Yearly Archives: 2023
“He Wasn’t The 21st-Century Robert Moses; He Was Moses In A Hurry”: Justin Davidson...
"Every time someone sees a show at the Whitney, buys a saw at Bronx Terminal Market, commutes by subway to Hudson Yards, or watches...
Ticket Prices Have Gotten Crazy. Here’s Why.
A 2018 Government Accountability Office study shared by the White House earlier this year found service fees to hover around 27 percent of the face value...
The Broadway Musical With Choreography For The Audience: “Here Lies Love,” With Its In-Theater...
"As at a disco, those standing can dance as they like. But they are also herded by wranglers in magenta jumpsuits with light-up wands...
SAG-AFTRA Strike Waivers: An Explainer
"Some independent films and television productions are being granted waivers by the union that will allow them to continue … amid the strike. …...
Public Radio Has Been Losing Listeners, But Revenue Is Steady
"Pew Research Center's just-published findings … as part of its bi-annual 'State of the News Media' show that public radio's audience trended down in...
For Its Upcoming Expansion, Dallas Museum Of Art Selects Spanish Architects Little-Known In U.S.
"Widely respected in European architecture circles but virtually unknown in the United States, Nieto Sobejano was chosen from a field of six finalists, among...
The Rape Trial of Opera Star David Daniels Begins
Daniels, one of the first countertenors to find wide success in mainstream opera houses, and his husband, Scott Walters, were charged in 2019 with...
Greece Sets Limits On How Many People May Visit Acropolis Each Hour
"Visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece's most popular archaeological site, will be capped starting next month at a maximum 20,000 daily and subject...
Boston Symphony And Its Musicians Quietly Ratify New Three-Year Contract
"Specific contract details were not made available. But the announcement stated, 'The new contract restores traditional annual wage growth going forward and includes a...
Friends, Romans, Gives Us Your Numbers! (Why Roman Numerals Are Better Than Arabic)
I could probably come up with another DCCCLXXXIX reasons why Arabic numerals eat Neptune’s you-know-what's for breakfast, but you get the idea. - The...
The Thrill Of Moral Superiority (Just Look At Your Social Media)
Look at any social media post that has more than a dozen responses; inevitably, one of them will attack the original post on the...
Charles Berggruen Expands His Thinktank To Venice
The billionaire philanthropist, investor, and founder of The Berggruen Institute, a global think tank, sees Venice as a strategic location for his intellectual and cultural...
Even “Barbie” Hit Likely Won’t Put Warner Studios In The Black
Total advertising revenue fell 13% year over year to $2.5 billion, while revenue from studio content plunged 25% to $2.4 billion during the quarter,...
Warner Loses Almost 2M Subscribers After HBO Max Launch/Shift
Warner Bros. Discovery lost 1.8 million streaming subscribers from April 1-June 30, the quarter during which it launched new combined streamer Max. - Variety
Why Punishment For Art Fraudsters Is So Erratic
The logic behind sentences can appear bewildering if not considered in the context of the myriad factors underpinning a judge’s decision. - The Art...
The Pinegrove Shuffle, The (Melancholy) Viral TikTok Dance of Summer 2023
"So far, this has not been a joyful summer. … The Pinegrove Shuffle is an antithesis to the pink — albeit fun — universe...
A Growing Divide Between Influencers And Critics
The line between film critics and influencers has gotten blurrier. From a studio’s perspective, it’s using both groups to promote a film. Critics provide...
Conductor Jonathon Heyward On Taking Over As Music Director Of The Baltimore Symphony
"What I am constantly trying to be aware of is that we are serving a community, and that community includes donors, that community includes...
Can The Edinburgh Fringe Be Saved?
Whether it is the spiralling cost of attending and the inequality that engenders, or the persistent abuse of low-paid labour, or the event’s environmental...
In Praise Of The Hotel Lobby
"Whatever its architectural flourishes, it's a place required to play so many roles at once — concierge and reception, conference on-ramp, family playpen, meeting...
Study: Babies Show Inherent Preference For Art Adults Rate Pleasing
The results reveal that the infants tended to gaze longer at artworks which adult participants rated higher for pleasantness. Van Gogh’s Green Corn Stalks...
The Brooklyn Public Library’s Intellectual Freedom Teen Council Fights Against Book Bans All Over...
"The unique program connects kids from the most populous U.S. city with teens from states where book bans are roiling communities. … Teen councilmembers...
The Final Bidders To Buy Simon & Schuster
he remaining bidders included KKR, one of the world’s largest private-equity firms, and News Corp, the owner of HarperCollins, a competing publishing house. -...
How Jake Tapper Has Found The Time And Energy To, On Top Of Everything...
"Tapper — who hosts CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper five days a week, co-hosts State of the Union every Sunday, tweets prolifically, writes...
The Taliban Have A Bonfire Of Musical Instruments (This Is Not A Metaphor)
In Herat, agents of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (yes, that's what it's called) had a public...
