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Somehow, Dostoevsky Has Become A Hit On BookTok
"Since about December of last year, (the Penguin Classics little black book edition of) White Nights has been all over BookTok and its Instagram...
Where In The World Is Van Gogh’s Missing Final Masterpiece?
"Portrait of Dr. Gachet," painted just weeks before van Gogh's suicide in 1890, had a clear chain of ownership, including years on display at...
Investigating The Physics Of Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”
Whether, and how well, the swirls in the painting's night sky accurately depict the phenomenon of turbulence has been a matter of interest to...
Are Some Parts Of England Really “Cultural Deserts”? Governmental Review Will Investigate Regional Inequality
Margaret Hodge, who was minister of culture under previous Labour PM Gordon Brown, will lead the review of Arts Council England, the government funding...
“Sesame Street” Is Homeless As HBO Lets Deal Lapse
"After a nearly decadelong run with HBO, the group that produces Sesame Street is seeking a new television partner to continue production and distribution...
National Theatre Wales Shuts Down After Losing All Government Funding
"The company says it has 'ceased to exist' following the loss of all its Arts Council Wales funding in 2023. … The company will...
Rothko Chapel In Houston Is Open Again After Last Summer’s Hurricane
"The mid-century building sustained damage from Hurricane Beryl, which devastated the area in July, however, and left the chapel closed indefinitely. A team of...
Cincinnati Ballet Chooses Longtime Principal As Artistic Director
"Cervilio Miguel Amador has served as interim artistic director since Jodie Gates’s abrupt departure in September 2023 – just 14 months after she took...
The Mathematics Behind The Rockettes’ High-Precision Dance Routines
"During the dance company’s roughly 200 shows over eight weeks, a dancer can do up to 650 kicks in a single day. ... While...
How Shirley Temple Saved Fox Studios
"In 1933, Fox Studios was nearly bankrupt. Founded by William Fox in 1915, it thrived during the silent-movie era. By the time the Great...
The Defining Art Events Of 2024
From fireworks injuries to the collapse of UArts to Venice Biennale drama to prison sentences for the original climate-protesting art vandals, here are 26...
Four Syrian Artists Share Their Hopes For A Future Without The Assads
More than five decades of severe repression under father Hafiz and son Bashar al-Assad left Syria with no structure for any kind of art...
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Has Badly Hurt Lebanese Publishing
Lebanon's book industry is historically one of the Arab world's most important, due to the country's relative tolerance and press freedom. But this year's...
Consuming Arts And Culture Is Good For Your Health, Says Major UK Study
"Consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth of improvements in people’s quality of life and...
What’s Entering Public Domain In The US As Of 2025? Popeye, Tintin, Faulkner, Hitchcock,...
The initial versions of characters Popeye and Tintin (though not yet their most famous versions) are becoming available, as are key novels by Faulkner,...
Poor David Tennant’s “Macbeth” In London Just Can’t Catch A Break This Week
Or, to put it another way, the show is having to take too many breaks. Tennant, Cush Jumbo, and their colleagues have had to...
Judge In Brazil Orders Sony/Universal To Withdraw Adele Song Worldwide
The injunction requires Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music to stop distributing Adele's "Million Years Ago" in any and every format during an ongoing...
Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Gets Nearly 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Fraud
"Prosecutors accused the former cable news commentator and host of playing a leading role in a scheme to deceive Ozy investors and lenders by...
Artist Lorraine O’Grady Dead At 90
"O’Grady developed a loyal following for artworks that often proved unclassifiable. She produced photographs, collages, and performances, and wrote frequently. … Her art critiqued...
While Ballet Companies Do “Nutcracker,” Indie Theater Companies Do Parodies Of Hallmark Christmas Movies
"Love ‘em or hate ’em, formulaic meet-cute holiday flicks have become as tied to the yuletide as ugly sweaters and hot chocolate. Theater directors...
Screwball Tragedy: Considering Kafka’s Funniest Story
"'Investigations of a Dog' presents a brilliant and sometimes hilarious parody of the world of knowledge production, what the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan called...
This Year’s Remarkable Discoveries In Archaeology And Art History
"A construction worker turning up a nude marble deity hidden some 1,600 years ago, an art historian spotting a missing painting on his social...
Composer Margaret Brouwer, Still Busy As She Approaches 85
"Eighty-five is a milestone, no matter one’s field. That, though, isn’t what Brouwer is celebrating. No, all she’s really thinking about are the commissions...
I Worked For Ozy Right Through Its Collapse. Here’s What I Saw From The...
"The story I saw coming to a grim conclusion in that courtroom was about more than a failed media company. … Carlos Watson may...
What It’s Like To See Your Sexual Assault Be Made Into An Episode Of...
"Being violated and brought close to death is (a) psychological abyss, but living with the belief that actors and producers have exploited your rape...
