ITK Daily | August 13

Happy Saturday.

To be ITK, know this:

Read this: Is the future of American opera unfolding in Detroit? Yuval Sharon’s wildly innovative stagings, already celebrated in Berlin and Los Angeles, reach new heights in Michigan. NYT

+ "As a deep partisan of the city, I say with all fondness: The future of American opera unfolding in Detroit was not a plot twist I saw coming."

+ And I said, ‘Well, if change is really what you’re interested in, then, I mean — continuation is not what I’m here to do.’”

Read this: Calgary’s culinary scene is rich in local flavors WP

+ The city has long been known for the Calgary Stampede, the century-old rodeo event that takes place every summer and typically draws more than 1 million visitor

+ Thanks to a lively culinary scene fueled by chefs who have managed to create locally focused menus, despite the prairie city’s extreme weather — Calgary has become a destination in its own right

+ Garden Collective, a group that grows herbs and vegetables for about a dozen local restaurants, is located in a 2,200-square-foot space, with a move planned to a bigger space later this summer

Rhine's low water levels hit German shipping, minister touts dredging: DW reports industrial production tends to decrease when water levels on the Rhine River remain low, a challenge to German industry also dealing with heightened tensions around supply chains and other resources.

AP: France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic drought

BBC: Loire Valley: Intense European heatwave parches France's 'garden'

Norway set to curb electricity exports in blow to European energy supplies: FT reports a lack of rainfall has hit the Nordic country’s hydroelectric power production.

Spain will make some train tickets free in autumn 2022 to encourage car users on board: Le Monde reports in the face of fuel inflation, more and more European countries are supporting the use of public transport. Some Spanish trains will be free from September until the end of December if users travel at least four times per month.

Read this: Brussels breaks up with the car: As part of a wider plan to slash traffic, the city center is pushing out the car to ‘make space for people.’ Politico

+? The plan — which fits into the Brussels region's larger Good Move plan to reduce car traffic by 24 percent by 2030

Formula 1 plans year-round events at the Las Vegas facility.

The Premier League brings in far more revenue than any other European soccer league: The league’s combined revenues climbed to a record $6.2 billion in the 2021-22 season, nearly as much as the next two leagues combined.?

Read this: The baseball stadium that “forever changed” professional sports: Camden Yards, which opened 30 years ago this summer, is revered for its design and downtown location. But its influence—along with its lessons—extends beyond architecture. Dan Moore

+ Its first year, 3.57 million people bought tickets—over a million more than had come to Memorial Stadium the previous season

+ “It was like Disney World when that stadium opened in downtown”

+ “The stadium outshone the players. Camden Yards was the Orioles’ superstar.” —Baltimore Sun Washington correspondent and sports reporter Jeff Barker

Watch this: Kelly Slater: ‘Lost Tapes’ - click here .

Read this: The Goop-ification of wellness is on the way out (you can thank Gen Z): CBD butt balm, charcoal cheese, and other ridiculous wellness products are losing their luster as Gen Z shoppers exhibit a more critical eye. LAT

Read this: Why humans are so bad at seeing the future: People tend to make predictions while looking through their own narrow lens. The real vision lies in seeing connections. Wired

+ " How could you have predicted Twitch 40 years ago?"

+ "The future is messy. There are still lawyers."

Read this: Deadmau5: Banking on himself Boardroom

+ The storied electronic producer announced a partnership with banking, NFT and digital currency company Zytara for a branded digital banking endeavor

Artists, musicians, and creators looking for additional revenue streams will push NFT mass adoption

Read this: The best scene in Heat just isn’t the same without De Niro and Pacino Bilge Ebiri

+ “While Michael Mann’s Heat was well reviewed and solid at the box office on its release in 1995, the film’s reputation has only grown over the past several decades — so much so that it’s now (correctly) considered one of American cinema’s greatest masterpieces.”

I just got my copy of Heat 2.

+ Michael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel – an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat – an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film.

The book is equally a prequel and a sequel.

Listen to this: Do you know the One Heat Minute podcast? Australian film journalist Blake Howard came up with the idea for a podcast about Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus Heat. Essentially a pod and discussion of each minute of the film, so 170 episodes in all. Check it out here .

It's brilliant.

Dartmouth is getting rid of student loans for undergraduates: Bloomberg reports the Ivy League school’s financial-aid packages will replace loans with additional grants.

+ Nearly 15% of Americans are struggling to get a good night's rest, according to new data from the CDC

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