Love it all or hate it all or fall somewhere in between (Koons! has played all these years to decidedly mixed reviews), he has maintained extraordinary relevance over the decades. - GQ
Sometimes, the euphoria that accompanies epiphany gives way to disorientation, and self-transcendence can turn into self-deception. It took me years of wrong turns to realise that not all the transformations from awakening experiences point in the right direction. - Psyche
We are talking so much about the technology of A.I. that we are largely ignoring the business models that will power it. That’s been helped along by the fact that the splashy A.I. demos aren’t serving any particular business model. But these systems are expensive and shareholders get antsy. - The New York Times
During the past decade, the study of English and history at the collegiate level has fallen by a full third. Humanities enrollment in the United States has declined over all by seventeen per cent, Townsend found. What’s going on? - The New Yorker
The Flemish half, that is. The Story of Flanders features lavish, unsparing reconstructions of historical scenes interspersed with commentary from scholars. It was funded by the Flemish regional government, led by a separatist party, and Flemings are having a hearty argument over whether the series is propaganda. - The Observer (UK)
The fundamental bet of Vice and its internet-born brethren, that new forms of distribution and content production enabled by the internet would transform media economics in a way that they were uniquely poised to capture, simply didn’t materialize. - The Wrap
Preparing for the Dalí exhibition currently at the Art Institute of Chicago, Caitlin Haskell and Jennifer Cohen were stumped by Visions of Eternity, a seven-feet-tall canvas so unlike anything else the artist was making circa 1936 that they weren't sure it was a real Dalí. What they found was entirely unexpected. - CNN
We set out to find out whether there was a common dosage for music and how long one needed to listen for a therapeutic effect. We discovered a recommended daily allowance of music for various mood states, how this affected people and what types of music were commonly used to achieve this. - British Academy of Sound Therapy
The item, found in the tomb of a young woman uncovered during construction on the highway between Moscow and Kazan, shows a deisis, a traditional depiction of Christ in Majesty flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. - Heritage Daily
Davis, who is particularly interested in developing new plays, previously served as artistic director of the American Theater Company in Chicago. He programmed experimental work there and box office revenue declined; his tenure ended with the shuttering of the theater company. - The New York Times
"(It) is the bogeyman that people have come up with to explain away bad behaviour. ... As long as we continue to, for example, listen to misogynistic music it is going to continue to be made. At what point do we make different choices?" - The Guardian
“I have seen a rise of book sales, but I think most of those sales are to adults and people who listen to NPR. People in book deserts are the ones missing out. We shouldn’t have to have a lawsuit in every single school district just to have the books in schools and libraries. It’s such a drain on...
"In October 2021 (the company's) actors, directors and audience were all arrested. Released pending a trial, most were facing a prison sentence of up to eight years. (They) fled to Ukraine using a border resistance network. When Russia declared war …, the company crossed the border to Poland." - The Guardian
Ukrainian institutions and individuals, with support from UNESCO, the Getty Trust, World Monuments Fund, and others, are cataloguing damage, digitizing archives, and "winterizing" monuments with exposure to the elements. One notable gift: hundreds of fire extinguishers for historic wooden churches. - Artnet
"André Lewis, 68, has been (at the company) for nearly 50 years, first as student, then as company dancer, then as artistic director and CEO. ... In the spring of 2025, Lewis will step down from his position at the RWB after nearly 30 years at its artistic helm." - Winnipeg Free Press
