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Russia Reopens Theater It Bombed Out In Occupied Ukrainian City
“Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater (in Mariupol) with a gala concert on the building’s new main stage...
Janet Fish, Dead At 87, Painted Radiant Still Lifes As The Art World Favored...
“As rendered by Fish, bottles of window-cleaning fluid, jars of honey, plastic-wrapped trays of fruit, and glass vases bursting with flowers appeared to glow...
Historic Amsterdam Church Destroyed In New Year’s Eve Fire
The Vondelkerk, a 154-year-old Gothic Revival church which had been deconsecrated and run as a concert and events venue in recent years, ignited shortly...
Artnet’s “The Worst Art We Saw In 2025”
By no means is all of this bad art actually from 2025, though a fair bit of it is. In fact, one choice (this...
The Return Of Scott Rudin Was One Of Broadway’s Big Surprises Of 2025
Even four years after his decades-long, widely-gossiped-about abuse of his employees was publicly exposed and he was cancelled, few observers were expecting him to...
2025’s Big Art World Controversies
The (let’s say) unfortunate ways in which the Louvre’s inadequate security and deteriorating physical plant were revealed, a major gallery abruptly shutting down, two...
Six Ways To Dance Like A Shaker In “The Testament Of Ann Lee”
Choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall lays out the half-dozen movements which were most important to the film’s dance sequences — and recounts how those movements changed...
The American Publishing Industry’s Tumultuous 2025
Much of the tumult came from the Trump White House, some more of it came from local and state officeholders banning particular books from...
LitHub’s 50 Biggest Literary Stories Of 2025
A book prize was "paused" when half the nominees dropped out because they objected to another nominee, Reading Rainbow came back, Salman Rushdie’s attacker...
The Entertainment Industry’s Biggest Innovations Of 2025
“The year saw the industry take some big swings, like the Las Vegas Sphere getting into the theatrical business with an enhanced version of...
Kennedy Center Board Rigged Bylaws So That Only Trump’s Appointees Could Vote
“The current bylaws, obtained by The Washington Post, were revised in May to specify that board members designated by Congress — known as ex...
Beleaguered San Antonio Philharmonic Cancels Yet Another Concert
“The organization has canceled its Classics 5 concert, which was scheduled for January 16. … The Philharmonic is made up largely of musicians who previously performed...
Why 2025’s Hoped-For Movie-Theater Revival Didn’t Pan Out
There were reasons to feel optimistic about the trajectory of an industry that has been knocked down and counted out for half a decade....
Carmen de Lavallade, Pathbreaking Dancer And Choreographer, Has Died At 94
She beguiled audiences for seven decades, toggling between ballet and modern dance, film and television, concert stage and nightclub. Her noble bearing, high cheekbones,...
Was The Bayeux Tapestry Meant To Be Lunchtime Reading For Monks?
That’s the theory proposed by historian Benjamin Pohl. It’s fairly certain that the tapestry was conceived and designed by the monks of St. Augustine’s...
Check Out Some Of 2025’s Most Scathing Book Reviews
“Among the books being driven into the woods by pitchfork-wielding villagers this year: Louis C.K.’s masturbatory debut novel, Olivia Nuzzi’s delusional fortune cookie, Woody...
An “Art Vortex”: The Plan For New York State’s Most Strangely-Shaped Performing Arts Center
It is formally named the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center, but absolutely everyone calls it The Egg. The Albany landmark will soon reopen...
Artistic Director Of Vancouver’s Ballet BC Announces Departure
“Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season. Walerski has led the company since July...
Hollywood Is Making Big Bets On Microdramas
“The industry is investing heavily in the future of series like it: low-budget, mobile-only ‘microdramas’ with episodes between 60 and 90 seconds. These shows, also known...
Vancouver Has Become A Production Hub For Video Microdramas
“Verticals as the next big thing for Vancouver creatives and crews follows a major consumer shift in the entertainment ecosystem where made-in-China microdramas that...
Cecilia Giménez Zueco, Who Turned An Unremarkable Church Fresco Into “Beast Jesus,” Has Died...
In 2012, as an octogenarian artist with failing eyesight, she achieved worldwide (what’s the euphemism we want here?) recognition when her attempt to restore...
The Improv Artists Working For AI Companies
“Some Bay Area artists have found a way to ply their trades inside AI companies, to both parties' benefit. The catch: the techies have...
Former Vancouver Symphony Violinist Threatened With Lawsuit After Speaking Out About Alleged Sexual Assault
Esther Hwang alleges that she was assaulted by a senior orchestra member in 2017 — and that, after complaining to management, she was forced...
UK Taxpayers To Insure Bayeux Tapestry For $1 Billion While It’s At British Museum
The UK Treasury is guaranteeing around £800 million to insure the 230-foot-long tapestry against damage or loss during its journey to and from its...
Jazz Band Cancels New Year’s Eve Concerts At Kennedy Center
“Jazz supergroup The Cookers, scheduled to perform two concerts at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday as part of ‘A Jazz New Year’s Eve,’ have...
