Largest Industry

The creative sector is Chicago’s third-largest industry and accounts for nearly 213,000 jobs, according to a new economic impact study released Thursday by Arts Alliance Illinois, a statewide advocacy organization. - WBEZ

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