Yearly Archives: 2023
Is There A Literary Canon Today?
Despite all the claims made for it, the literary canon does not make you morally better, nor does it provide any special insight into...
Istanbul’s Flashy New International Museum Masks Erdogan’s Contempt For Artists
In a cruel twist, Istanbul Modern and Turkish art is all too easily recruited as an aid to Erdoğan’s ambitions on the world stage....
Even Really Successful Writers, Actors, Designers, Can’t Make A Living In The Theatre
Actors who book multiple plays a year. Writers with rave reviews. Award-winning designers. These people are performing at a professional level while living like...
Movie Theatre Etiquette Has Deteriorated. Why?
The fact that Barbie is so successful means that, for a huge percentage of its audience, this will be their first cinema visit since...
The Gilmore Girls Case: Netflix Residuals Make No Sense In Compensating Actors
“They pay this small fee to lots of shows and throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Gilmore became this runaway hit for them...
Watch Where You’re Tapping In That Password – AI Might Be Listening
Researchers say they have created a system that can work out which keys are being pressed on a laptop keyboard with more than 90%...
Only One Person Came To See Her Edinburgh Fringe Show. She Tweeted Sadly About...
"There was one person in my audience today when I performed my one-woman play, 'Sunsets' at #edfringe. It's fine, isn't it? It's fine …?"...
Movie Theatre Turnaround? AMC Reports Positive News
Earnings for the second quarter hit $8.6 million, compared to a loss of $121.6 million in the comparable period of 2022, the company reported...
Inside The Making Of A Medieval Illuminated Manuscript
Morgan Library curator Roger Wieck explains just how an elaborate 15th-century Book of Hours was copied out and embellished — and paid for. -...
How To Determine Which/Whether Words Are Harmful?
When confronted with claims that term X causes harm to people with a given characteristic, or that term Y is the only way to describe them respectfully, a...
“I’m Not A Philanthropist. I’m A Dance Educator.” Really, She’s The Godmother Of Dance...
Jody Gottfried Arnhold taught children in New York City schools before and after she married an extremely wealthy banker; she even created a dance...
The Sad State Of Arts Coverage Today
While readers see less coverage from traditional outlets, arts critics also find it harder to earn a living in the field. Many have moved...
In Boston, Artists Pushed Out By Gentrification Are Fighting Back
"An unlikely group of artists and activists known as the Art Stays Here Coalition has emerged to combat displacement. The small, all-volunteer group is...
Book Statistics Site Shuts Down After Revelations It Used AI Trained On Copyrighted Work
The site, which analyzed word usage and provided statistics, did not have consent to use copyrighted works within its program. - Gizmodo
“Barbie” Has Become A Surprise Hit In China: Middle-Class Women Can Really Relate
"Despite limited availability, Barbie has quickly become widely discussed on Chinese social media, at one point even topping searches on Weibo, China's version of...
With The Philly Pops In Limbo, The Kimmel Center And The No Name Pops...
As the Philly Pops' legal and financial difficulties drag on, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. will produce a holiday pops concert with...
Cecilia Bartoli Moves Into Opera Management
At 57, though her singing career is not yet over, she's becoming a top administrator: having been artistic director of Salzburg's Whitsun Festival for...
In This Rural Town, If Conservatives Can’t Ban Books From The Library, They’ll Shut...
In Dayton, WA, about halfway between Seattle and Boise, when the public library's board refused a demand to remove or sequester a list of...
“Jeopardy!” Finds A Resourceful Way Around The Writers’ Strike
With no more new clues being written during the work stoppage, the game show will re-shuffle and re-use answers and questions from earlier seasons....
William Friedkin, Director Of “The French Connection” And “The Exorcist”, is Dead At 87
"In a checkered filmmaking career spanning 50 years, Mr. Friedkin was regarded as both a cinematic pacesetter, responsible for two box-office juggernauts, and a...
It’s Official: Simon & Schuster Has Been Acquired By Capital Firm KKR
"In a move that some in the industry will welcome as putting at least a temporary stop to industry consolidation, the private investment firm...
Has Loneliness Been Weaponized Against Us?
Hillary Clinton: An “epidemic of loneliness” may sound abstract at a time when our democracy faces concrete and imminent threats, but the surgeon general’s...
Amazing (And Rare) Turnaround: “Funny Girl” Revival Makes Back Its Investment
Michele, whose reputation had been tarnished by allegations that she had behaved poorly to co-workers on “Glee,” worked tirelessly to transform the way people...
Maybe We Ought To Expect More Complexity In Our Theatre?
The problem arises when melodramatic simplicity makes its way into a play without elaborate spectacle, and instead claims to present a realistic view of...
The Many Ways AI Will Upend Publishing
In publishing, too, the technology has the potential to reshape nearly every aspect of the work that goes into producing a book — even...
