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Calm Down, Folks — Netflix Has Not Locked Down The Future Of Cinema

Not, argues David Sims, that you could tell from the big New York Times package on the future of movies. We need to keep in mind that “Netflix is still a young company, one that’s sitting on a mountain of debt and creating new film and TV at a rate that feels unsustainable,” that studios are building their own streaming services to compete with Netflix, and that last year’s box office grosses from actual cinemas were the biggest ever. – The Atlantic

In The Age Of Amazon, The Few Queer Bookstores Left Are Lifelines For Queer Teens

Even as the number of LGBTQ stories told in young adult literature keeps growing, there are still many teens whose libraries don’t offer it and who don’t feel comfortable asking for that subject matter in a regular bookstore. Giovanni’s Room, Philadelphia’s LGBTQ bookstore, is still in business; Abbey White visits it and talks to some teens about why it’s important to them. – The Philadelphia Inquirer

New York City’s Public Libraries Drop Access To Streaming Movie Service

The Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public Library systems began offering cardholders free access to the well-regarded service Kanopy in 2017, and last year about 1% of cardholders used the service. Now the libraries have said that rising costs (Kanopy charged the libraries $2 per view) have made offering the service “unsustainable.” – The New York Times

Guelph Treasure Case: Berlin Museums Will Appeal To US Supreme Court For Dismissal

“The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the organisation that oversees Berlin’s state museums, says it will appeal to the United States Supreme Court to dismiss a claim for the Guelph Treasure filed by the heirs of a consortium of Jewish art dealers who say they sold the artefacts under duress in the Nazi era. The heirs say the treasure is worth at least €200m.” – The Art Newspaper

There’s A Whole New, And More Diverse, Generation Taking The Helm At British Theatres

Susannah Clapp: “There used to be a template for the artistic directors of theatres. A template about as restricted as candidates for the Tory party leadership. White and male. Obviously. This was so continuous with the default position for power in Britain that for ages it went unremarked. Not any more. … British theatre is in the process of a massive change. More far-reaching than any I have seen in more than 20 years as The Observer‘s drama critic. Accelerating. Overdue. Irrevocable. Welcome.” Here are Q&As with half a dozen of the new leaders. – The Observer (UK)

That Queer Sex Video Jair Bolsonaro Tweeted? It Was Guerrilla Performance Art, Say The Men In It

In March the Brazilian president posted a video clip shot at a gay street party during São Paulo’s Carnival, tweeting, “We have to expose the truth so the population are aware of their priorities.” Now the pair caught on the video have spoken to the media for the first time since Bolsonaro’s tweet: they say they’re part of a six-person queer art collective called Ediy. “We want to perform in public places. Places where this sort of thing is not expected. We refer to it as ‘hacking the imagination’.” – The Guardian