Yearly Archives: 2023
Here’s The Successor To “Mao’s Last Dancer” At The Helm Of Queensland Ballet
Li Cunxin, who found fame beyond the dance world with the memoir and documentary with that title, announced in June that he's retiring as...
Countertenor And Convicted Sexual Assaulter David Daniels Expelled From AGMA
"This week (the union) released a letter of censure dated Nov. 20 in which Daniels was informed he was permanently barred from the guild....
What’s The Average Income Of Broadway Theatergoers?
Far higher than that of Americans as a whole, according to the Broadway League's demographic report on the 2022-23 season. Now we know why...
One Of Raphael’s Madonnas Is Partially De-Authenticated. (Partially?)
"A team led by scientists from England’s University of Bradford used artificial intelligence to determine that the face of Joseph in the Madonna della...
The New Yorker’s Choice Of Best Theatre Of 2023
Over all, dark, meditative productions prevailed, often with their sets literally sunk in shadow. The shows that drew us took place in primordial woods,...
How The Ability To Write Changed Us
One of the big debates which lasted up to the Renaissance was about who invented writing. With both archaeology and chronology all but unknown,...
The Warhol Authentication Problem
Today, discerning which Warhol pictures are genuine is the business of authenticators, whose trained eyes and in-depth knowledge are supposed to be bulwarks against...
Powell’s Books Employees Get A New Union Contract
The ratification follows 10 months of negotiations and multiple rejected contracts, including one proposed by Powell's management in August and another in November. - Publishers Weekly
The British Museum’s Terrible No Good Very Bad Year
The thefts took place over 30 years, and many of the 2,000 missing items were among millions in the museum’s collection that had not...
What Theatre Ticket Prices Look Like Across The UK
The average top-end ticket outside of London comes in at £49.19, compared with £141.37 for West End shows, while the average cheapest ticket in...
Outfest Was L.A.’s Oldest Film Festival. How Has It Ended Up Near Collapse?
"(The 41-year-old LGBTQ+ festival's) dramatic reversal of fortune began with a series of clashes between board members and the group's former executive director over...
Pulitzer Winners Join Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over Copyright
The writers, including Pulitzer Prize winners Taylor Branch, Stacy Schiff and Kai Bird told the court on Tuesday that the companies infringed their copyrights by using...
A “Lord Of The Rings” Fan-Fiction Writer Sued The Tolkien Estate For Copyright Violation....
An author called Demetrious Polychron wrote and self-published a "pitch-perfect" (his word) sequel titled The Fellowship of the King. Then he sued Tolkien's estate...
AI Is Coming For Culture
A.I. fans argue that if artists ignore ethical questions and embrace A.I., we could produce more. “A.I. could help you write 100 books in...
The Tricky Business Of Translating A Play About Stanislavsky’s Company Into Russian (And Then...
Our Life In Art, by playwright Richard Nelson (the "Rhinebeck Panorama" cycle), is about the 1923 U.S. tour by Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theater. The...
What Fandom Has Become (Courtesy The Internet)
Modern fandom online is a vast and varied place, and some of its practices are shaped by the platforms where fan communities gather. On...
The Satanic Temple Made A Point About State Government Institutionalizing Religion. A “Christian Conservative”...
In response to the placement of a Nativity scene in the Iowa capitol, the Temple (per its usual practice) claimed equal representation and installed...
Not My Culture: The Internet Has Truly Gotten Worse
"There was a time in my life when it was trivial to sign up to a new social network and pick up its patterns...
French President Macron, Failing To Read The Room, Defends Gérard Depardieu
Macron said that the 74-year-old star — facing multiple rape accusations and having been caught on camera sexually harassing a translator and making lewd...
Syracuse City Ballet Dancers Fired Last Month Have Already Performed As A New Company
The six performers sacked by the company — a week after going on strike over the board's refusal to address unsafe working conditions —...
New York State Sues Sirius XM Over Cancellation Practices
"Attorney general (Letitia James) filed suit Wednesday against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio and streaming service of making it intentionally difficult for its customers...
Warner Bros. And Paramount Are In Merger Negotiations: Report
"Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish (for several hours) on Tuesday in New York City to discuss...
Is The Publishing World Finally Getting Over Goodreads?
Less than a decade ago, readers, authors, and publishers put a lot of faith in the site and the ability of its user-written reviews...
English National Opera’s Chorus Threatens A Strike
"Equity said its members in the ENO chorus would vote in early January on whether to launch industrial action. The union said it was...
One Of DC’s Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Pleads Guilty, The Other Wants A Trial
Joanna Smith pled guilty to injuring museum property, punishable by up to five years' imprisonment; Tim Martin wants to see what a jury will...
