Yearly Archives: 2023
National Gallery Of Australia To Return To Cambodia Sculptures It Thinks Were Stolen
"The astonishing story of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Padmapani and her Attendants, … a trio of 9th-century Cham sculptures … which were purchased by the...
China To Institute Sharp Limits On Minors’ Use Of The Internet
"Tech sector regulator the Cyberspace Administration of China said on Wednesday that people under 18 will not be allowed to access the internet via...
Europe’s Destination Cities Are Bumping Up Taxes On Tourists
"Amid growing concerns about the negative impacts of tourist crowds, the revenue generated from tourism taxes can help to ensure that this important slice...
The TV Audience In Britain Is Shrinking As Even Older Viewers Start Streaming
"As a result, the proportion of people watching any traditional TV broadcast in a given week has declined from 83% in 2021 to 79%...
Worldwide Spending On Cultural Infrastructure Is Back To Pre-COVID Levels
"Total costs of completed and announced projects in 2022 hit an estimated overall value of $15.1 billion. … Museums and galleries continue to dominate...
John Adams Reviews Harvey Sachs’ Case For Making Schoenberg Matter
Too many books about Schoenberg are overly technical for the general reader, or else they assume a kind of hagiographic defensive crouch. Sachs can...
Metropolitan Museum Makes Deal With Augmented Reality Gaming Company in Roblox
The app can be used with Roblox, the popular gaming platform, where a new virtual version of the Met, including spaces like its Fifth...
Meta Blocks Sharing Of News Stories On Facebook In Canada
"In order to provide clarity to the millions of Canadians and businesses who use our platforms, we are announcing today that we have begun...
Portland Pulls Out Of Regional Arts Funding Agency
“The city has gotten a major bargain from the work that Regional Arts and Culture Council has done on its behalf. The team at...
The Incredibly Complicated Cultural Calculations Of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love”
Yes, the show is certainly a flag for innovative theatre in its use of space and immersivity. But there have been persistent critiques in both the...
Freezing Out The Critics, Ushering In The Influencers
If all discussion of a film’s merits before release is left to influencers, whose driving ambition is to receive free merchandise by speaking well...
Training AI Tools For The Languages (Even Major Ones) That Don’t Dominate The Internet
English alone counts for almost half the internet; add other European languages plus Chinese and Japanese and it's 95%. For other languages — even...
A Rising Movement In Norway Against “Ugly” Architecture
A movement known as Architectural Uprising is pushing back against Scandinavian design trends — and sometimes forcing architects back to the drawing board. -...
Pianist And Teacher Ruth Greenfield, Who Bridged The Racial Divide In 1950s Miami, Is...
"In 1951, eight years before … the first school in Miami-Dade to desegregate, Greenfield founded the Fine Arts Conservatory, one of the first racially...
Eighty Years Of Composer-Of-The-Week
When the programme started in 1943, under its original title of This Week’s Composer, the style was simple. Just a handful of records, only...
AI Has Arrived In The Publishing Industry, Too
"Some authors are using A.I. as a writing and editing assistant that can help them brainstorm, organize material, develop characters or create an outline....
Arts Council England Has Lost The Confidence Of The Arts World After Bizarre Edicts...
ACE’s initial, uncosted announcement that ENO should abandon its acoustically rich, 2,359-seat home with the widest stage in London housing internationally renowned opera wasn’t just...
As Writers And Actors Strike, Hollywood Is Looking To Hire A Bunch Of AI...
"Some recent job listings are for fairly traditional tech-world roles, such as software engineers (who write code) and product managers (who guide projects to...
Hollywood Producers Ask Writers To Talk About Resuming Negotiations
An individual with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap the AMPTP has not reached out to SAG-AFTRA with a similar request. This suggests that...
Historical Novelist Philippa Gregory Is Writing Her First Play, A Rehabilitation Of Richard III
"Gregory's play opens, aptly enough, with Richard bursting up from his grave in a Leicester car park to challenge the way his reputation has...
“I Was Now The Boss. That Was Very Uncomfortable For Me”: David Hallberg Talks...
"One of the biggest adjustments for me was how everyone looks to you for decision making about even very minor things. I always want...
The Company Behind The Immersive Van Gogh, Monet, And Kahlo Shows Declares Bankruptcy
The Toronto-based corporation Lighthouse Immersive Inc. is going through insolvency proceedings in Ontario, and it has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Delaware in...
Oregon Symphony’s New CEO Comes From New York Philharmonic
Isaac Thompson will be leaving his position as the NY Phil's managing director (overseeing operations, artistic matters, business, and DEI work) to begin his...
Lizzo Is Sued By Three Ex-Backup Dancers For Sexual Harassment, Fat-Shaming (!), And A...
"The suit … accuses Lizzo and employees of (her touring company) of interrogating dancers about their weight and pressuring them to engage in sexually...
UNESCO Calls For Venice To Be Put On The World Heritage In Danger List
The draft resolution, to be put before UNESCO's World Heritage Committee next month, states that there has been no "significant level of progress in...
