Quick Friday morning roundup

Human rights prosecutions work.

I'm of multiple minds about arts centers like this new one in Kansas City. It's awesome that the demand for arts endures, economic factors aside, and that donors continue to donate. But I question the value of these grand, showy performance centers. As well proved in the DC area, you can make amazing things happen in small spaces. Whenever I step into the new Arena Stage building, I just roll my eyes. I know how it works; I know you need glitz to attract big donors. But you don't need it to produce phenomenal shows.