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Why Many Musicians Don’t Like “Tar”

While nobody expects Tár to be a documentary, it gets so much wrong that either it’s deliberately distorting reality for the sake of the plot or nobody bothered to do the research. - San Francisco Classical Voice

Scott Adams – How The Creator Of “Dilbert” Fell So Far So Fast

"For close observers, the story of Adams, 65, has taken a stunning turn — though in a manner that had been foreshadowed in recent years as the cartoonist rebranded himself as a provocateur, routinely making headlines for his polarizing views on politics, race and other aspects of identity." - MSN (The Washington Post)

Building A Canon Of Black Writers Of The Past

This re-engagement with Black authors of the past is being led by a fresh cohort of literary tastemakers: younger authors in search of ancestors; publishers eager to excavate Black literature, film and television executives in search of intellectual property; social media influencers on Bookstagram... - The New York Times

Tom Sizemore Was A Drug-Addicted Basket Case — And One Of Hollywood’s Most Compelling Character Actors

"He was one of a long line of screen performers whose brilliance was shadowed by shocking offenses that employers were willing to factor into the hiring process because of his track record of superlative performances. His life was filled with reprieves and second chances." - Vulture

Why Are Movie Theatres So Bad At Showing Movies?

Now that multiplexes use automated projection, problems fall to house managers, who, in this age of austerity, may be the same overworked employees ripping tickets and selling popcorn. - The Bulwark

Can The Famously Reverberant Acoustics Of Notre-Dame Cathedral Be Restored?  Should They Be?

Brian Katz, co-chief of the acoustics team for the medieval cathedral's reconstruction, has created a computer model — of which we can hear samples here — not only of how Notre-Dame sounded before the fire, but of how any changes might affect, and perhaps improve, the acoustics. - The New York Times Magazine

Notre-Dame In Paris Sets A Reopening Date

"The reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral is going fast enough to allow its reopening to visitors at the end of 2024, less than six years after a fire ravaged (it), French officials said Monday. ... Yet it will be too late for the Paris Olympic Games scheduled in summer next year." - AP

Peak TV?  These Days, We’re Headed For Trough TV.

"The boom isn't just ending. It's imploding, with some (shows) being snuffed out or vaporized altogether, and the old winner-take-all logic reasserting itself. Even some of the products of the boom ... are starting to go bye-bye, and in the post-physical media era, that means they've effectively been deleted from the world." - Slate

Indie Film Studio A24 Buys An Off-Broadway Theater

"The studio, which until now has focused on making movies, television shows and podcasts, has purchased the Cherry Lane Theater for $10 million, and plans to present plays as well as other forms of live entertainment there, in addition to the occasional film screening." - The New York Times

In California, The Creative Economy Is Bouncing Back From COVID Unusually Well

"The latest edition of the Otis College Report on the Creative Economy, an annual study from the Los Angeles arts school, found that the state's creative economy outperformed the overall economy in its recovery from the pandemic — despite the disproportionate impact on cultural sectors." - Artnet

Daniel Harding Named Music Director Of Rome’s Leading Orchestra

"The 47-year-old British conductor has a ... new post at the The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra, starting in the fall of 2024. He takes over from Antonio Pappano, who is leaving to become chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra." - AP

Swamped By Demand For Vermeer Tickets, The Rijksmuseum’s Servers Just Give Up

"'Due to huge demand for extra tickets for the Vermeer exhibition, the website is experiencing problems,' the Rijksmuseum announced on Monday. 'Ticket sales have been shut down until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience. We are working hard to resolve the situation.'" - ARTnews

Whales In The Gulf Of Thailand Suddenly Started Feeding In A New Way. Researchers Then Found Ancient Texts Describing It

Flinders University scholars now believe they have identified multiple descriptions of the behaviour in ancient texts, the earliest appearing in the Physiologus – the Naturalist – a Greek manuscript compiled in Alexandria around 150-200CE. - The Guardian

Climate Protestors Hit The Rijksmuseum

In lieu of splattering protected artworks with illicit liquids, XR printed a large banner depicting waist-deep floodwater in Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” (1642) in front of the original painting, commanding museum visitors to “rise up” faster than the sea. - Hyperallergic

ChatGPT’s Alternative Facts Of Art History

I have to admit, ChatGPT’s summary of “The Case Against Art History” sounds convincing on first scan. It feels like it summarizes something in the manner of a typical academic abstract. When I reread it, however, I realize that what it describes is not very specific. - ARTnet

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