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The Composer-Conductor Who Pioneered European Opera In Japan
Manfred Gurlitt was reluctant to leave Germany when the Nazis came to power, but he ultimately had to flee and ended up in Tokyo....
Radio Station Says New Data Center Has Forced It Off The Air
“Rainey Broadcasting has told the FCC that development surrounding a massive data center and semiconductor manufacturing project forced gospel WFQY Jackson, MS (970 AM)...
A New Wave Of Women’s Ragebait Lit
"These books may have inspired more than their share of hot takes ... but the conversations around them allow us to question where we...
Second-Generation Cambodian-American, Trained Only In U.S., Becomes Skilled Teacher Of Khmer Classical Dance
Peter Veth has never studied in Cambodia — only in his hometown of Lowell, Mass., a center of the diaspora. But from sixth grade...
Painter Of Dallas Whale Mural Painted Over For World Cup Promo Sues FIFA
The 17,000-square-foot mural, one of artist Robert Wyland’s popular “Whaling Wall” series, had been on view in downtown Dallas since 1999. Wyland is suing...
Dito Von Reigersberg, Aka Martha Graham Cracker, Philadelphia Arts World’s Favorite Drag Queen, Is...
As Martha, he hosted a highly popular monthly cabaret and collaborated with, among others, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia. He also had a...
Brazilian Police Say They’ve Identified Mastermind Of Matisse Robbery In São Paulo
Last December, thieves stole 13 prints, including eight by Matisse, from the Biblioteca Mario de Andrade in São Paulo. Two suspects accused of the...
New York State Adds $150 Million To Theater Production Tax Credit — But Is...
“The program … faces criticism from budget watchdog groups, state lawmakers, and even theatrical insiders who say the tax credits don’t support shows most...
Trump Administration Wants To Judge Higher Ed Institutions On Graduates’ Earnings, Posing Dangers For...
“The Department of Education has proposed a new ‘accountability’ system that would judge higher-education programs largely by graduates’ earnings, ... a test that music, visual arts,...
Minnesota Star Tribune To Cut 65 Jobs, Explore Going Fully Nonprofit
“The Star Tribune employs 495 people and cuts will be made across every department. The newsroom has just under 200 journalists and will decline to...
Speight Jenkins, Director Who Transformed Seattle Opera, Has Died At 89
Over his 31 years as general manager, he made the company into one of the most respected in the country and, said some observers,...
A New Partnership Helps Stand-Up Comics In Chicago To Finally Get Steady Health Insurance
The Health Alliance for Chicago Comedians is building a pilot program to help 10 comics pay insurance premiums through the Affordable Care Act’s next...
It’s Just A Few Cents: More People Are Listening To Music Pitched Down To...
“Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services. … Scientists say there’s no...
Britain’s Biggest Female Ballet Star Comes Back From Paralytic Meningitis
“It was six weeks of being unable to move, ... to participate in life at all, before she could get out of bed. And...
A Top Celebrity-Profile Writer Tries To Profile Someone Who Doesn’t Actually Exist: AI Actress...
Taffy Brodesser-Akner: “Did I mention that in addition to being just a computer, she’s also kind of a bitch?” - The New York Times...
At New York Public Radio, New CEO Ousts Many Senior Execs
“Christy Tanner, a veteran of CBS News, took the helm at NYPR in early February. Since then, she has let many of its top...
Arts Council England, The National Cultural Funder, Names A New Chairman
As of August 1, Dawn Airey, a longtime television executive who is currently chair of the National Youth Theatre and the educational platform Digital...
Survivors Recount Living Through Russia’s Bombing Of Kyiv’s Cultural Sites
“We began evacuating the artefacts while the roof was still ablaze and the firefighting operation was still under way,” said the director of one...
Why Restorers Of This Bull Mosaic In Milan Left Out The Testicles
In fact, the missing glands on the bovine in this 19th-century floor mosaic had been gouged out by excessive tourist traffic some time ago,...
Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana Is Stolen From A Museum Wall, And That Museum Wants To...
The theft of the fruit from the jokester artist’s piece Comedian happened this past Saturday at the Pompidou Center’s outpost in Metz, France; the...
OMG, Audio Of Harpo Marx Actually Speaking!
Harpo (né Arthur) developed his silent persona due to his own stage fright; in later years he said he didn’t want to “tear down...
ESPN Meets The Savannah Bananas’ Choreographer
“Maceo Harrison deftly designs routines that emphasize charisma over technical precision and spotlight the teams' natural showmen while camouflaging the players with two left...
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Finally Has A Real Theater Building
Designed by award-winning architects Studio Gang, the 451-seat Scripps Theater Center — in Garrison, NY, 60 miles north of New York City — is...
English Can Be A Weird Language. That’s Why It’s Perfect For Competitive Spelling Bees.
Sure, there are some other languages whose speakers have spelling contests, but there are plenty — Italian, Finnish, Malay, etc. — whose words are...
Smithsonian Chief Lonnie Bunch Has Curated A New Exhibit About America’s Ideals. He Thinks...
“(He) did not set out to make the exhibit American Aspirations his swan song. But he said that his organizing of an exhibition that honors...
