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no the english language is not like literally goin to pot as we watch...
While these common gripes point to eccentric speech patterns, they don’t point to grammatical annihilation. English has weathered far worse. … English has lost...
Inside The First-Ever, Very Strictly Confidential, Choreographers’ Summit In New York
To allow for genuinely open, honest exchange, the rules at the Creators in Dance Summit, which hosted 75 choreographers across numerous genres, were simple...
A Binational $1.3 Million Program To Fund Individual Creatives In San Diego And Tijuana
“At its core, Artists Count consists of a $1.3 million fund, available to active artists in both San Diego and Tijuana. In addition, a...
Berlin’s Controversial Culture Chief Resigns After Less Than A Year
“Sarah Wedl-Wilson has stood down over a funding scandal involving the irregular distribution of €2.6 million in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism....
Nicholas Hytner’s London Theatre Company Is Looking To Sell Its Home, The Bridge Theatre
“The Stage understands the Bridge Theatre, which opened in October 2017 and was founded by former National Theatre director Nicholas Hytner and executive director...
After Four Decades Out Of Print, Octavia Butler’s “Lost” Novel Is Back
Butler was not happy with her 1978 novel Survivor, and she forbade any reprint of it. But her estate, along with her publisher and...
Yet Another Construction Delay For Berlin’s Modern Art Museum
“Another day, another setback for Berlin‘s long awaited Berlin Modern, as moisture damage in the building’s shell and microbial contamination in other parts of the structure...
Warner Bros. Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject CEO’s $800 Million+ Golden Parachute
“Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav‘s compensation tied to the company’s pending merger with Paramount was rejected by an eye-opening 82% of shareholders.” Unfortunately, that vote...
Arkansas Public Television Gets $3 Million Pledge — If It Stays With PBS
“The ‘challenge grant’ requires $1 million to be used per year for three years, on the condition that the network retains its PBS membership...
EU Cuts Funding For Venice Biennale Because Of Russia’s Participation
“The European Commission has informed the Biennale foundation of the (€2 million/$2.3 million) funding cut over three years, and the Biennale has 30 days...
Saudis Pull Out Of $200 Million Deal With Met Opera
Under the arrangement, the Saudi government would have provided the Met with $200 million in badly needed funding in exchange for the company performing...
NYC Ballet Star Takes A Big Leap: Wearing Hearing Aids Onstage
“Sara Mearns was missing her cues. She couldn’t hear what her dance partner was saying from across the studio. She was late for her...
Director Joe Mantello On Time In “Death Of A Salesman”
“One of the questions I always have is whether Willy is having flashbacks, or if he has some kind of dementia. … Miller said...
Montreal Symphony Gives Rafael Payare Five More Years And New Title
His contract, which was to expire in summer 2027, has been extended through the 2031-32 season, and the Venezuelan-born conductor’s title is now Music...
Book Publishing’s Latest Demographic Category: “New Adult”
“Young Adult” fiction, despite its name, is aimed at teenagers; the "New Adult” category covers actual young adults, 18 to 24 or so. Four...
Algeria’s Leading Author Says He’s Been Sentenced To Prison For His Prize-Winning Novel
Kamel Daoud, who lives in France, said that a court in Oran fined him five million Algerian dinars ($38,000) and sentenced him to three...
Michael Tilson Thomas Is Dead At 81
“He was widely considered one of the most distinguished American conductors of his generation” — most notably for his 25 years as music director...
Pianist Ruth Slenczynska, Rachmaninoff’s Last Surviving Student, Has Died At 101
She gave her first recital at four and performed her first concerto at seven, going on to tour with the Boston Pops, play for...
Tiktok’s Biggest Star Had A Nearly-Billion-Dollar AI Deal. How Did It Fall Apart?
This past January, Khaby Lame, a Senegalese-Italian who has 160 million followers for his Chaplin-esque silent TikTok shorts, signed a $975 billion deal with...
What The Kennedy Center’s Chief Showed Journalists To Prove The Building Really Does Need...
“A theme emerged at virtually every stop: The water damage was real, apparent in some places through discoloration and pooling. Some pieces of equipment,...
San Francisco’s Broken-Down Brutalist Fountain Will Be Hauled Away Starting Next Week
“The first phase — removing grout from the massive concrete sculpture and cataloging the pieces for future reassembly — will take at least a week,...
Yet Another Tourist Climbs On The Statuary In Florence And Breaks It
A 28-year-old visitor caused thousands of euros in damage when she climbed the fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria because her friends...
He Wrote The Hit Torch Songs of The Elizabethan Age
“(John) Dowland was well regarded; (he) was also well-connected, cosmopolitan and at times unusually well-remunerated for his work. Yet his musical expression was dominated...
The Independent Philanthropist Changing The Future Of Brazilian Filmmaking
The Brazilian film industry has plenty of infrastructure for film production, but there was almost none for the early stages of development. So Olga...
“A River Runs Through It” At 50
“In getting to its exalted place, the book had to navigate a tricky set of rapids. Though it sailed through them, a question lingers....
