Yearly Archives: 2023
Amazon Streaming Announces Big Price Hike
In addition to free shipping and other benefits, for their monthly fee — currently at $14.99 — Prime members have been able to watch...
Remember NFTs? Most Of Them Are Now Worthless
Out of the top collections, the most common price for an NFT is now $5-$100. - Business Insider
Booker Prize Shortlist: Only One UK Author Gets On
None of the six authors have been shortlisted for the prize before. - The Guardian
More Former Employees of David Adjaye Decry Working Conditions
“David would yell at and berate the people he found responsible for executing his vision. Only senior leadership would be directly bullied by him,...
Is This Very Popular French Theme Park Selling A Reactionary Version Of French History?
"Puy du Fou has been voted the best amusement park on Earth despite having no rides, just swashbuckling re-enactment shows with fireballs, sword fights,...
Connections Between Classical Music And Heavy Metal
“Speaking broadly, I think both traditions value virtuosity and virtuosic display. Both traditions value advanced musicianship and instrumental ability, and don't mind openly showcasing...
Cassette By Cassette, One Pakistani Man Is Working To Preserve Afghan Musical History
In a small audio repair shop in Peshawar, across the Afghan-Pakistani border in Peshawar, refugee Mohammed Hasan Zamri collects old commercial cassettes and sometimes...
Deflating: Sony Downsizes Its Podcasting Division
The company says a “significant percentage” of its podcast division has been laid-off. “Like many in the industry, we are further streamlining our structure...
Why Two Big AI Companies Are Hiring Poets And Fiction Writers
"A string of job postings from high-profile training data companies, such as Scale AI and Appen, are recruiting poets, novelists, playwrights, or writers with...
City Of Baltimore Tops Up Its Support Of The Arts
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced additional investments in the arts through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a combined total of $6.25...
Bollywood Star Wins Indian Court Case Over AI Use Of His Image
"Anil Kapoor (filed suit) because of the large number of morphed videos and emojis bearing his likeness going around as well as his iconic...
Female Comics Say Russell Brand Is The Tip Of The Iceberg In Comedy
Six years on from the #MeToo movement, they say there remains a culture of misogyny and male privilege in the comedy industry that emboldens...
After Going Dark This Year, Cal Shakes Will Be Back In 2024 For Its...
"California Shakespeare Theater plans to produce a show of its own in 2024, after operating exclusively as a rental house this year. The production,...
Skilled Craftspeople Put Out Of Work By The Hollywood Strikes Are Going Real-World
"Scenic painters who once added 'Disney dirt' to make walls look old are now working on actual old walls, prop fabricators who built mechanical...
“We’re All Trying To Figure Out How To Get People To Care About News...
"I kind of fell into this avenue of media literacy influencing to help Gen Z get invested back into print media," said Kelsey Russell...
Independent Booksellers Have Started Using TikTok As A Marketing Platform
"Bookstore owners and staffers agreed that TikTok increases their visibility when they make a concerted effort to use it. … Though it's time-consuming to...
The Louvre’s First Female Leader Wants To Give That “Giant Ocean Liner” An Overhaul
Yes, she wants to make the world's largest museum more welcoming, relevant, and diverse. She also wants to carve an entirely new second entrance...
A Pair Of New Artistic Directors At Louisville Ballet
"Lexington-native Mikelle Bruzina and Harald Uwe Kern were named Louisville Ballet's new artistic directors after former artistic director Robert Curran's abrupt resignation earlier this...
Four Days After Abruptly Canceling Its Season, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Closes Down
The organization's entire board of directors has resigned. "This means," said a statement, "that the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will cease all operations as of today,...
What Hollywood’s Striking Workers Are Doing While The Strike Continues
The strike has taken a toll on many less visible members of the industry, who say they are now looking outside the industry for...
Things Emily Dickinson Collected — Now Online
Last week, a public database cataloging all those family objects—more than 8,000 of them—went live. The unparalleled collection has been assembled by the Amherst-based Emily...
Southbank’s New Leaders Have A Plan
Mark Ball and Aaron Wright are eager to recapture that past glory and make new connections with a programme in which established artists, rising...
Inside The Science Of Figuring Out Crowds
Crowd science has long been working to understand how throngs can turn dangerous. It has borrowed from psychology and epidemiology, and now is also...
Inside Discontent At The Cleveland Institute Of Music
In a months-long investigation, VAN interviewed nearly 30 students, faculty, and staff at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Many spoke to VAN on condition...
224-Year-Old Virginia Library In Danger Of Shutting Over Book-Banning Fight
The library was founded in 1799 and counts itself as the second oldest in the state. It is separate from county government even though...
