"We used your personal account in a recent brainstorming meeting as an example of why Netflix should start charging for screen time instead of monthly fees." - The New Yorker
The open infrastructure of the Internet allowed ordinary people to reach a level of renown once reserved for politicians or Hollywood starlets. These newly empowered posters not only shaped the norms of the social media sites they used; they influenced their very infrastructure. - The Nation
"During the past decade, politics has intruded on daily American life more than at any time since the 1960s; in the same period, technology has given a microphone or printing press to anyone with an internet connection. The result is the feeling that everyone should say something whenever anything happens." - The Atlantic
With a 15-year stint as the editor of Games magazine, his founding of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, a 30-year tenure at The Times and his weekly appearances on the NPR program “Weekend Edition Sunday,” it’s safe to say that he is as entrenched in professional puzzle making and editing as anyone can be. - The New York Times
“In the current circumstances we do not believe that there is a space in Germany for an open exchange of ideas and the development of complex and nuanced artistic approaches that documenta artists and curators deserve,” the curators wrote in their letter. - ARTnews
"PiS" is the Polish acronym for the Law and Justice Party, which ruled the country for eight years before losing last month's elections. So "de-PiSisation" means restoring neutrality to television and radio, art museums, historical institutions, state-funded performing arts, and everything else PiS touched. - The Guardian
"It may seem naïve to argue that a symphony orchestra can help solve the world’s problems. But a lifetime in music has convinced me that it’s not only worth the effort to try to do our part, it is our responsibility." - The New York Times
Radio Atlantic's Hanna Rosin talks with correspondents David Sims and Shirley Li about where the industry is headed. "The term 'river of junk' comes up, but so does the term 'focus more on curation,' which should tell you that your evenings at home are at a critical juncture." - MSN (The Atlantic)
The Arc preserves copies of every recording in all known formats. It has electronically catalogued more than 400,000 sound recordings and digitised 200,000 with the Internet Archive – more than any other public university or private library in America. - The Guardian
Hana S. Sharif: "The institutions that will survive and thrive in the next 10-to-15 years are the ones that are able to be adaptive, to be nimble, to reimagine, to hold on to the core while building a bridge to the future. ... So that’s my work, right?" - MSN (The Washington Post)
With the advent of AI image synthesis, it's looking increasingly like the future of media creation for many will come through the aid of creative machines that can replicate any artistic style, format, or medium. Media reality is becoming completely fluid and malleable. - Ars Technica
"In just three years, the share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023. … About a third of Americans (ages 18 to 29) say they regularly get news there." - Pew Research Center
KEXP has purchased San Francisco’s KREV 92.7 radio station, and pending FCC approval, “will be taking full ownership and operation” of the station “within the next few months.” - Seattle Times
"Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, who wrote under the name AS Byatt, authored complex and critically acclaimed novels, including the Booker Prize-winning Possession and her examination of artistic creation, The Children’s Book. Over her career, she won a swathe of literary awards." - The Guardian
