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Beetles Are Eating Their Way Through One Of Europe’s Oldest Libraries
At the Pannonhalma Archabbey, founded in 996, conservators are removing 100,000 books from the library shelves for disinfection from an infestation of bread beetles,...
1,700-Year-Old Mayan Royal Tomb Uncovered In Belize
“The tomb is the final resting place of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of (the) ancient Maya city (of Caracol) and the founder...
Praemium Imperiale 2025 Winners: Marina Abramović, András Schiff, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Peter Doig,...
It seems the categories for the $100,000 arts prizes this year were made a bit flexible: performance artist Abramović won the prize for sculpture...
Hackers Commandeer Elmo’s Account (Yes, From “Sesame Street”) And Tweet Offensive Messages
“The account was compromised over the weekend and instead of the usual posts of encouragement and kindness, Elmo’s 650,000 followers were given antisemitic threats...
Social Prescription — When Doctor’s Orders Are Art, Music, Dance, Nature, Or Group Exercise
“It's the idea of health professionals ‘literally prescribing you a community activity or resource the same way they'd prescribe you pills or therapies.’ ......
Milwaukee Ballet Will Use Live Orchestra For “Nutcracker” After All
Less than two weeks after the company announced that, due to financial troubles, it would use a recording of Tchaikovsky’s music for the next...
Unreleased Music By Beyoncé Stolen From Car In Atlanta
“The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, … along with footage, show plans and concert set lists, … happened on July...
“Gorky Park” Author Martin Cruz Smith Dead At 82
“(He) had just published Hotel Ukraine, the 11th and final installment in his Arkady Renko detective series, three days before he died. The novel...
Did Shakespeare Really Smoke Weed? The Answer Is Yes.
Some clay pipe fragments dug up from his backyard garden in Stratford-upon-Avon and dating from the time he lived there were found to contain...
The Avignon Festival Copes With Ever-Increasing Temperatures
Days over 100°F are no longer rare, with serious effects on audiences and workers. … Recent changes include eliminating performances between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m., the...
Remember The Collective That Sold Pieces Of A Damien Hirst Painting Dot By Dot?...
“Billed as a ‘financial trust fall,’ the project” — a sculpture of an infant, built to be taken apart and divided, which the collective...
Afghan Seen In Documentary “Retrograde” Was Killed By Taliban; His Family Sues Filmmakers
“Omar, (an) Afghan minesweeper tasked with protecting Green Berets, … was allegedly tracked down from a scene in Retrograde. … The estate accused the documentary’s...
Kyoto’s Overtourism Problem May Be Even Worse Than Amsterdam’s Or Barcelona’s
“Last year, more tourists visited Kyoto than Barcelona, Amsterdam, or even Paris. … (It's a) conundrum with no obvious solutions. Tokyo and Osaka are...
The Struggle For Pregnancy Protections And Parental Leave In The Ballet World
“Because the policies that do exist vary so widely, dancers can be impacted in different ways depending on which company they’re a part of;...
Famous Art Detective Arthur Brand Recovers Stolen Documents So Historic That They’re UNESCO-Listed
The cache of papers, dating from the 15th through the 19th centuries, was stolen from the National Archives of the Netherlands in 2015. Among...
How Websites Are Coping With The Collapse In Referred Traffic
“The problem started with Facebook pivoting away from the news in 2022, and has accelerated in recent months as Google makes seemingly corrosive changes...
Does America Really Have A Youth Literacy Crisis?
“How much panic over kids’ literacy is warranted? Scholars who study the subject, concerned English professors, and experts in the ‘kids these days’ phenomenon...
Is A Deal At Hand To Return The Parthenon Marbles? Britain’s Right Wing Sure...
“The former prime minister Liz Truss and a hard-right lobby group have been accused of stoking culture wars after reportedly writing a letter claiming...
Gilberto Gil, Giant Of Brazilian Music, Has Retired From Live Performance
“I’ll always have my guitar, my inseparable companion,” said the 83-year-old. “But my relationship with it will be more open, freer. It’s simpler when...
Is The Summer Group Show Disappearing From Art Galleries? No, But …
“Some have wondered if the group show is fated to die out altogether. But in talking to dealers and advisers, it seems less like the once-ubiquitous...
Australia’s New Funding Body For Literature And Writers: What Will It Actually Be Doing?
“On the surface, this is welcome news for Australian writers with its funding package of $26 million ($8.6 million per year) over the next...
Japan Has A Big Ballet-Fan Community. Now It’s Working On Homegrown Ballet.
“Until recently, that audience lavished attention mostly on prestigious foreign companies that tour Japan regularly, such as the Paris Opera Ballet and the Royal...
My Nightmare Job Taking Care Of Patricia Highsmith
“Pat was seventy-four and knew she was about to die. ... I was trapped in her world with her, trembling. She had weeks left...
The Company Making Big Operas Work In A Small Theater
Des Moines Metro Opera performs in a house with only 476 seats, yet it has a track record of successfully staging such large-scale works...
Abu Dhabi’s Enormous National Museum Will Open This December
The world’s oldest natural pearl and an 1,100-year-old Qur’an will be among the star exhibits at Zayed National Museum, in a new building, designed...
