A writer and spoken-word artist as well as musical entrepreneur, "Dworkin will work with Complexions founders and co–artistic directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson to develop poetry that will be used in company repertoire or recited as an additional performance element." - Pointe Magazine
Orin O'Brien, now 88, played double bass in the Phil for 55 years, retiring in 2021. She chose the instrument because she likes being in the background (not least because her parents were 1930s movie stars), and she would just cringe when Lenny complimented her by name. - The New York Times
Mentioned almost in passing in the museum's most recent court filing was this sentence: “The parties are currently engaged in settlement negotiations, the outcome of which has the potential to dispose of further litigation proceedings.” - MSN (Orlando Sentinel)
"Hart got his start telling jokes during amateur night at a local comedy club in his native Philadelphia. Today, his standup fills stadiums, cracking up audiences with stories about dating, marital strife, his daughter's first curse word, trying to play tough while standing just over 5', …" - NPR
"Blackouts" by Justin Torres took the fiction prize; nonfiction honors went to Ned Blackhawk's "The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History;" Craig Santos Perez’s “from incorporated territory (åmot)” was cited for best poetry; young people’s literature was won by Dan Santat’s “A First Time for Everything.” - AP
Redesigning assignments to force students to go back and critique, fact-check, and evaluate AI tools may also give them pause the next time they use them. - Hyperallergic
After conceding the heavily criticised Arts Grants and Annual Arts Grants models (as well as the universally unpopular application cap structure) were no longer fit for purpose late last year, CNZ has spent the early part of 2023 taking on feedback from the creative community on what it needed. - The Big Idea
Rumors that authors would take a stand regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict during the ceremony were flying in the days leading up to the event, but it was unclear what the statement would include, leaving several sponsors concerned. - The New York Times
In an email, National Gallery spokesperson Anabeth Guthrie said a member of the climate activist group Declare Emergency vandalized a wall in the West Building gallery that houses a sculpture called “The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial” (1900) by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. - Washington Post
You need to take a hard look at whether these offers are really a bargain or if this is the slippery slope to paying for entertainment you don’t really want. - Washington Post
"The Walt Disney Company on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that governs the entertainment company’s massive theme park resort in central Florida." - AP
SAG president Fran Drescher wanted a fund over which SAG had broad discretion to redistribute money among its members. “She wanted her Robin Hood fund,” one studio source says. - The Hollywood Reporter
"Manuel Oliver donned a paper mask of the face of Joaquin, who was a 17-year-old senior when he was killed. He grabbed a hammer and turned to a life-size portrait of Joaquin and methodically banged it four times — once for each bullet that had struck him." - The New York Times
In ordinary conversation, social media, and even mass-media and academic publications it has now become routine to come across the claim that such and such a person, idea, word or other thing is ‘problematic’. - 3 Quarks Daily
