Yearly Archives: 2023
If SAG-AFTRA Strikes, Will That Affect The Industry In Britain?
"A number of British actors Variety has spoken to say they've yet to hear from local actors' union Equity with any guidance about their...
In Canada: Facebook, Google Now Have To Pay For News
Meta announced in a news release following the act's passage that it will block news for Canadian users in order to comply with the...
The Ways Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is Changing The Metropolitan Opera
Composer Matthew Aucoin: "What's healthy about the kind of aesthetic ecosystem that Yannick is nurturing is that it relieves the pressure on every piece...
The Internet Imperative: Cost Drops To Free
It's now clear that practically everything Web technology touches starts down the path to gratis. Basic economics tells us that in a competitive market,...
California’s Struggling Theater Companies Hope Desperately For Bailout Money From Sacramento
"'The general consensus is that we’re all dying,' Demson said. 'No hyperbole.' As California finalizes its state budget, advocates are hoping for millions of...
Britain’s Culture Secretary Wants To Move Theatre’s “Balance Of Power” From Broadway To The...
"The plans for growing the U.K.'s theater sector are part of the government's $63 billion vision for the creative industries. 'We want the Creative...
Good Newspaper News! Britain’s The Independent Posts Six Consecutive Years Of Profit
And that's in spite of a 66% fall in profits from the previous fiscal year, due partly to increased spending on reporting from the...
Jackass Tourist Carves Juvenile Love Graffiti Into Wall Of Rome’s Colosseum
"The video, which was posted to Reddit, shows a man using his keys to scratch the words 'Ivan + Hayley '23' on an exterior...
Leaky Berlin Museum Is Reduced To Covering A Rembrandt With Plastic And Duct Tape
"On June 23, as heavy rains in Germany flooded streets and shut down rail transportation, staff at Berlin's Gemäldegalerie taped up some plastic sheeting...
BAM Lays Off 26 Staffers To Address A “Sizable Structural Deficit”
The Brooklyn Academy of Music's president, Gina Duncan, "said that the changes were necessary in part to help BAM to 'weather the downturn in...
Tulsa Opera Cancels 2023-24 Mainstage Season
"In addition, Ken McConnell, who served as the company's general director and CEO since 2018, has resigned. Aaron Beck, a longtime Tulsa Opera staff...
How Did Steven Holl’s Queens Library, With All Its Accessibility Issues, Get Approved?
How a public building constructed in the 21st century, having journeyed through New York City’s laborious approvals process, can emerge so ill-prepared to receive...
Disney’s Slump: Studio Has Lost $900 Million On Recent Movies
Titles like "The Little Mermaid" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" haven't been able to deliver the expected results, adding to Disney's economic woes. In...
Why You Should Give Up Traveling
Travel gets branded as an achievement: see interesting places, have interesting experiences, become interesting people. Is that what it really is? - The New...
Review Bombing Is Warping Whether A Book Is Successful Or Not
Given its influence, some authors have come to think of Goodreads as a necessary evil, and a minefield. - The New York Times
Why LA’s Center Theatre Pressed Pause On The Mark Taper Forum
“Taper shows lose the most money. That’s always been true. But right now they’re costing us twice as much as they would have before....
Archaeologists Use AI To Translate 5000-Year-Old Ancient Language
A team of archaeologists and computer scientists have created an AI program that can translate ancient cuneiform tablets instantly using neural machine learning translations....
How AI Is Reimagining Urban Design
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly changing how we investigate and imagine the world and the urban environment. They can generate a highly "realistic" representation...
Amsterdam To Rename Its Hermitage Museum After Cutting Ties With Russia
"Starting in September, the Hermitage Amsterdam will be called H’ART Museum. It has established partnerships with the British Museum, Centre Pompidou and the Smithsonian...
“Gifted”
In the world of music conservatories, in the classical music community, exceptional musical talent is usually considered to be the ability to quickly recognize pitches by ear, the possession of reliable musical memory, and the athleticism and dexterity to navigate complex patterns on an instrument. We have not considered imagination,
Some Homeless Shelters Are Getting A Radical Redesign
"Severe stress can literally change the brain, affecting memory, coping skills and abilities to regulate emotions. Aware of just how much the physical environment can...
How Disney’s Creative Chief Went From Bullied Kid To Where She Is Now
Well ... she wrote and directed Frozen. "Now 51, Lee is warm, glossy and as successful as you can get. She no longer needs...
European Museums’ Numbers Appear To Be Rebounding Somewhat
A year after many European countries declared the COVID-19 emergency "over," museum attendance is ticking back up, at least domestically. Compared to 2019, at...
Meredith Monk At 80, In Amsterdam And Everywhere
"An interdisciplinary artist who doesn’t dabble in composition, performance, filmmaking and choreography so much as create from a Gesamtkunstwerk state of mind, ... Monk...
How A One-Person Play About Drinking Helped Its Actor Get Sober
André Royo (Bubbles in The Wire) on Drinking in America, sober: "My daughter never saw me act on stage before, so it was the...
