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Béla Fleck Talks About Why He Canceled His Kennedy Center Concerts
“As this thing became more and more charged, it wasn’t any longer something where I’m under the radar playing this gig. I am actually...
Bruce Crawford, Ad Exec Who Led Metropolitan Opera And Lincoln Center, Has Died At...
In his primary career, he ran agencies BBDO Worldwide and Omnicon. As the Met’s general manager, he erased the company’s big deficits and stabilized...
Did Someone Just Figure Out How To Decode The Voynich Manuscript?
Not exactly, no, but science journalist Michael Greshko may have taken a big step toward that goal. No one had yet figured out a...
What’s The Ultimate Goal Behind The Trump Administration’s Attacks On The Smithsonian? To Finally...
Charlotte Higgins: “’The goal,’ as one senior employee of the Smithsonian told me, ‘is to reframe the entire culture of the United States from...
Smithsonian Faces New Ultimatum From Trump Administration
“After a monthslong lull in tensions, the Smithsonian is facing an ultimatum from the White House to comply next week with a demand” to...
Another Former Student At Richmond Ballet Sues For Abuse
“A former Richmond Ballet student is suing the performance organization for $11.5 million, alleging sexual, emotional and psychological abuse at the hands of staff...
How Hard Is The Training To Become A Peking Opera Star? This Hard.
Zhang Wanting spent an entire semester practicing standing on one foot on a three-inch chair handle while lifting her other leg backward and leaning...
America’s Only Weather Museum May Have To Close Down
“The National Weather Museum and Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma, the only US museum dedicated to weather artifacts, said late last month that it is at risk of closing....
When Oscar Wilde’s Buddy Concocted A Massive Lesbian Literary Hoax
How, in 1894, just when literary interest in Sappho was reviving, Belgian-French author Pierre Louÿs (yes, he was a friend of Oscar’s) invented an...
Tyler Perry Faces Two Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits. Are More Coming? Or Is This All...
“The first lawsuit accusing Perry of leveraging his power to sexually assault aspiring male actors in his orbit was filed in June. Another lawsuit was filed Dec. 26,...
The Fast-Paced, Virtuosic, Intimidating Traditional Dance Of Georgia
“Georgian dance is an art of outrageous virtuosity and athleticism, often meant to indicate prowess at war and in the hunt. The dances are...
Artistic Director Of Chicago’s Shattered Globe Theatre Will Depart
Sandy Shinner, 75, will step down in May from the widely-admired Off-Loop company, which she has run for 13 years. She will remain a...
Plan To Close Belgium’s Oldest Contemporary Art Museum Is “Illegal” And “Insane,” Say Artists
As part of what they say are cost-saving measures, the federal government of Belgium and regional government of Flanders plan to move the entire...
“Performing There Has Become Charged And Political”: Béla Fleck Cancels Kennedy Center Concerts With...
The 17-time Grammy-winning banjoist said, "Performing there has become charged and political, at an institution where the focus should be on the music. I...
“Rage Giving” To Public Radio — Will It Be Enough?
Since Congress defunded public TV and radio months ago, an estimated $100 million has been raised from foundations and, notably, from record numbers of...
Warner Bros. Rejects Paramount’s Takeover Bid For Second Time
“Warner Bros. Discovery’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramount’s overtures — and urged shareholders just weeks ago to support selling its streaming and studio business to Netflix...
Multi-Million-Euro Plans For Mona Lisa Are One Big Issue In Louvre Strike
One of the major items in the Louvre–Nouvelle Renaissance renovation plan is the construction of a separate entrance and gallery for the huge number...
Ultimately, NPR Will Be Okay, Says Ari Shapiro
“While NPR may be staring down a tough couple of years ahead, I think public radio is better positioned in the long run than...
How Sam Shepard Became The Star Playwright Of 1960s Off-Off-Broadway
“Shepard would astonishingly make his mark as an avant-garde playwright on the downtown scene with only a few months of networking and no production...
Meet The Goth Godmother Of New American Opera
“Twenty years ago, (Beth) Morrison had nothing in the bank. Just ambition, a belief in opera as theater and a high-flown goal to ‘change...
After 50 Years, Grammy Category For Best Album Cover Is Back
“In recent years, covers had been assessed as part of the best recording package category, which considers all physical materials and images. … Recording Academy...
Every Hub Of Street Dance Has Its Homegrown Styles. Check Out These Examples From...
“The New York Times invited cast members of American Street Dancer to demonstrate the fundamentals of Detroit Jit, Chicago Footwork and Philly GQ.” -...
At Paris Opera, Semyon Bychkov Will Succeed Gustavo Dudamel As Music Director
“The 73-year-old Bychkov agreed to a four-year contract (starting in August 2028) and will conduct two operas and six symphonic concerts per season, (general...
Béla Tarr, Prizewinning Maker Of Darkly Comic Films, Is Dead At 70
“Tarr became internationally in the ‘90s and ‘00s as his films” — among them Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies — “were shown more widely, partly...
Somebody Stole The Sword Right Out From A Joan Of Arc Statue’s Hand
“The incident occurred on Monday morning, when the man approached the monument in Paris’s 8th arrondissement — with Joan of Arc dramatically riding a...
