At the back of a magic store near the western edge of Brooklyn is the theater 69 Atlantic, where some of the world's most skilled prestidigitators work their wonders in a space which sits only 18 spectators. - The New York Times
On the site of the old CBS Television City complex, a developer plans to build 980,000 square feet of offices, sound stages, production facilities and retail space on the 25-acre property. The Los Angeles City Council approved the plan unanimously despite some heavy neighborhood opposition. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
At the Koepel in Haarlem, "a cafe fills the ground floor with chatter. Above, nearly all the former cells are being rented. There’s a podcast studio, art school ateliers and gallery spaces, while the darkened cinema bar offers a more intimate charm." - The Guardian
Fiasco’s station, created in partnership with MIT and called "Endless LUP," is planning to run 24/7, with music generated by AI software "trained on the intricacies of Lupe’s distinctive style. Each track will be unique, never repeated, offering listeners an endless stream of fresh, Lupe-inspired music." - Inside Radio
"Signature Theatre Co. — which raised the bar off-Broadway by devoting entire seasons to the work of major dramatists while offering $25 tickets across the board — is struggling to stay afloat. Lutz and Carr, the company’s auditor, said it has 'substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern.'" - Broadway Journal
"During an incredible run of success spanning the 1960s, Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers released six Billboard Top 10 singles, two No. 1 albums and won five Grammys. … (Their) impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war." - AP
"Dive-ins are a time-honoured tradition in (inland) Australia, where residents can’t easily access what much of the nation takes for granted on a hot summer day: proximity to the coast or an air-conditioned cinema." - The Guardian
“The longer the sequence of symbols, the more likely that writing is involved,” Schwartz said, distinguishing alphabetic writing from semasiography, which refers to “signs functioning as mnemonic devices to represent ideas but not language.” - Hyperallergic
Elon Musk. Jordan Peterson, Peter Thiel. All three have been repeatedly talking about and referring to — and misconstruing — The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, Paradise Lost, and the like. - The Nation
Following an 18-month hiatus, Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre plans to reopen on January 30 with new leadership, a new business model, and a newly renovated lobby. The 36-year-old company, which won the 2011 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, will reduce its mainstage season from four to two productions. - Playbill
He has an explanation: “People feel trapped. If you go to an art gallery and there is a picture you don’t like, you can just move away, but if you are in a concert and sitting in the middle of a row, people are polite and won’t walk out.” - The Guardian
Nicola Benedetti, a Grammy-winning classical violinist who became the festival’s director in 2022, said in an interview with the Guardian she feared the creative arts that underpinned it were at risk of stagnating because of repeated funding cuts. - The Guardian
She considers the letter as game, as plot device, as plot vehicle (epistolary novels), historical source, moral statement, advice column fodder, greeting card, and medium for a decades-long personal/philosophical quarrel of her own. - Harper's
