Zukerman, 74, has Alzheimer’s. She was diagnosed about three years ago after her two daughters insisted that she get checked. At the time, Zukerman thought nothing of the memory slips… – Albany Times-Union
Author: Douglas McLennan
The Reinvention Of Opera Philadelphia
The refrain “adapt or die” haunts many performing arts organizations, so it’s fascinating to find one that heeds the warning, discovers what it needs to do—and then actually does it. – The Philadelphia Citizen
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Amazon Says It Will Let Random People Give Answers For Alexa Questions
The system will use game mechanics to engage users — people will be able to earn “points” each time the assistant shares one of their answers. – CNBC
Why Is Netflix Canceling So Many Shows?
The more original shows Netflix orders, the more likely it is to cancel those that don’t perform well. The company relies on an “efficiency metric” to decide what shows should be kept and which should go. If a series is able to retain subscribers with a risk of leaving or bring in new subscribers (like Stranger Things), it gets renewed. If it can’t, it’s probably going to be canceled. – The Verge
How Can The Arts Be More Diverse When The Structure Isn’t Set Up For It?
This leads us to the most critical question: if most arts leaders are white, and diversity is the business of leaders, what is required of our leaders to effect change? – ArtsHub
Lyric Opera Of Chicago Picks A New Music Director
Enrique Mazzola, who is currently the principal guest conductor at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin and was until recently artistic and music director of the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France in Paris, declined to give his age, describing himself as “old enough to take the position of music director, and young enough to take it with energy and enthusiasm.” – The New York Times
People Are Moving Out Of America’s Largest Cities
There’s little mystery about where people are heading, or why: They are mostly moving toward sun and some semblance of affordability. The major Texas metros—Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin—have collectively grown by more than 3 million since 2010. The most popular destinations for movers are now Phoenix, Dallas, and Las Vegas, which welcome more than 100,000 new people each year. – The Atlantic
Disney Wants To Limit Profit Sharing For Creators Of Hit Shows
Show creators traditionally get big payouts when a really popular show gets syndicated and sold over and over again. Disney wants to pay more up front and limit the back end. Creators aren’t happy. – Los Angeles Times
Why Fewer Americans Are Volunteering
Fewer Americans are volunteering their time and money on a regular basis, according to the report. The national volunteer rate has not surpassed 28.8 percent since 2005, and in 2015, it dipped to its lowest, at 24.9 percent. – CityLab
Now: Point Your Phone At Any Art And Find Out What It Is
Magnus is part of a wave of smartphone apps trying to catalog the physical world as a way of providing instantaneous information about songs or clothes or plants or paintings. First came Shazam, an app that allows users to record a few seconds of a song and instantly identifies it. Shazam’s wild success — it boasts more than a billion downloads and 20 million uses daily, and was purchased by Apple for a reported $400 million last year — has spawned endless imitations. There is Shazam for plants or Shazam for clothes and now, Shazam, for art. – The New York Times