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The Typewriters Of Legendary Authors, Now Up For Sale
"After 20 years of assembling what may be the greatest typewriter collection in the world," — owned by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Maya...
Finding Ways For Researchers To Combine Science And Arts
"It’s not art-at-the-service-of-science. … It’s a collaboration of the two that can generate a vision for the future, to explain complex information, both theoretical...
Vera Molnár, A Pioneer Of Computer Art, Is Dead At 99
"Long before many others did so, Molnár embraced computers, which she used to create spare, minimalist drawings that were made according to sets of...
Yahoo Makes Major Job Cuts For The Second Time This Year
"Layoffs affected a number of verticals including the website’s 'Originals' teams, with affected staffers told of their status in a meeting with their manager...
Artforum, Noticeably Slimmer, Tries To Regroup After The Israel-Hamas Letter And The Top Editor’s...
"A skeleton crew of editors needed to take a hacksaw through the December issue of Artforum magazine. There were only a few weeks between...
Despite The Backlash, “Oppenheimer” Will Be Released In Japan
"The choice to have the film address, but not explicitly depict, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. — which killed tens...
Cleveland Play House Hires A New Artistic Director
"Michael Barakiva … is an Armenian-Israeli American director and writer whose work has been seen at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Syracuse Stage and the...
What U.S. Ballet Companies Go Through To Get And Maintain Visas For Foreign Dancers
There are two main types of visas for this purpose, but obtaining either is a complicated, time-consuming, expensive process. Here's a look at how...
The Carnage In The Podcasting Industry Isn’t As Bad As It Looks
"This constant stream of layoffs and show cancellations — not just at Spotify, but at other prominent shops across the industry — has made...
The Movie Biz Seems Surprisingly Interested In Classical Music Lately
In roughly two years, there've been Tár, Maestro, Chevalier (a biopic of Black composer Joseph Bologne), the documentary American Symphony, and upcoming Callas biopic...
DeSantis’s Handpicked Board To Govern Disney World Accuses Its (Disney-Approved) Predecessors Of “Corporate Cronyism”
The current board — installed following Disney's public criticism of DeSantis's "don't say gay" law — described the previous one as "the most egregious...
The $15,000 Rembrandt That Just Sold For $14 Million
When Christie's auctioned off Adoration of the Kings (1628) in Amsterdam two years ago, the house attributed it to "the circle of Rembrandt" and...
San Diego City Council Votes To Double Arts Funding
"(Members) unanimously voted to recommend the city use nearly 10% of its annual Transient Occupancy Tax revenue to fund arts and culture, nearly double...
Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Is Repatriating 44 Ancient Artifacts Confirmed As Looted
"New York authorities will facilitate the return of the objects to officials of their origin countries" — Italy, Egypt, and Turkey. "The works include...
Three Congressmembers Introduce Bill To Combat Book Bans In Schools
"Introduced by Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the Fight Book Bans Act would offer school districts funding to...
Another Actress Accuses Gérard Depardieu Of Sexual Assault
Hélène Darras filed a complaint with law enforcement in Paris alleging that the veteran actor repeatedly groped her when she was an extra on...
UNESCO Gives Italian Opera Singing “Intangible Cultural Heritage” Status
In its citation, the United Nations cultural agency defined the practice as "a physiologically controlled way of singing that enhances the carrying power of...
When Keats Was Under Investigation By The Roman Police
That's what happens when you don't tell your landlady you have tuberculosis (and streptomycin won't be invented for another 120 years). - The Guardian
The Big, Crazy Dream Of Rudolf Laban, The Pioneer Of Dance Notation
"In an essay that has been unearthed some 65 years after his death, Laban wrote of his 'dream' to stage dance in a 'kilometre...
Architect Yasmeen Lari Found The Ideal Material For Building Flood-Resistant Homes For Dirt-Poor Pakistani...
That would be bamboo. It grows quickly in the hot climate; it sequesters plenty of carbon; it's inexpensive; it withstands floodwaters well. And Lari's...
Chinese Standups Overseas Have Developed An Entire Comedy Circuit In The Diaspora. Even There,...
It's not just that they fear that authorities back home are keeping eyes and ears on them. Among most of the comedians themselves, there...
It Had To Happen Eventually: A Jewish Christmas Pantomime Takes The Stage In London
Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig is "the first professional stage production to merge two great traditions: Jewish storytelling and festive panto....
No, Hanukkah Is Not Jewish Christmas — But There Are Good Reasons It Came...
"Assimilation to the United States’ Christian-majority culture has played a role in Hanukkah’s modern transformation. That said, the story of how Hanukkah came to...
Philly Pops Agrees To Finally Give Musicians The Pay It Owes Them. But Will...
A judge approved a stipulation that the organization pay $300,000 it owes musicians for 2022's Christmas show. But this year's holiday program is performed...
She’s Just Choreographed For Six Of America’s Greatest Companies, But She’s Never Danced In...
The half-dozen troupes for whom Amy Hall Garner has been making dances in the past year or so include Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, and...
