Yearly Archives: 2023
The Fight Over Books, Libraries, And Free Information In Llano, Texas
County commissioners agreed to keep the library open and restore some banned books, but the threat isn't over. A librarian who resigned explains not...
Why Not Have A Cinema That Looks Like Beautiful Pile Of Melting Ice...
The designer of many of India's single-screen cinemas created "visually enticing places that transported you from the commonness of the streets and prepared you...
Why Board Gamers Need To Chill When People Say No
"I desperately want everyone to witness the euphoric tactical flourishes and wonderful social interactions that a great board game can foster in the right...
The Asia Society Will Stop Blurring Images Of The Prophet Muhammad Online
The Asia Society blamed a contractor for the blurring of two images in its show about the underworld. "We take responsibility for this error,...
Machines, Humans, And The Definition Of Art
Let's rethink the whole thing. "Seeing a work of art as indissolubly linked with an individual creator’s technical skills is a worn-out myth. The...
Collectors In Britain Are Warned Against Overzealous ‘Restorers’ Of Furniture
Is that desk an antique, or is it a much more recent piece that's been, er, "restored"? One expert says, "Quite frankly, if you...
Amazon’s Growth May Be Slowing, But Warehouse Injuries Are Still High
Does "move fast and break things" really have to mean "move fast and break people"? - Fast Company
What Explains The Appeal Of A Book Published More Than A Millennium Ago
For one thing, it feels shockingly contemporary - and for another, "From its opening line, The Tale of Genji signals its author’s focus on...
Scholastic Wanted To License This Book About Romance In The Internment Camps
But Scholastic only wanted the book if author Maggie Tokuda-Hall removed all references to racism in her book about the imprisonment of thousands of...
Successful Video Game Adaptations Have Some Common Threads
Respect the source material, pay for talent, use visual cues from the games, and pick wisely. (The latter seems like it might be the...
Time Might Have Defined The ‘Most Influential’ Writers Of 2023 By Accident
Well, not accidentally, but not on purpose. Its list of the 100 Most Influential People is "surprisingly literary! I mean, it’s not that literary, but considering...
As She Leaves The Arena Stage, Molly Smith Has Some Post-Pandemic Audience Thoughts
How is the DC theatre doing? Well, each production is "either a boffo hit, with tons and tons of people, or it’s small audiences."...
Digital Modeling Is A Key Component In Restoring Notre Dame
Of course, stories abound about the ways artisans skilled in medieval construction have helped recreate the beloved cathedral. "But the builders, architects, and engineers...
Rachel Pollack, Writer Of Groundbreaking Fantasy And Comics, Has Died At 77
Pollack, a transgender activist and tarot creator and interpreter as well, observed that "people think things like comic books, science fiction, can’t have an...
The Nonprofit Theatre Reckoning Is Here
The recent stories about Williamstown and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival have thrown some serious structural issues into relief. "Quality theatre ... is not in...
The High-Drama Music Of Award-Winning Anime
Thanks to the Japanese band Radwimps, anime director Makoto Shinkai has made changes to movie narratives - and won over a lot of new...
Big New Museum Built Underneath A Dutch Palace
The extension, designed by Kaan Architecten and finished with decorative walnut and Blanco Macael white stone, echoes the symmetry and style of the Dutch...
Australian Music Is Facing An “Existential Threat”
Traditional channels such as radio and gigging still matter, but the explosive growth of TikTok in particular has given it a disproportionate power over...
British Government Denies Visas For Ukrainian Orchestra Members
“They made a big deal out of supporting the Ukrainians but when it came to giving them visas to play in the UK, they...
Has The Metaverse Been Put On Hold?
A challenging macroeconomic environment discourages both consumers and tech giants from investing heavily in metaverse technologies that lack a solid history of performance and...
Hollywood Retreats To The Basics: Making Money
As entertainment’s largest conglomerates face a perfect storm of financial pressures and macroeconomic uncertainty, there’s been a clear shift again to embrace the fundamentals...
Audience Behavior Is Definitely Getting Worse
“There’s a lack of respect for other people in line-ups, they push through, don’t respect ticket takers. Some of them don’t even realize you...
Fewer Than A Third Of Artistic Directors At Ballet Companies Worldwide Are Women, A...
"Of the 198 artistic directors DDP identified at classically-based companies in both the U.S. and around the world, 58 (29%) are women and 140...
Streaming Made The Arts Accessible For Many. But Streaming Is Declining Post-COVID
With live performance now back, and some theaters and concert halls still struggling to bring back audiences, presenters have cut back on their streamed...
Actors’ Equity Has A Deal For A New Broadway Tour Contract
"The deal comes after the union, which represents more than 51,000 stage managers and actors, had announced a strike threat against the Broadway League,...
