Inside The Detroit Science Center’s Financial Woes (That Shut It Down)

“With the Science Center fighting for its life, the unfinished exhibit and red ink provide a look at the severity of the financial woes, management issues and trouble at the center’s ambitious manufacturing shop in Ferndale. They also raise the question of whether the cash-strapped museum violated its donors’ intent by paying for daily operations with money given expressly for exhibitions and programs.”

Cairo Arts Center Becomes Hub For Exploring New Politics

“El Sawy Culturewheel had traditionally been an open venue where artists could exhibit splashes of color while musicians tested out their music on open-minded crowds. Until the revolution, it was a largely apolitical place. But the Culturewheel – which draws more than 20,000 people per month – has become a different kind of place since January.”

A Wikileaks Opera

“A group of musicians got together in Melbourne this week to test the early draft of an opera based on Assange’s life and work. Called Wikileaks — and endorsed by Assange — it was the first glimpse, behind closed doors, of one of Opera Australia’s more risky ventures.”