Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Play Us a Song, 𝝅-ano Man

News - Carnegie Mellon University: How does a piece of pi sound? Inside Carnegie Mellon University’s Vlahakis Recording Studio , Evan O’Dorney plays a peaceful, thoughtful melody on a Steinway B piano. Embellished notes stick out, a code containing the first 97 digits a fundamental constant in mathematics — pi.

 

Pittsburgh arts groups address ongoing federal turmoil

90.5 WESA: Pittsburgh arts groups have begun formally responding to the turmoil their community has been experiencing under the second Trump administration. On March 3, Pittsburgh Public Theater sent an email reaffirming its community-minded values and promising it “will not pursue or accept funding that compromises our mission or forces us to denounce our dedication to YOU.”

 

New Report Surveys Critical Landscape for Theatre Journalists of Color

AMERICAN THEATRE: The grantmaking and learning initiative Critical Minded has released a new 159-page report titled Topdogs and Underdogs: Critics of Color and the Theatrical Landscape, an incisive, groundbreaking study of the structural challenges facing American critics of color in the United States, with a specific focus on contemporary theatre critics, which concludes with an urgent call for change. At a time when legislative and institutional support for both diversity initiatives and free speech is being aggressively rolled back, Topdogs and Underdogs makes an impassioned argument for the fundamental value of criticism in a democratic society.

 

Toolkit on Theatre Practices for AAPI/Asian Artists Released

AMERICAN THEATRE: The Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) has created and released AAPAC Theater Practices Toolkit: Creating an Inclusive Environment for AAPI/Asian Artists. This toolkit was inspired by listening sessions and survey data which revealed that less than 5.5 percent of AAPI/Asian theatre artists nationwide believe that theatres are creating an environment of inclusion for AAPI/Asian people. Intended as a reference guide for theatrical institutions across the country, the toolkit is organized by departments and lists anecdotal and statistical information on challenges specifically shared by the AAPI/Asian theatre community, as well as actionable solutions inclusive of their specific needs and concerns.

 

AI and Copyright: Expanding Copyright Hurts Everyone—Here’s What to Do Instead

Electronic Frontier Foundation: You shouldn't need a permission slip to read a webpage–whether you do it with your own eyes, or use software to help. AI is a category of general-purpose tools with myriad beneficial uses. Requiring developers to license the materials needed to create this technology threatens the development of more innovative and inclusive AI models, as well as important uses of AI as a tool for expression and scientific research.