Yearly Archives: 2021
Streaming Classical Music: Where The Money Really Goes, And Where It Ought To Go
"In the first two articles in the series, we looked at the streaming industry's revenues, how they're shared out between the music we listen...
James Levine Was An Argument Against Genius-Worship Culture
Until his death, Levine was perhaps the music world’s most staggering living testament to the dangers of genius-worship culture. That culture nourished his ascent...
Beijing Leans On Hong Kong’s Arts Funding Body To Curb ‘Anti-Government’ Work
"The campaign has forced the Arts Development Council into stating it might suspend grants to artists who advocated independence, while additional cultural venues have...
Oh Great, Now They’re Turning Dance Into NFTs, Too
With Non-Fungible Tokens taking the visual art world hostage by storm, it was only a matter of time before other art forms turned to...
Exec Who Saved Capitol Records, Bhaskar Menon, Dead At 86
The record label was reeling in 1970: its cash cow, The Beatles, had disbanded, and it lost $8 million that year. Parent company EMI...
Arts In Chicago Set To Restart After IL Governor Raises Capacity Limits
"The new 'phase 4A' will allow for 25% fixed seating capacity in indoor and outdoor film, theater and performing arts venues of 200 seats...
Many Museums Want To Remove The Sackler Name From Their Campuses. State Attorneys General...
"Following court filing in New York, the attorneys general from 23 states issued a statement calling for amendments to the plan, which they...
Russia Is Investigating Its Own Eurovision Song Contest Entry For ‘Illegal Statements’
Following criminal complaints by a veterans' group and the Russian Union of Orthodox Women that the pop tune's words "aim to seriously insult and...
Bollywood’s Biggest Legend Leads Fight To Preserve India’s Oldest Films
Amitabh Bachchan, who's been a superstar in India for 50 years, has campaigned for years for the preservation of film from Indian cinema's early...
NBC Cancels “World Of Dance”
The show had been a strong performer for NBC over its first three seasons, but the fourth season ebbed and flowed in the numbers....
2020 Movie Box Office Down Big Time (But Home Streaming Offsets Much)
The U.S./Canada box office market was down 80% in 2020, to $2.2 billion, while tickets sold were down 81% to 0.24 billion. Still, that...
How A Japanese AI Used In Bakeries Ended Up Fighting Cancer
In early 2017, a doctor at the Louis Pasteur Center for Medical Research, in Kyoto, saw a television segment about the BakeryScan. He realized...
The Beeple JPG — Just A $69 Million Marketing Stunt?
“It’s absurdity at every level of implementation. They sold a JPEG. This was a $69 million marketing stunt.” - Artnet
Major New Inuit Museum Opens In Winnipeg
"When Inuit enter the building, we want them to feel like this is a space for them, that the artwork to be curated...
James Levine’s Complicated Legacy
Justin Davidson: "Levine made innumerable comebacks, and though he ended his career in bitterness and disgrace, he also avoided the punishment he deserved. The...
Is it possible to mourn James Levine?
Yes, but with an enormous asterisk.May 4, 2011. If only it had stopped there. - David Patrick Stearns
What Should Be on the Syracuse Symposium’s Agenda: The Urgent Need for Museum Deaccession...
Museum professionals have instinctively recoiled at the thought of government interference in their activities, insisting that they can police themselves. But that hasn’t worked...
India’s New Internet Regulations Will Change How Indians See The Internet
Among other things, the IT Rules 2021 require social media platforms to deploy AI-based technology to identify sexually explicit content, trace the originator of...
Has COVID Changed Standup Comedy For Good?
If so, it's got nothing to do with illness or quarantine as subject matter; it's that the lockdown pushed everyone — audiences, colleagues, and...
French Arts Workers Are Protesting So They Can Reopen. Americans’ Attitudes Are Different
The pandemic has been a disaster for the theater, of course, potentially more damaging to performing arts industries than to any other. And yet,...
Dog Dance Competitions (Yes, They’re A Thing)
The sport is called canine musical freestyle. "At a typical competition, you might see dogs weaving through their handlers' legs, rolling over, spinning on...
Quebec Says Performances Can Resume — But There Are Strings
“My initial reaction was, ‘That’s great. Then I saw the fine print. Basically it’s the same rules and regulations as last summer — a...
TV’s First Sitcom Family Wasn’t Much Like The Cleavers
Far from the WASP families in suburban homes seen in Father Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver (and The Brady Bunch and The...
Bowl Bought For $35 At Yard Sale Auctions For $722,000
An antiques enthusiast came across the Ming Dynasty-era piece and thought it could be something special when browsing a yard sale in the New Haven area...
Spotify Finally Provides An Explanation Of How It Pays Royalties
"First things first: It will not tell you how much money Drake made from Spotify; in fact there are no artist names on the...
