The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine replaces a church which was destroyed in the attack on New York's World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The walls and dome are made of thin, translucent marble which creates a striking effect at night. - Dezeen
“I consume and love art made by humans. I am completely moved by that. And I am not interested in illustrations made by machines and the extrapolation of information,” del Toro said in an interview with Decider. - Polygon
Investment firms for years have sought to lock up income streams from assets such as mineral rights and songwriter catalogs, with classic-rockers Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen cashing in for hundreds of millions of dollars. Now YouTube videos are becoming their own asset class. - The Wall Street Journal
At least one Cambodian woman in five suffers from violence by a partner, yet the subject remains taboo, something which the Battambang-based company Lakhon Komnit ("thinking theatre") is working to change, encouraging survivors to role-play and even create and act in their own plays. - The Guardian
It’s a sobering reality that few of the great artists of the past would be well equipped for the role of a music director working in America today. The door is open for us to redefine our understanding of the artistic leadership we need today. - Symphony
Built on a foundation of sports medicine and run in partnership with a research university, the company's program is countered on daily conditioning exercises, before morning class, done with staff physiotherapists whom the dancers can alert to any small problems before they become big ones. - The Age (Melbourne)
"Video games are inherently a visual medium — which is why high-profile crossovers have focused in the main on film and television," and Sebastian Baczkiewicz, who adapted Splinter Cell: Firewall for BBC Radio 4, "admits the adaptation was an extraordinary challenge, but one he was excited about." - BBC
I understand that handwriting imprints the memory better — I notice it even in adulthood — but I am skeptical that there is a reason the handwriting is better done in cursive. - The New York Times
"The war recalibrates everything. The humanism and decency of Chekhov now seem less relevant than the survey of Russian violence in the works of Maxim Gorky. ... Everything is situated around burning questions: How could a country come to this? How could a people commit these crimes?" - MSN (The Washington Post)
"For all their informal organisation, these virtual reading groups led by a famous figurehead have emerged as a driving force within the publishing industry, and a factor in many of its biggest recent successes." - The Guardian
"According to union leaders, the musicians have been trying to negotiate contract commitments with Philly Pops management since August without success. They learned on Nov. 16, the same day as the rest of the city, that Pops owner Encore Series Inc. planned to end their productions." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"The bill, if passed, would allow more performing artists to deduct essential work expenses from their taxes by updating what's called the Qualified Performing Artist (QPA) deduction." - Broadway News
In partnership with food pantries, housing nonprofits, support organizations for ex-prisoners, and similar groups, the Ticket Bank will offer 1,000 free or pay-what-you-wish tickets each week to performances at the National Theatre, the Barbican, the Roundhouse, and four nonprofit theatres, with more to be added. - The Guardian
Said Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter in announcing the honor, "Adam Sandler has entertained audiences for over three decades with his films, music, and his tenure as a fan favorite cast member on SNL. Adam has created characters that have made us laugh, cry, and cry from laughing." - NPR