Katreese Barnes, Musical Force Behind The Scenes Of Careers And ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Has Died At 56

Barnes served as a studio musician and producer for some of the most popular acts of the 1990s, including Roberta Flack, Sting, and Chaka Khan – and she propelled SNL to early viral fame on YouTube with her music for the song (whose title The New York Times will not print) “Dick in a Box.” – The New York Times

The World Is Getting A New John Coltrane Album

The music, to be released in September, was the Coltrane Quartet’s soundtrack to the French Canadian film Le chat dans le sac (The Cat in the Bag), which is available online now. “Coltrane hadn’t seen a cut of the film when he recorded the soundtrack, which — probably due in equal part to Groulx’s taste and the onus of licensing — consists of new versions of prior material.” – NPR

It’s Fine – It’s Great, Actually – To Take Photos In Museums

Don’t get distracted by your feelings about obnoxiousness. Well … a little, maybe. “It’s easy to see why phones can be annoying. They represent a sort of loud carelessness, the idea that someone isn’t really paying attention, isn’t really experiencing the thing that’s in front of them.” But: “The important thing about art is just that you experience it, not how, and for many people, taking photos on your phone is a natural extension of that experience.” – The Guardian (UK)

Calls To Boycott Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Swell After Actor Tweets Support Of Hong Kong Police

The actor Liu Yifei, who plays Mulan in Disney’s live-action movie, “this week reposted an image on Weibo, a Chinese social network similar to Twitter, that took the police’s side. The image she shared was originally published by People’s Daily, the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper.” The meme she reposted has “become a nationalist meme in China — driven in part by the state-run media.” – The New York Times

She Had Trouble Finding Dance Classes Online — So She Founded A $600 Million Startup

Payal Kadakia, New Jersey-born daughter of two Indian immigrant chemists, got a degree from MIT while setting up one Indian dance group and worked a professional job at Bain & Company while launching and running another. In a Q&A, she recounts how, as a way to address one of her biggest frustrations as a New York dancer, she built ClassPass. – The New York Times