How should we create things? The word “should” isn’t quite right, since there’s no correct way to be creative; still, when you’re actually creating something, you have to answer the question definitively for yourself, with some urgency. - The New Yorker
The list includes two début young adult novels, one writer who has been previously honored by the National Book Awards—Randy Ribay, the author of “Everything We Never Had”—and a remarkable five novels in verse. - The New Yorker
S. Shakthidharan, born a Sri Lankan Tamil, was a toddler when his family fled the fighting and settled in Australia. When he asked his mother about their old life on the island, she angrily refused to discuss it — until she saw a workshop of his play, Counting and Cracking. - The New York Times
It’s a particularly interesting question when it comes to voice acting specifically. The full recreation of vocals may feel further along than the full recreation of whole performances, but they also feel more poignant. - Wired
"He has held the top post since 1995. When it was revealed in 2018 that he planned to continue through 2025, (when his contract ends,) the museum parted with one of its cardinal rules: that 'chief curators and other senior managers' retire at age 65." (Lowry is now 69.) - ARTnews
“We saw museums leaning into reactionary methods: colleagues doing token hires, museums using artists as cover, and others being ousted from museum associations. There was no desire to look at root causes and issues. There was a vast delta between what the workers were saying and the approach of those at the administrative level.” - ARTnews
Bates — who said she'll retire after finishing the title role in the reboot of the TV series Matlock — was having a very rough day (and didn't cancel) when she met reporter Alexis Soloski, who wrote frankly about what she saw and the pain the beloved actress was in. - The New York Times
What does dance bring to a conversation about creative administration? Well, to start, dance artists have an embodied understanding of dynamic systems. The human body is a magnificent example of a dynamic system. - Dance Magazine
Scholars around the world are concerned about the effects of an extreme audit culture in higher education, one in which researchers’ productivity is continually measured and, in the case of the REF, directly tied to research funding for institutions. - Nature
While most of the planet sees Wikipedia as a generally reliable source for basic facts on everything from Ansel Adams to ZZ Top, it is increasingly conventional wisdom in much of the American right that it has been taken over by leftist cadres hell-bent on pushing a neo-Marxist agenda. - PastPresentFuture
Finally closing a case that started in 2016, the European Court of Justice agreed with the European Commission (the European Union's executive branch) that Ireland, where Apple has its EU headquarters, gave the tech giant "illegal" benefits and unfair market advantage by charging a tax rate of under 1%. - Axios
The new home for the museum's permanent collection, designed by starchitect Peter Zumthor and named the David Geffen Galleries, was initially scheduled to open in 2023 but has suffered several delays. LACMA's permanent collection has been in storage since 2019. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
The disgraced film producer and convicted-then-unconvicted rapist was rushed to New York City's Bellevue Hospital from Rikers Island, where he is being held pending the retrial of his 2022 rape case, whose guilty verdict was overturned in April. - Variety
The 15 million yen (roughly $105,000) prize, intended as an arts equivalent of the Nobel prizes, go to Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban, Oscar-winning director Ang Lee, Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires, sculptor Doris Salcedo, and conceptual artist Sophie Calle. - ArtReview
The former music director of the Toronto Symphony (and, before that, longtime first violinist of the Tokyo String Quartet), Oundjian stepped in as principal conductor in 2022 following the departure of music director Brett Mitchell. He begins a four-year contract starting in fall 2025. - 9News (Denver)
