Monthly Archives: May 2024
How Cliches Limit Our Thinking
Since the moment I learned about the concept of the “thought-terminating cliche” I’ve been seeing them everywhere I look. - The Guardian
Behind The ChatGPT/Scarlett Johansson Debacle
At the core of these deflections is an implication: The hypothetical superintelligence they are building is too big, too world-changing, too important for prosaic...
Boston Symphony Names New Concertmaster
Nathan Cole, 46, fills a seat that has been vacant since the 2019 retirement of Malcolm Lowe, who served as concertmaster for 35 years. -...
Confessions Of A Genuine Scrabble Addict
"People attempting to recover from unhealthy obsessions unanimously report a tendency to overthink to the point of debility. Riding the subway uptown to the...
Tom Lehrer Is A Biting Satirist And Still Alive At 96. So Why Did...
Was it because, as a child mathematics prodigy, he wanted to fulfil his real vocation and become a great mathematician? Apparently not. He taught...
Here’s The Guy Who’s Made His Career Orchestrating, Then Re-Orchestrating, Stephen Sondheim’s Musicals
Jonathan Tunick began his career in the 1960s, when Broadway pit bands were big, and orchestrated all of Sondheim's Broadway shows of the '70s....
Investigation: 1000 Damien Hirst Works Weren’t Made When He Said They Were
At least 1,000 paintings that the artist Damien Hirst said were “made in 2016” were created several years later, the Guardian can reveal. - The Guardian
Meet The Only Breakdancing Competitor At This Summer’s Olympics With A PhD In The...
"Dr. Rachael Gunn, … the 36-year-old B-girl known as 'Raygun', a portmanteau of her name, completed a thesis in 2017 on the intersection of...
After Decades Of Being Youth-Obsessed, TV Gets Comfortable With The Old
Most people watching TV are older than those groups. Among cable channels, the median age for TNT and Bravo viewers is 56, for HGTV...
Does Pay-What-You-Can Pricing Really Increase Ticket Sales?
Well, yes and no — depending on what exactly one means by "increase" and "ticket sales." - ArtsHub (Australia)
How A Denver Performing Arts Center Thrives On Free Shows And Community Trust
With more than 40 free shows this season, and only 10 that charge for tickets, Levitt has built trust and audiences through a highly...
How The Disassembling Of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wayfarers Chapel Will Actually Work
It's not just that the job is delicate; it has to be done quickly, because the site is undergoing a slow-motion landslide due to...
China Is Using AI-Generated News Anchors To Spread Disinformation In Taiwan And Elsewhere
"The news presenter has a deeply uncanny air as he delivers a partisan and pejorative message in Mandarin: Taiwan’s outgoing president, Tsai Ing-wen, is...
Philadelphia’s Wilma Wins 2024 Tony Award For Regional Theatre
"Founded in 1973 as an avant-garde theater project committed to local actors, the Wilma has been renowned for its experimental, boundary-pushing work. ... It...
Elvis Presley’s Granddaughter Sues To Prevent What She Says Is A Fraudulent Foreclosure On...
Riley Keough argues that the planned auction of Elvis's home in Memphis to repay a $3.8 million loan to her mother, Lisa Marie Presley...
Visitor Sues Walker Art Center In Minneapolis, Saying She Was Forbidden To Breastfeed Her...
When her infant daughter became hungry at the museum, says Megan Mzenga, she sat down on the nearest couch to nurse; a male staff...
London’s Young Vic Theatre Appoints A New Artistic Director
Nadia Fall, currently director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, will take over from Kwame Kwei-Armah next January 1. The Young Vic first opened in...
2024 International Booker Prize Goes To Jenny Erpenbeck’s “Kairos”
The German novelist shares with translator Michael Hoffmann the £50,000 award for Kairos, which "follows the destructive love affair between a 19-year-old student and...
“Ripeness Is All” — Is the South Dakota Symphony’s Mahler Really Better than Klaus...
Many readers have responded to a series of recent blogs in which I’ve pondered the bewildering appointment of Klaus Makela, age 28,
Executive Director – Windsor Historical Society
As the face of the organization, the ED will build authentic relationships with the community by regularly communicating with civic leaders and public officials and developing and nurturing partnerships.
A Short History Of Over-The-Top Art World Feuds
Here are four more beefs between art-world honchos, spanning from the ‘50s to the aughts, that are, regardless of when they took place, truly...
Opera Australia Posts A $4.9 Million Deficit
Marking the milestone of 50 years of performing at the Sydney Opera House in 2023, OA presented 30 productions: 14 operas, 13 concerts and...
Public Radio’s Foundation Is Leaking. Some Real Planning Is In Order
Just like with the plumbing in our house, public radio can’t wait any longer to take action on the leaks in its foundation. They...
Diversity Problem: Few UK Arts Workers Come From The Working Class
While 23% of the UK workforce is from a working-class background, working-class people are underrepresented in every area of arts and culture. They make...
Study: Are AI Large Language Models Developing Theory Of Mind?
What defines us as humans is the concept of theory of mind: the ability to track other people’s mental states. Large language models (LLMs)...