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What It’s Like To Wrangle A Giant Balloon In The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Katie Shepherd had wanted to be a balloon handler in the parade since grade school — since, believe it or not, she watched on...
Making Sense Of Sylvia Plath’s Suicide
Carl Rollyson: “After writing three biographies of Sylvia Plath, what more could I possibly say about her suicide? Yet … in Plath’s case, (there...
How Choreographers Are Using AI As A Subject
“As AI technologies proliferate and become an increasingly inescapable fact of modern life, choreographers are not only experimenting with AI tools, but they’re also...
Suddenly, The People Who Precipitated The Crisis At The BBC Can’t Say What The...
When they were called to Parliament and questioned by the House of Commons Media Culture and Sport Committee on Monday, they minimized the allegations...
“Sharp Decline” In Stagings Of New Plays In UK Post-COVID
“The British Theatre Consortium report, titled ‘British Theatre Before & After Covid’, examines 2019, the last full year before the pandemic, and 2023, the...
“El Mesías” — Translating Handel’s Oratorio Into Spanish
“That has become our key bit of outreach,” says Ruben Valenzuela, director of the Bach Collegium San Diego. And with no complete Spanish version...
Writers At The New Yorker Are Furious Over The Firing Of A Fact-Checker
“The abrupt firing earlier this month of a senior fact-checker and New Yorker union member, Jasper Lo, has set off a swell of outrage...
Texas State Leaders Are Literally Rewriting The History Of The Alamo
“Months before top Republicans forced out the widely respected leader of the Alamo’s $500 million redevelopment for being too ‘woke,’ a close political aide...
San Antonio Philharmonic Evicted By Its Concert Hall
“San Antonio’s Scottish Rite fraternal order has given the Philharmonic until Friday to vacate the group’s historic downtown building. … While the letter states...
Philadelphia Art Museum’s Ex-Director Of HR And DEI Indicted For Theft
“Latasha Harling, 43, was arrested in July and charged with theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, and related crimes about six months after...
L.A. Times Art Critic Christopher Knight Is Retiring
“After 45 years, 36 of them at the Times, art critic Christopher Knight is retiring from daily journalism. His final day is Nov. 28....
How Does Winning A Booker Prize Affect An Author’s Career Long-Term?
Yes, of course a Booker leads to soaring sales of the book that wins, but what about an author’s subsequent works? - The Bookseller...
This Countertenor Happily Goes Back And Forth Between Vivaldi And Sarah Vaughan
“For John Holiday, being true to himself means weaving together the loose strands of opera, gospel, R&B, jazz and pop that make up his...
One Of Canada’s Leading Authors Of Indigenous Stories Just Found Out He Has No...
“Thomas King, … the writer of books including 2003's The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative and 2012's The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People...
Inside The Collapse Of Dr. Phil’s Media Network
“The unraveling of McGraw’s (Merit Street Media) was a gut punch for the celebrity therapist who has assiduously built a reputation" — and riches...
This Public Radio Station In Rural Alaska Genuinely Saves Lives
KYUK, which broadcasts in English and indigenous language Yugtun to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Alaska’s west coast, transmitted crucial evacuation and rescue information when...
Four More Suspects Arrested In Louvre Jewel Theft Case
“The two men and two women in custody are from the Paris region and range in age from 31 to 40, said the prosecutor....
Inside The Portland Art Museum’s New $116 Million Campus
“The project involved integrating two neighboring buildings, adding almost 100,000 square feet of public and gallery space, and uniting the structures with a 21,000-square-foot,...
“The Queen Of Versailles” To End Its Broadway Run Early
The musical, starring Kristin Chenoweth (in her return to Broadway after ten years) and featuring Stephen Schwartz’s first Broadway score since Wicked, began previews...
Thieves Steal Touring Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Sets
Toronto-based Ballet Jörgen had just begun its annual December tour of Ontario with the holiday favorite when the rental truck containing its sets and...
Pittsburgh Symphony Reports $2.3 Million Surplus And Higher Ticket Sales
“In addition to a $2.3 million surplus on its (fiscal year 2025) operating budget of $34.6 million, the PSO saw its highest annual ticket...
Federal Court Rules Unconstitutional Trump’s Dismantling Of Institute of Museum And Library Services
“A U.S. District Court (in Rhode Island) ruled in favor of 21 state attorneys general suing Donald Trump over the dismantling of the Institute...
Top Hollywood Agency Takes On New Client: Parmigiano Reggiano. No, Not Some Drag King,...
“The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium has revealed that United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed the governing body for ‘the king of cheeses’ to get the...
How The New York Times Crossword Became Political
In an excerpt from his book Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle, crossword constructor and former Will Shortz...
Donald McIntyre, Great Wagnerian Bass-Baritone, Is Dead At 91
His powerful voice, authoritative presence and incisive musicianship led him to a major international career including the Met, Covent Garden, and La Scala. He...
