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The 19-Year-Old Bisexual Diarist Who Became The Literary Sensation Of 1902 America
“Originally titled ‘I Await the Devil’s Coming’, The Story of Mary MacLane records four months in the life of its author. Nothing much happens in...
A Rabbit On The Couch In A Psychoanalyst’s Office
“The premise may seem absurd but that is precisely the point – absurdism is a way of dealing with themes that have proved ......
A Dancer-Turned-Neuroscientist On Finding Flow
“This passing of the boundary between ‘doing steps’ and really dancing … is truly exhilarating. I’ve experienced it many times when dance took me...
Southwest Florida Symphony Closes Down
The orchestra will remain in business through the end of its fiscal year on June 30. That coincides with the previously announced departure of the...
Child Damages Mark Rothko Painting In Rotterdam
“Conservators will now have to repair the artwork, Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8, after it was ‘scratched’ by a child visiting the Rotterdam gallery where...
New Indie Publisher, Conduit Books, Will Focus On Male Authors
Says founder Jude Cook, “Excitement and energy around new and adventurous fiction is around female authors – and this is only right as a...
Detroit Opera Stages “The Central Park Five” And Braces For Trump Blowback
“(The company’s) leadership team understands the perils of mounting a production that waves a red cape at a pumped-up, reactive presidency. Surprisingly, the opera...
Civil Rights Leaders Rally Around Smithsonian’s African-American History Museum
“A coalition ... kicked off a weeklong campaign to rally around the national African American museum and push back against what it calls efforts...
San Francisco Symphony Musicians Use MTT’s Last Concerts Ever To Demand More Money
At these 80th-birthday concerts for Michael Tilson Thomas, who has suffered a recurrence of an aggressive brain cancer, the musicians distributed leaflets to the...
British Sunday Newspaper The Observer Relaunches After Being Sold By The Guardian
“Editor-in-chief and major shareholder James Harding set out his stall in the first issue under its new Tortoise ownership on Sunday, (saying) the paper...
Indiana Lawmakers Cut All State Funding For Public Radio And TV
“The public wasn't given a chance to testify on the 11th-hour change, quietly added to the 220-page budget bill just one day before lawmakers...
Two Scholars Argue Over The Number of Penises In The Bayeux Tapestry
Oxford professor George Garnett announced in 2019 that he had counted 93 penises stitched into the embroidered account of the Norman conquest of England — 88...
Revisiting The World’s First Advice Column, Which Debuted In 1691
London printer John Dunton created the Athenian Gazette, or Casuistical Mercury as a broadsheet answering questions and providing topics for patrons to discuss at coffeehouses....
Hofesh Schechter Says The English Have A Problem With Contemporary Dance
“’English audiences, in particular, expect to come in, understand it, and have a good conversation about it afterwards.’ The Israeli-born, soon-to-be-British choreographer would prefer...
What Netflix Was Planning When It Decided To Put “Stranger Things” On Broadway
“In addition to feeding the fandom, the play, written by Kate Trefry, who is also a writer on the Netflix series, is set up...
It’s Taken Three Tries To Get Jennifer Higdon’s Latest Opera Onto A Stage
“Woman With Eyes Closed was commissioned, completed ahead of deadline, cast and workshopped when the 2020 lockdown canceled Opera Philadelphia’s premiere. The (piece) was...
What’s Happening At The Kennedy Center Will Affect The History Of The Arts In...
“After all, the Kennedy Center is more than a venue, it’s a ‘living monument’ — a place where the story of American culture plays...
Battle In California’s Capital Over Film And TV Tax Credits
With Hollywood reeling from a convergence of factors and production moving to less expensive states and overseas, industry leaders and some lawmakers are pushing...
Juilliard School, Planning To Go Tuition-Free, Begins Half-Billion-Dollar Fundraising Campaign
While a few programs (among them the Master of Music in historical performance and, since last year, the acting MFA) are already tuition-free, the...
Seeing Both Necessity And Demand, Random House Is Publishing The U.S. Constitution
“Random House announced that it would publish a hardcover book in July combining the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, followed in November by a hardcover edition...
Nelson-Atkins Museum Selects Architect For $160 Million Expansion
“A New York City firm known for integrating architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape will reimagine Kansas City’s premier museum for the next generation of...
The Gathering Storm At CBS News
“The exit of 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens in the face of Trump administration pressure has roiled CBS News and alarmed journalists, fueling speculation about...
Tina Landau On Staging “Redwood” And “Floyd Collins” On Broadway Back-To-Back
“We got word that André (Bishop) wanted to schedule Floyd for his final production and the very same week we (got) a theater for Redwood. When I...
So, How Much Is “Conclave” Like A Real Papal Election?
While a few dramatic events aren’t credible (for instance, Sister Agnes wouldn't be poking around while the cardinals are sequestered), experts say the film...
An Afghan Media Mogul’s “Strange Dance” With The Taliban
“(Moby Group) remains, not just hanging on, but a dominant player in the Afghan market, producing TV and radio entertainment shows and a 24-hour...
