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 Dalà 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 DalÃ. 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
A recent YouGov survey found that a majority of Republicans favors such restrictions, but Democrats and independents are very much against them. And when given a list of 15 potentially sensitive topics, none got a majority of independents or Democrats to agree that they should be banned from classrooms. - Insider
"Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Paramount Friday, claiming the rival media company breached its half-billion-dollar exclusivity contract with HBO Max by airing South Park on its own streaming platform, Paramount+." - CNN
Stuart Murphy says that the plans currently taking shape in talks with Arts Council England call for large-scale proscenium opera remaining at the Coliseum in London but the majority of the company's work, and its headquarters, being outside the capital, featuring smaller-scaled works in different venues. - The Stage
At the PSO Disrupt series, ... the concerts will last only about an hour and a half or less. A host will guide listeners through the music with remarks throughout the concert. Even more radical might be the themed cocktails that attendees will be allowed to bring into the hall." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The word event was once reserved for more special occasions. But now Zoom is doing to the word event what Facebook did to the word friend; Just as most people you come across can instantly become a friend on Facebook, most gatherings that take place online can become an event. - Slate
