Thursday Reads

It's worth reading Steve Pearlstein's column on the state of the news industry. He has ideas, a sense of purpose and, perhaps most importantly, faith in you, our loyal readers.

The Washington National Opera has cut nine jobs, including that of former Boston Ballet CFO Richard Johnson.

I'm not sure why USA Today used a picture of the giant baby heads to illustrate a story on museums dealing with the credit crisis, but the story does detail how the Museum of Fine Arts avoided a financial hit.

The Tufts Daily reviews the Institute of Contemporary Art's latest. A Rockport man stumbles upon Spanish royalty. Nomar is back. And here are three things Theo should have done: Traded Hansen. Kept Edgar. And never signed Lugo.