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Frederick M. Nicholas, L.A.’s “Mr. Downtown Culture,” Has Died At 105
“A war hero, attorney and real estate developer, … (he) led the design and development of major L.A. landmarks, including the Museum of Contemporary...
San Francisco Opera Orchestra Signs Two-Year Contract Which Expires Next Summer
That is to say, the new agreement is retroactive to August 1, 2024, which is when the previous contract expired; the orchestra had been...
Ford Foundation Names Dean Of Yale Law School Its Next President
“Heather Gerken has been the dean of the Yale Law School since 2017, and is currently serving her second term, which was scheduled to...
Paramount/CBS News Settles Trump’s $20 Billion Lawsuit For $16 Million
“Paramount said the $16 million sum ‘includes plaintiffs’ fees and costs,’ and will not be paid to Trump directly, but instead will be allocated...
Australia Has A New National Funding Body For Literature. Will It, Can It, Make...
“Writing Australia, Creative Australia’s new literature body, launches today, bringing the history of Australian cultural policy full circle: writers were the first artists in...
Mark Brokaw, Award-Winning Broadway/Off-Broadway Director, Dead At 66
“A prolific director of Off-Broadway, Broadway and regional productions, beginning in the 1990s (he) worked with some of the brightest emerging playwrights, including Douglas...
The Taliban Want Tourists To Come Back To Afghanistan — And, Slowly, They Are
“By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing in. …...
CBS/Paramount Global And Trump Reportedly In “Advanced” Settlement Discussions For “60 Minutes” Lawsuit
Trump filed the suit last year, alleging that 60 Minutes producers deceptively edited an interview with Kamala Harris to benefit her campaign. (Trump won...
With Their Primary Venue Closed, Where Will Chicago’s Experimental Dance Companies Perform Now?
Links Hall, long the hub of contemporary dance in Chicago, closed permanently in June. This raises two questions: Is there a crisis coming for...
Rising Star Jakub Hrůša Will Be Czech Philharmonic’s Next Chief Conductor
The 43-year-old Hrůša is currently chief conductor of Germany’s Bamberg Symphony; he becomes music director of the Royal Opera House in London this fall....
Leadership Changes At Both Of Utah’s Top Contemporary Dance Companies
At Repertory Dance Theatre, Linda C. Smith is retiring after 42 years as artistic director, 39 of them as executive director as well; two...
Ever Dream Of Looting Western Museums And Returning African Artifacts Yourself? This Video Game...
“Relooted (is) a side-scrolling puzzle platformer — think early Tomb Raider or Prince of Persia games — where players join a crew of Robin Hood-esque thieves staging elaborate...
Netherlands Repatriates 119 Benin Bronzes To Nigeria
“The Netherlands (has) returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell. … During the handover...
Music@Menlo, Silicon Valley’s Chamber Festival, Names Its Next Artistic Directors
Less than a week after founding artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han announced their 2026 departure, their successors have been revealed. They are...
One Of The World’s First Gay Anthems Was Born 100 Years Ago In Chicago
The police bust of an all-women party she hosted in 1925 was the subject of Ma Rainey’s 1928 record “Prove It on Me Blues.”...
Deaths Of A Thousand Cuts: Florida Gives Larger Grants To Far Fewer Arts Organizations
“Legislators have approved spending roughly $39 million for performances, exhibitions, operations and some building and expansion projects through multiple budget categories, but the money...
Australia’s Largest State Is Laying Off One-Quarter Of Its Arts Agency’s Staff
“The cutbacks to Create NSW were announced to staff on Monday, … (signaling) the end to a decade-long government-led building boom of new museums,...
In Kenyan Refugee Camp, Kids Turn To African Dance As Funding Cuts Drain Everything...
“In Kakuma in northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 refugees’ livelihoods have been affected by funding cuts that have halved monthly food rations, the...
One Of Bollywood’s Biggest Blockbusters Ever Is Back After 50 Years — With A...
“In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 magnum opus Sholay will have its world premiere...
After Five Years Closed, Johannesburg’s Flagship Public Library Finally Reopens
“The Johannesburg City Library ... had been closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The city government claimed the building was...
There Are Dozens Of Nonprofits Concerned With Frank Lloyd Wright. Only One Helps Out...
“Owning a Wright original — the architecture buff’s equivalent of owning a Picasso — comes with headaches as manifold as they are esoteric. …...
Composer Lalo Schifrin, Who Wrote Iconic “Mission: Impossible” Theme, Has Died At 93
The Argentine-born musician, who had long performing experience in both classical and jazz, wrote memorable music for an impressive list of feature films and...
KQED, San Francisco Public Radio/TV, Faces Big Deficit, Buyouts, Possible Layoffs
The station’s current budget is predicted to end up $12 million in deficit. This latest round of cuts comes after workforce reductions in 2024, when...
After 53 Years, Manhattan Theater Club Director Lynne Meadow Is Retiring
“Meadow, 78, has served as artistic director of Manhattan Theater Club since 1972, and by her own count has produced or presented more than 600 shows”...
Bill Moyers, Dean Of American Public TV Journalism, Dead At 91
His career ranged from Baptist minister to LBJ’s press secretary to publisher of Long Island’s Newsday to a decade at CBS News, but it...
