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What Art Fraudster Inigo Philbrick Has To Say For Himself Now That He’s Out...
“I’m obviously in no position to do anything other than say how sorry I am. But there is a small part of me that...
That Musical Making Fun Of “Raygun,” The Australian Olympic Breakdancer, Is Really Kind Of...
“Everyone can have a bad day at the office. But for most of us, it doesn’t take place in front of millions of viewers,”...
Denmark Ends Its 25% Sales Tax On Books
The government says it is cancelling the VAT on books, one of the highest in the world, — despite the estimated loss of €44...
How One Classical Critic Made Peace With The Cell Phones, Candy Wrappers, Coughs, Talkers,...
Michael Andor Brodeur: “Self-reflection on the matter leads me to believe that my allergy to concert-hall disruption is a direct product of my own...
Opera Australia’s Next Music Director: Andrea Battistoni
The 38-year-old native of Verona is currently chief conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic and, as of the start of 2025, music director of Turin’s...
Why We Turned The Williamstown Theater Festival Upside-Down
Managing director Raphael Picciarelli: “We weren’t chasing hype for its own sake. We were trying to spark the feeling that draws people to Burning...
Ghana’s Government Is Cancelling Construction Of David Adjaye-Designed National Cathedral
“The president's office announced that it has begun the process of ending the current contracts connected to the cathedral and will launch a further...
Trump White House Releases List Of Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable
“An angry article on the White House website, headlined 'President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian,’ lists a series of perceived offenses from museums in the...
Longtime Conservative Critic Of US Universities Is Now Defending Them
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), whose stated mission is the defense of free speech rights, made its bones as a leading...
Kennedy Center Bosses Fire Entire Dance Programming Staff
“The layoffs leave unclear the future of the performance genre, which is a subscription driver for the arts venue. … Notably, the dance package no longer...
“All Things Considered” Host Ari Shapiro To Leave NPR
Shapiro has spent 25 years at the network, the last ten of them as a host of the flagship afternoon/evening newscast. In his announcement,...
Studying Philosophy Really Does Make You A Better Thinker: Study
“Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning, according to our new study published in the Journal of the American Philosophical...
N.C. Wyeth’s Largest Mural Has Come Out Of Storage After 17 Years
For 75 years, Wyeth’s five-panel, 60’x19’ Apotheosis of the Family hung at the Wilmington Savings Fund Society in Delaware — and was pried down...
This Man Has Built A Career Out Of Talking To Leprechauns
“Now a hale 81, Kevin Woods calls himself Ireland’s last leprechaun whisperer, a title that reflects the weekly conversations he says he still carries...
There’s A Whole New Set Of Origami Patterns, And They Could Be Very Useful...
“Resembling idealized flowers, many (of what are called) bloom patterns are rotationally symmetric around the center. The bloom patterns, with their set of attractive...
How The Choreographer Put Together That Marching Band Sequence in “Severance”
The first problem was that the producers didn’t realize they’d need a choreographer until after a band was assembled, rehearsed, and on set for...
The Play Where You Are The Actor And The Audience Is A Tree
“Conversing with a plant might sound silly, and Dan Daly acknowledged the piece” — Arborlogues: A Botanical Recital Performed for One Tree — “is...
Pernambuco Is The Best Wood For String Bows. What Will Happen If It Gets...
That’s a big worry for musicians as well as luthiers, and not just because the supply of wood could dry up. Touring musicians could...
As The Will-They-Or-Won’t-They-Ban-TikTok Question Drags On, US Creators And Users Are Just Tired
“While the back-and-forth on a TikTok ban remains a juicy topic (for the media), it's been a source of frustration and confusion for creators —...
Number Of Americans Who Read For Pleasure Has Fallen By 40%: Study
“Researchers at the University of Florida and University College London have found that between 2003 and 2023, daily reading for reasons other than work...
America’s Leading Medical Museum Changes The Way It Displays Human Remains
The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia has been mired in a two-year controversy over an “ethical review” by the now-former executive director which removed all...
Dallas Museum Of Art Appoints New Director: Brian Ferriso of Portland Art Museum
“Ferriso, 59, will succeed Agustín Arteaga, who stepped down in December after eight years at the helm. Ferriso’s first day will be Dec. 1. … He...
Keeping Traditional Somali Dance Alive In Minnesota
Mohamoud Osman Mohamed, director of the Somali Museum of Minnesota, and his father founded the Somali Museum Dance Troupe a decade ago. At first...
Quantum Physics In Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
“Researchers say that its swirling sky is uncannily similar to some of the ‘exotic vortex patterns’ produced by a classic scientific phenomenon known as...
This Is Certainly Bucking The Trend: Queensland Increases Arts Funding
Arts Queensland, the government funding body for the northeastern Australian state, has announced recipients for the 2026-29 funding round, with the total amount of...
