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The Rehabilitation Of Valery Gergiev Begins? (Maybe Not)
For the first time since Putin ordered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the famously pro-Putin conductor is performing in Western Europe, on July...
US Print Book Sales Fell Slightly In First Half Of 2025
“More softness in adult nonfiction in the second quarter and slowing sales in adult fiction combined to drop unit sales of print books just...
Trump White House Objects To Display At Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
“The White House has raised concerns about ‘Entertainment Nation,’ a permanent display on view since 2022 that sheds light on the entertainment industry’s impact...
Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of “Take Me Out,” Has Died At 67
“(He) was one of America’s most established dramatists, responsible for about 30 plays staged on or off Broadway since the mid-1980s. His work was...
Disgraced Producer Scott Rudin’s Return To Broadway Is Set
Four years after he “stepped back” from “active participation” in theater following media articles detailing his long history of abusing his staff, Rudin is...
Edinburgh Festivals Struggle To Attract Corporate Sponsors After Baillie Gifford Boycotts
Following last year’s boycott campaign which led to authors withdrawing from the Edinburgh Book Festival due to sponsorship by asset management firm Baillie Gifford,...
Another College In Debt Is Selling Off Its Art Collection
“James Gaddy, the vice president of administration at Albright (College in Reading, PA, said) ‘we needed to stop bleeding.’ He confirmed that over the...
Jim Shooter, Dead At 73, Editor Who Saved Marvel Comics (And Arguably The Entire...
“A hard-driving giant …, (he) took the helm at Marvel at the tender age of 27, then spent nearly a decade revolutionizing the way...
Eight Paris Concert Halls Most Classical Fans Never Think Of
You’ve heard of several of them — the Musée d’Orsay, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Les Invalides — but probably had no idea that they host...
There’s Another Great American Novel Whose Centennial Is This Year
“F. Scott Fitzgerald was fulsome in his praise and Sinclair Lewis declared it the ‘first book to catch Manhattan”. … As Gatsby continues to be lionised,...
The Revived London City Ballet: Director Christopher Marney Talks About Its Second Season
“It was fascinating to get to the end of year one and evaluate our successes and pitfalls. … We had a week of sold-out...
In Defense Of Rachel Zegler’s Balcony Scene In The New West End “Evita”
Many people who paid exorbitant prices to see the show in person are miffed that they’re watching “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” on a...
The Benin Bronzes: Who Created Them, Who Has Had Them When, Who’s Returning Them...
The Netherlands turned over 119 objects to the Nigerian government, while the MFA Boston gave their two directly to the Oba of Benin. “As...
Peter Phillips, 86, Britain’s Pioneer Of Pop Art
“He became one of the originators of the British Pop art movement in the 1950s and ’60s. … Phillips layered mundane images of consumer culture and...
What Worries “60 Minutes” Staffers About The Paramount-Trump Settlement
“(Many) believe weeks of leaks about Paramount’s legal machinations and of the 60 Minutes staff’s aversion to any kind of settlement have already undermined...
Milwaukee Ballet Drops Live Orchestra For Two Of Next Season’s Productions, Including “Nutcracker”
Citing “operating costs (which) continue to rise while revenue earnings have not kept pace,” company management announced that it would use recorded music for...
Will America’s Polarized Politics Derail Next Year’s 250th Anniversary Celebrations?
Will the occasion underline the country’s divisions, as with Trump's military parade and the No Kings protests? Or can Americans come together over the...
Paris’s Asian Art Museum Sued For “Tibet Erasure”
“Four pro-Tibetan groups in France have filed a legal complaint against Paris’s state-run Musée Guimet, accusing it of attempting to erase Tibet’s cultural identity...
Average Ticket Price In London’s West End Up By Nearly One-Quarter
What’s more, the difference between the shows with the highest and lowest average ticket prices is narrower than one year ago. - The Stage
The Last Of The Vatican’s Raphael Rooms Has Now Been Restored
“A decadelong project to clean and restore the largest of the four … spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace … uncovered a...
In Wartime Ukraine, Shakespeare Is Booming
“A King Lear and two Othellos are in repertoire in major Kyiv theatres; there is also A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the capital, a...
Why Alicia Graf Mack Left Juilliard To Run The Ailey Company
“I’ve always been aligned with the mission and values of Ailey. So when I heard they were searching for a new artistic director, given...
“Performative Reading” And The Cynical Young’uns Making Fun Of It
“It’s called performative reading not just because someone might be pretending to read, but rather that they want everyone to know they read. The presumption is...
Revisiting The Birth of Ms. Magazine
In the early 1970s, when many American women still couldn’t open bank accounts in their own names and the terms (and concepts) “domestic violence”...
Milwaukee Symphony Musicians Accept New Three-Year Contract With Annual Pay Increases
“The (agreement), which continues through the 2027-28 season, extends a long history of harmonious labor relations at the symphony. For more than 30 years,...
