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On The Popularity Of “Heated Rivalry” In Russia
“On Kinopoisk, Russia’s largest film-and-TV database and ratings site, it sits at 8.3/10 with more than 60,000 ratings. … As a scholar of Russian culture...
What’s The Proper Length For A Piece Of Theatre? Either Well Under Two Hours...
“The former is the perfect excursion. If it’s a bad show, you’re not held hostage for long; if it’s good, you can bookend the...
Can Ballet Make Room For Dancers With Flat Feet?
“The industry still has an obsession with ‘perfect’ feet. High arches have traditionally been praised in ballet, and some dancers today use farches (fake...
Hong Kong’s Huge Arts Hub Averts Its Cash Crisis (For Now)
The West Kowloon Cultural District — a 99-acre campus, home to the M+ contemporary art museum, Hong Kong Palace Museum, and two performance venues...
Madrid’s Prado Museum Institutes Crowd Control Measures
“The newly announced measures (against overcrowding) include slashing the (maximum) size of visitor groups from 30 to 20. Access for groups will also be...
Adelaide Festival Writers’ Week Fell Apart After State Premier Intervened, Documents Show
“Minutes from six crucial Adelaide Festival board meetings in December and January, obtained by Crikey, give an unvarnished view of how disinviting (Palestinian-Australian author...
Explaining The Row Over The Florence Price Piece At The Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s...
The “Rainbow Waltz” which Yannick Nézet-Séguin programmed for the generally tradition-bound event was attributed to Price (America’s first Black female symphonist) in the program....
A San Francisco Museum Will Sell Its Large, Well-Located Building
The Contemporary Jewish Museum, which temporarily closed in late 2024 and laid off 80% of its staff, will sell its 63,000 square-foot building in...
Kevin Spacey And Three Accusers Settle Civil Lawsuits For Sexual Assault
“The Oscar-winning U.S. actor has reached a confidential settlement with three British men who had filed civil lawsuits at London's High Court accusing him...
BBC World Service Gets Funding Lifeline From UK Foreign Office
“Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, has agreed an additional £11m a year for the next three years on the government’s grant to the service...
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Adds Another Artistic Partner: Violinist Alina Ibragimova
The Russian-British violinist joins five current artistic partners: harpsichordist and conductor Richard Egarr, pianist Richard Goode, cellist Abel Selaocoe, conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy, and violist Tabea Zimmermann. Ibragimova’s term begins...
The Weathermen Who Have Left Broadcast TV For Streaming
“From New Jersey to California to Louisiana, weather journalists are leaving traditional TV newsrooms to form all-digital platforms. … The Digital Weather Network, … which started in 2022, now has...
Now That We Know Who Banksy Is, The Price Of His Art May Soar
“The art world’s reaction: Go ahead and be known. Rather than undermine any mystique, the revelation could actually give his market a much-needed boost,...
The Leaking Problems At Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Have Finally Been Fixed
Well, so we hope. “Almost 90 years after the house’s completion, conservators are still working on stabilising Wright’s experimental design — including endemic leaking...
Meet The Three-Time Champion Of Native American Hoop Dancing
“Josiah Enriquez (Pojoaque and Isleta pueblos, Navajo Nation) has been distinguishing himself on what is widely considered to be the most prominent stage in...
Len Deighton, Bestselling Author Of Spy Thrillers, Has Died At 97
He wrote more than two dozen novels, from The ICPRESS File (1962) through Billion-Dollar Brain and the trilogies Berlin Game/Mexico Set/London Match (1980s) and...
SXSW Never Fully Recovered From The Pandemic. Have The Times Now Passed It By?
After the financial hit the organizers took in 2020 and 2021, they sold a controlling interest to Penske Media — which, after last year’s...
There’s Now An Official BookTok Chart
“(The) chart is set to launch later this year in the UK, offering a monthly rundown of the most popular titles on (the) social...
Major Off-Broadway Theater Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Over Discount For Ticket-Buyers Of Color
“’Playwrights Horizons regrets that Mr. Lynch felt excluded because of his race,’ the theater said in the six-sentence statement issued by both parties. The...
Retired Lead Detective On Gardner Museum Robbery Gives Current State Of The Case
The 1990 theft of 13 artworks, collectively worth over $500 million, from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has never been solved. Former FBI agent...
UK Culture Secretary Promises To Give BBC Something It’s Never Had: A Permanent Charter
For its entire history, Britain’s public broadcaster has had to have its charter renewed by Parliament every ten years; in effect, the BBC must...
Jack Kerouac’s 120-Foot-Long Typescript For “On The Road” Sells For $12.1 Million
“It’s one of the most mythic icons in American letters — and now the most valuable. The 120-foot-long scroll on which Jack Kerouac hammered out the...
Head Of UK’s National Theatre Wants To Bring More Of India To Its Stages
Indhu Rubasingham remembers the long lines when she brought Bollywood legend Shabana Azmi to the NT in 2000. “You can put people on this...
No More “Free-Speech Barbie”: Salman Rushdie Is Tired Of Being A Symbol
“It’s a subject I’m anxious to change. I don’t feel symbolic. I feel actual. I feel like I’m a working writer trying to make...
This Orchestra Has Stopped Doing Something That Audience Members Just Hate
“Sydney Symphony Orchestra has removed the $8.95 (Aus) booking fee on all tickets to its performances purchased from it directly, arguing the impost disproportionately...
