NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Study Finds Younger Audiences See Broadway as Undervalued

www.ticketnews.com: Research released this summer by No Guarantees Productions, in partnership with trend firm Culture Co-Op, found that while 72% of younger audiences say Broadway tickets are too expensive, most significantly overestimate the cost of an average seat and underestimate the value of the experience. Respondents guessed the average Broadway ticket costs $256, compared to the real average of $136.

Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers

Ars Technica: Summarizing complex scientific findings for a non-expert audience is one of the most important things a science journalist does from day to day. Generating summaries of complex writing has also been frequently mentioned as one of the best use cases for large language models (despite some prominent counterexamples).

Dance Artists and Audiences Face a Dilemma: To Go or Not to Go to the Kennedy Center?

Dance Magazine: Diane DeFries, former executive director of the American College Dance Association, has been attending performances at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since it opened in 1971. At ACDA’s national festivals, she saw generations of students look awestruck upon walking into the imposing Washington, DC, performing arts center.

The Broadway Musical Is in Trouble

The New York Times: None of the 18 commercial musicals that opened on Broadway last season have made a profit yet. Some still could, but several have been spectacular flameouts. The new musicals “Tammy Faye,” “Boop!” and “Smash” each cost at least $20 million to bring to the stage, and each was gone less than four months after opening. All three lost their entire investments.

Why "Just Focus" Isn't Enough: The Hidden Keys to Unlocking Your Deep Work Potential

Asian Efficiency: I remember a time, not so long ago, when I could easily get lost in a good book for hours. The world would fade away, and I’d be completely immersed in the story, turning page after page without a single thought of checking my phone or glancing at an incoming notification. Fast forward to today, and that kind of sustained focus feels like a rare luxury.