Art and Culture

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery. This week in tech, we discuss a moment of divergence between Silicon Valley and everyday people; deep cuts at Meta to maximize spending on AI; writers caught using AI; and…
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Val Caniparoli takes his last bow with San Francisco Ballet this week, but he wants to be clear about one thing: He isn't "retiring."True, the 53-year veteran of America's oldest professional ballet company is stepping away from roles…
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Over the next three weeks, Orange County-based Backhausdance returns to the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater in Long Beach (Sat., March 28, 2026) and then brings its distinctive brand of contemporary dance to LA Dance Project in…
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OpenAI killed Sora this week, taking Disney’s $1 billion equity bet down with it (Variety). Three months after the two companies struck a “groundbreaking” deal licensing 200 Disney characters for AI video generation,…
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Walking across the so-called Strange Quarter takes 20 minutes but encompasses a vast array of artistic endeavour. Over the last decade this loosely defined district straddling Manchester and Salford, previously known for industrial…
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Willem Dafoe has unveiled his second lineup as artistic director of the theater department of La Biennale di Venezia — the Italian arts organization that also oversees the Venice Film Festival. The theme for the 54th International…
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That said, Reuters’ source also suggested that Disney and OpenAI were still discussing whether there was another way the companies could partner with or invest in each other. No more shockwaves The December…
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A Grammy-award winning South African composer who wrote and performed the iconic opening chant in “Circle of Life” for Disney’s “The Lion King” movies is suing a comedian for allegedly damaging…
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Second flutist Emma Gerstein didn’t want to miss Klaus Mäkelä’s first tour with the CSO, which was to the East Coast last month. Neither did she want to stop nursing her ten-month-old, Ronan. So he came along with his mom, who kept a…
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