This Week: A relation between common experiences and ticket prices?... Some clues about why arts audiences in Canada have declined over 20 years... Netflix taxes reflect changing culture... Does culture have to have social or political relevance? Our Most Popular Culture Is Getting Too Expensive For Most People: So if people are willing to pay hundreds or thousands of … [Read more...]

This Week: The Trump victory forces theatres to figure out who its audience is... A classic example of starting small in Kenya and developing a demand for books... How did an 80-year-old self-help book get on this year's bestseller list?... The six stories to which we all respond... Authenticity and an unlikely concert venue. Will The Trump Era Force The Arts To Better … [Read more...]

 This Week: Maybe we need a new strategy to make arts audiences more diverse (the old ways haven't worked)... An arts funder changes criteria to judge whether the artists "make change"...  The cult of the American "Outsider"... Your cell phone is designed so you can't not pay attention to it... Do books have to be on pages to be books? (not what the data say) We've Been … [Read more...]

This Week: Theatre used to be more interactive - can it be again?... There's an awful lot of arts video out there - but what do audiences want?... Can you shame an arts organization into being more diverse?... More orchestras are getting out of their concert halls... Can artificial intelligence connect us more closely to art? How Can We Make Theatres More Interactive? … [Read more...]

This Week: Live classical music on demand, in your living room!... Is being always connected killing our ability to follow complex art?... The Smithsonian Wants your money to preserve Wizard of Oz ruby slippers... Researchers say it's probably alright to let babies play with screens... Alvin Ailey company engages audiences in its second home in a charged way. An Uber For … [Read more...]