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Ocula asks the question the art trade would rather not engage on: do artists still need galleries (Ocula)? The answer depends on what the gallery was ever really selling — access, or permission. Philadelphia offers a blunter version: Curtis is putting $25 million into the building it acquired out of University of the Arts’ collapse, rehearsal hall included (MSN).
Follow the money and the pattern holds. Universal Music posted a 13% revenue jump (The Hollywood Reporter) in the first quarter of 2026. Meanwhile, Tanglewood has spent the summer visibly tense (The New York Times)
The streamers are pressing France to drop the rule requiring them to invest in French production (Variety). And the Kennedy Center ended public tours three days after the Times profiled one of its volunteer 84-year-old tour guides (The New York Times).
Finally, an Italian woman of 82 is now the world’s oldest competitive pole dancer (New York Post).
All of today’s stories below.
