Yearly Archives: 2021
Ireland Grapples With Seeing Its History In Color
Colorizing film might have gone out the window, but with two new books using the process to add color into black-and-white photographs of the...
Finnish Media Checks Itself On Diversity
Finnish media members say they've made progress, but not enough of it. Producers may complain they can't find actors from diverse backgrounds, and so,...
Remedios Varo, Painter Of Mystery And Magic
The NYT overlooked Varo (though anyone who's taken a 20th century art history course surely does not understand how) when she died. The Spanish...
Richmond Tries To Figure Out What Should Replace The Removed Confederate Statues
"Public art is widely viewed as a tool to tell a more complete and honest narrative of Richmond’s struggles with equality. And how the...
What’s Going On With Jagged Little Pill On Broadway?
Trans and nonbinary actors have recently made a range of claims about the show, including a claim from one actor saying that "multiple higher-ups"...
George Mraz, Sought-After Jazz Bassist, 77
Mraz's "deft, versatile work anchored the recordings and performances of generations of artists, from Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie more than 50 years ago...
Gatsby Is Meant To Critique The Rich, Right?
Great Gatsby seems to inspire something that isn't exactly critique of the wealthy. "I parted my hair in the middle and put on a...
In The Musical-To-Movie Pipeline, Is The Strong Dislike For ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Fair?
"How did a beloved Broadway musical — winner of six Tony Awards, including best musical — provoke one of the most widespread and united...
How Have Theatres Specifically By And For BIPOC Folks Weathered The Pandemic?
And not just the pandemic - all that the protests over George Floyd's death wrought, supposedly, in the world? Hm. One AD wonders, "What...
Decoding Opera With The New Populist Audio Form
The podcast Aria Code, now in its third season, is a collaboration between the Met and WQXR, and it's hosted by musician Rhiannon Giddens....
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Moves And Cancels Concerts
The BSO relocated one concert and canceled two at Strathmore Hall, and not for the first time - this decision was "once again to...
Disney Sues Artists Who Would Like Their Marvel Copyrights Back
But did the copyright ever belong to the artists who wrote and drew the characters? - The New York Times
The Battle To Change The Williamstown Theatre Festival’s ‘Broken’ Culture
Yikes: "Interviews with 25 current and former festival staffers, department heads, apprentices and interns reveal not a professional springboard but a development program that...
That Punk Beethoven?
Who are the supposed punks of the classical music world? It seems that, for many commentators, any composer who went against the grain in...
The Battle For Good Sentences
A sentence might sound promising in your head but crumble during its translation to the page. It might get maimed when shaved or become...
Updating Books For The TikTok Era
Amazon’s Kindle Vella spotlights the growing market for episodic stories, designed for mobile devices, unfolding as larger narratives over time. - GeekWire
Is Social Media Eroding Our Appreciation Of Art?
From influencing creation, curation and perception, there’s no denying social media is changing the way we experience art. It’s an effective tool for generating...
Looted Ancient Gilgamesh Tablet Returned To Iraq
The Oklahoma-based company Hobby Lobby—whose billionaire owner Steve Green founded the Museum of the Bible in 2018—purchased the tablet from Christie’s for nearly $2m...
Sundance Institute’s Head Of Indigenous Inclusion Reflects On 20 Years Of Programming
Bird Runningwater has built upon the organization’s foundations of Indigenous inclusion, helping to develop a pipeline of Indigenous creative talent and expand their cultural...
A Preview Guide To The Oddest Tony Awards Anyone Can Remember
"Originally scheduled for June 7, 2020, the awards have been delayed — and delayed again, after nominations were announced last October — in an...
A Revolution In How/Why We Work
The moral structure of work is up for grabs. And with labor-friendly economic conditions, workers have little to lose by making creative demands on...
“Where True Authority Resides” — Oprah Winfrey And The Power Of Confession
"What sets Oprah apart … is her understanding that we crave not only the thrill of seeing secrets exposed but also the pretense that...
Newly Discovered Fossil Footprints Suggest Humans Were in North America 21,000 Years Ago
Until now, scientists believed humans travelled south into the Americas when this ice barrier began to melt – 16,500 years ago. But we have discovered ...
Joint Acquisition: Some Museums Are Starting To Purchase Art Together
As museums struggle to regain financial stability after pandemic lockdowns, answer calls to diversify their collections, and watch art prices soar ever higher, the...
Kristy Edmunds Named New Director Of Mass MoCA
Edmunds has been a leading voice in the arts in Los Angeles, having steered CAP UCLA since 2011. - Los Angeles Times
