Shanghai Grand Opera House's defining feature is its spiral staircase, which dramatically cantilevers at its peak and was intended to emulate everything from an unfolding fan to a dancer or a set of piano keys. - Dezeen
AI is making enterprise-grade capabilities available to companies that are a fraction of the size and without all of the bureaucratic weight that historically came along with it. If Goldberg is right, the rules of competition are changing for good, and companies no longer need to be big to compete. - Wired
A first-time playwright now has a one-in-five shot at a second production within two seasons. If mine gets one and keeps traveling, the money waits in a catalogue Bertelsmann owns. - Jared Harbour
The DOJ and FTC allege that REPS & Co violated the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act by opening thousands of accounts across Ticketmaster, AXS and other ticket services and circumventing the ticket platforms’ purchase limits. - The Hollywood Reporter
This week, a new organization called the American Entertainment Alliance will begin publicly pushing for legislation to force the biggest entertainment and streaming companies — including Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime Video and Skydance — to allocate half of their original content budgets to shows and movies from independent producers in the United States. - The New York Times
"'As soon as we opened we were aware of the lack of opportunity for the entire minority community,' said Dale, 80, in a recent interview. 'It was definitely the mission.'” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
"The sticking point, as discussed by city officials at a public meeting last Wednesday before a vote on a revised contract, was Art Basel’s demand to essentially halve the nearly $1 million annual rent the fair had previously paid to Miami Beach." - The New York Times
Fear spreads its message more quickly - but it also paralyzes most people to inaction, exactly not what most writers of climate fiction would prefer. - The Guardian (UK)
"Pink was precisely the color Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned for this museum in his plans, and it’s the color we would see across the street from Central Park today had prejudices not stood in the way." - El País English
"As people become less involved in a task, they can become less prepared to step in when needed. Researchers have called this the out-of-the-loop performance problem." - The Conversation
