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"Some tough decisions are going to have to be made. And it's not going to be small changes, it's going to be big changes for a time. And that feels incredibly painful if I'm honest." " BBC
A sense of precariousness is not unfamiliar to museum workers who were already living through austerity, Brexit, and the deregulation of the workforce. But long before this current health cr…
In non-pandemic times, even the most modest change at a college or university can take months, if not years. Think of the committees, reports, reviews, and approvals needed to introduce even…
Spotify, which controls 36 per cent of the world streaming market, reported third-quarter operating proceeds of $60 million (all figures U.S.) in October 2019. YouTube, meanwhile, revealed i…
"Scientists at the Charité in Berlin have issued a 13-page paper, at the request of seven Berlin orchestras [including the Philharmonic and the Staatskapelle], advising the distances to be …
"The investment is the biggest bet to date made by AT&T to realize the promise of its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner. … The hope is that HBO Max is built up over the next few…
Here's how studios are currently using artificial intelligence to manage operations and workflow, editing, analysis of finances and moviegoer preferences, and "digital humans." What's more, …
"While he did take star turns, his many 'comprimario' roles, as opera's supporting roles are known, increased his performance total to sixth among basses in Met history. He sang 62 roles wit…
Five prominent pianists have released books recently. Some are collaborations, some a simple musings. All show an engagement with the world beyond the keyboard. " Van
"Many of the community's original tenants remain, and with rents for a live-work studio in the building maxing at about $1,200 per month " $1,900 less than the median rent for a studio in th…
Colorado's funders have been stepping up to prop up the arts with emergency money. But it's clear that the need far outstrips the resources. What happens next? " Westword
"'Oh, I hope it holds together,' he fretted the other morning, between rewrites and rehearsals of In-Zoom, his new 10-minute play. Performed by Irwin in New York and Christopher Fitzgerald, …
"We will need to be prepared for an entirely new and multi-phased approach to audience and community engagement"both at the organizational and industry-wide levels. When there is no preceden…
As if the cost overruns, scheduling snafus and controversy over its holdings weren't enough (not to mention last month's tar fire), the opening of the city's $700 million ethnographic museum…
"The summer closure " the first in Bowl history " following the spring closure of Walt Disney Concert Hall has triggered the furloughing of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (65 musicians and sta…
Two concrete murals, designed by Picasso and sandblasted onto the walls by a Norwegian colleague, are part of a government building that was damaged by Anders Breivik's car bomb in 2011. For…
"It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy."
Cary Grant, interviewed by Sheilah Graham (Motion Picture, June 1964)
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"Many people were likely stunned to read recently the announcement by Microsoft that AI was proving to be better at reading X-rays than trained radiologists. Most newspaper readers don't rea…
"There are many reasons why musicians continue to make music, both live and in the studio, right up until the end. In some cases it is out of financial necessity, and in other instances it i…
Meritocracy begins with the idea that people have to be measured on a scale of human value. So when we have decided that meritocracy is the way into higher education " or in particular into …
As some states allow a handful of businesses to reopen and other regions charge ahead full throttle, it is an experiment for bookstore owners and other retailers attempting to strike a balan…
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), which represents 65 festivals in the UK, including Gloucestershire's 2000trees, London's Meltdown and Sheffield's Tramlines, reports 92% of it…
America's oldest orchestra had the development and promotion of American music as part of its founding mission. Yet, in its first 11 seasons, it played two American works, both composed by i…
The company will "never probably be the same" in the structure of its work. "People who were reticent to work remotely will find that they really thrive that way. Managers who didn't think t…
"The Baltimore Sun is owned by Tribune Publishing. Alden Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund infamous for purchasing, then gutting, newspapers across the US, owns a 32% stake in Trib…
