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Putin Is Using Classical Music Just The Way Lenin And Stalin Did
That is, "to project 'feelings of patriotism and national pride' inside Russia and 'the authority of the country on the international stage.'" (The phrases...
Culture Wars Over AI Will Be Afflicting Us For A While
The latest battle (last time we checked, at least) was last week, when the image generator of Google's Gemini bot was found to default...
John McWhorter: Black English Isn’t, And Shouldn’t Be, The Exclusive Property of Black People
"There is simply no way that whiteness and Blackness will mingle as they have in music, cuisine, gesture, greeting styles, dating, and multiracial identity,...
Filmmaker Paolo Taviani Has Died At 92
"For more than three decades Taviani and his brother Vittorio formed one of cinema’s greatest directorial duos. … (Their) film Padre Padrone won top...
Georgia Lawmakers Think The State’s Film Tax Credit May Have Gone A Little Too...
"The program has supported thousands of Georgia jobs and the creation of several thriving studios. But it’s hugely expensive — the state is projected...
“Slave Play” In London Will Have Two Performances For Black Audiences, And Even The...
As during the play's Broadway run, the West End production will have "Black Out" nights, as playwright Jeremy O. Harris calls them, when Black...
Bankrupt San Francisco Art Institute Purchased By Nonprofit
"A newly formed nonprofit, composed of prominent local arts leaders and backed by philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, purchased the 93,000-square-foot campus through a limited...
This Year’s “Dance Your Ph.D.” Contest Winner Is All About Kangaroos
"On a broad grassland beneath an Australian sunset, dancers in everything from fishnets to field attire let loose an unchoreographed mishmash of steps, leaps,...
These Standup Comedy Workshops Are Driving Britain’s Right Wing Nuts
Why? Because the workshops, funded by the BBC, are for members of groups under-represented in standup: women, disabled, and LGBTQ people, yes — but...
The Fraught History Of Science Fiction In China
"In 40 years, it’s gone from a politically suspect niche to one of China’s most successful cultural exports, with author Liu Cixin gaining an...
Philadelphia’s New Mayor Says Arts And Culture Are “Essential” To City’s Future
Cherelle Parker: "Every time you hear us referencing the importance of making our city the safest, the cleanest, the greenest big city in the...
Watch The Sistine Chapel’s High-Tech Cleanup Crew Tend To The Frescos
Six million visitors coming through each year cause wear and tear even if they're not touching the walls or ceiling. A BBC crew pays...
Revenue At Troubled Cinema Chain AMC Went Way Up, And That’s Due Entirely To...
Fourth-quarter 2023 earnings were up more than $100 million from a year earlier, and net losses (though still big) were down by over one-third....
Hang On, Maybe John Waters Isn’t Making Another Movie — Just Yet
Yesterday's report that the Pope of Trash is making a film adaptation of his 2022 novel Liarmouth starring Aubrey Plaza was, well, not entirely...
The Twin Cities’ Favorite Venue For Dance Is Closing
"The Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts, which operates the Goodale Theater in Minneapolis, will cease operations on March 31. … Due...
Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall To Be Renamed For Marian Anderson
The original deal with Verizon for naming rights at the Philadelphia Orchestra's home venue expired as of Jan. 1. Philanthropists Leslie Anne Miller and...
England’s Arts Funding Agency Backs Away From Implied Threat Against Political Work
"Arts Council England has released new guidance confirming it will not penalise organisations for working with artists who make political statements, after earlier advice...
Comedian Richard Lewis, 76
"A regular performer in clubs and on late-night TV for decades, … known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes, … he re-introduced...
Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ Cuts Its Flagship Local News Show In Half
A decade ago, WBEZ had four hours of weekday local news; as of next week, there's one hour, as Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons loses...
Mr. Fruit Salad Explains Why His Absurdist Standup Comedy Is An Excellent Vehicle For...
"Absurdism is like smoke – it shifts before your eyes and takes on strange, beguiling patterns, but if you try to close your hand...
We Recreated Leonardo Da Vinci’s Harpsichord-Viola From His Own Designs
After five years of research, a team at Leonardo3, an interactive museum/exhibition center in Milan, built the instrument from drawings and notes in the...
Why Armistead Maupin, The Echt-San Francisco Writer, Up And Moved To London
"In fact, he and husband Chris Turner – a photographer in his early 50s – have been living in England for nearly five years,...
500-Year-Old Flemish Triptych Turns Up In (Of All Places) Guernsey
"Experts said it is from the workshop of important Flemish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst, or by an artist in his circle. The triptych,...
By The End Of This Year, Streaming Video Will Be Pulling In More Money...
"Streaming revenue is poised to overtake pay TV subscription revenue by the third quarter of 2024, boosted by the recent uptick in ad-supported offerings,...
The Maven Who Assembled A Massive, Now-Priceless Collection of Yiddish Literature
"Scholars had estimated that there were about 70,000 books waiting to be rescued. (Aaron) Lansky went on to gather 1.5 million Yiddish books —...
