Yearly Archives: 2021
Alix Dobkin, ‘Head Lesbian’ And First Star Of Womyn’s Music, Dead At 80
"In the early 1970s, long before the rise of lesbian or gay-friendly acts such as K.D. Lang, Melissa Etheridge, Ani DiFranco and the Indigo...
Eight Ways The Protests After George Floyd’s Death Changed American Culture
"From Judas and the Black Messiah to H.E.R.'s 'I Can't Breathe,' from the canceling of podcasts to the toppling of monuments to oppression, from...
Honey, I Found A Guarneri In The Attic
"A violin found in an attic in Italy has been confirmed as a priceless instrument made by Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae' in c.1705. The...
This Is What Banksy Gets For Saying ‘Copyright Is For Losers’
"In a new decision issued by the IPO Cancellation Division, a trademark owned by street artist Banksy has been declared invalid. … The...
New York’s Drama Book Shop, Saved By ‘Hamilton’, Set To Reopen
" quirky 104-year-old Manhattan specialty store that has long been a haven for aspiring artists as well as a purveyor of scripts, will reopen...
The Enduring Influence Of Midori
What might sound like general pep-talk fodder for the averagely scheduled person is actually just pragmatic paraphrase for Midori, whose prodigious musical talent was...
Manhattan Gets A Cool New Little Island
Mega-mogul Barry Diller’s $260 million, 2.4-acre pet project and civic mitzvah, near 13th Street in Hudson River Park, is the architectural equivalent of a...
New TRG Report: Arts Activity Increased In April
Currently the sales revival is uneven across venue types, with aggregate sales for symphonies and concert halls the lowest compared to the equivalent month...
The New Gehry Towering Over Arles
Until recently, it would have been possible to walk across town and replicate the experience with Van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône—to stand...
Will Audiences Return To Movie Theatres?
Like so many businesses, the movie theater industry has been ravaged by the economic effects of the pandemic. Theaters were starved of audiences when...
The Literature Professor Who Foresaw Neuroscience 100 Years Ago
It was a Cambridge professor of literature, almost a century ago in the aftermath of World War I, who pioneered a view of cognition...
A Poetry Slam, Moved From The Apollo Theatre To A Clothing Boutique
"By noon, a dozen poets had arrived. Several paced the sneaker section, frantically whispering their metaphors, anaphoras, and onomatopoeias to themselves; others scrolled TikTok....
A Strong Art Auction Season, Featuring Controversial Museum Sales
One work, Thomas Cole’s “The Arch of Nero” (1846) from the Newark Museum of Art, was a highlight, going for $988,000 with fees to...
The Arts’ Digital Era Has Just Begun
“I see this as a whole new game. Call me a Pollyanna, call me an early Christian, call me a Mormon going to Utah,...
Debora Chase-Hicks, Pioneering Dancer With Ailey And Philadanco, Dead At 63
" was a part of the generation of Black dancers, many trained in classical ballet as children, who were instrumental in bringing top-flight modern...
All Arts Are Local? Not Anymore
What does it mean to talk about a cultural community when Theatre Rhinoceros Executive Director John Fisher can claim, “My audience now extends from...
After 66 Years, There’s A Professional Orchestra In Yorkshire Again
"Seventy-four years after it first formed," and 66 years after it closed, "the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra has been revived to support musicians in northern...
Study: Aboriginal Memory Technique Improves Recall
The students who used the Aboriginal memory technique were three times more likely to remember the entire list than they were before they were...
Meet The Mother Of LA’s Inner City Shakespeare
"For Andrews, Shakespeare represents a foundation for success, particularly for students of color attending under-resourced schools. If they can master Shakespearean wordplay, 'they...
Dr. Aaron Stern, Psychiatrist Who Headed Hollywood’s Ratings Board, Dead At 96
From 1971 to 1974, he led the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration, which gave films G, PG, R, and X...
Chloé Lopes Gomes, Fired From And Reinstated At Berlin State Ballet, Talks About The...
"I've realized that my case isn't just about calling out racism; it's about confronting all forms of injustice in the dance world. … It's...
Should Arts Organizations Draw More From Their Endowments To Get Through The Pandemic? In...
Up there, as in the States, organizations themselves explain (again) that endowments are for providing income year after year and that drawing down capital...
Opera Philadelphia Gives Up This Year’s O Festival
For the second year in a row, the company's critically praised September week of mostly new opera is called off; even as other groups...
Six Stolen Roman Frescoes Returned To Pompeii
"Six fragments of wall frescoes stolen from the ruins of ancient Roman villas have been returned to Pompeii's archaeological park after an investigation by...
Final Suspect In Dresden Jewel Robbery Arrested
Police in Berlin have captured Abdul Majed Remmo, the fifth and final suspect connected to the shocking 2019 jewel heist at Dresden's Green Vault...
