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New York’s Hot New Dance Studio Is A Corridor In Penn Station
“Officially called the West End Concourse, the corridor has a lot going for it: It’s easily accessible, the floors are spacious and smooth, and...
There’s A Growing “Reading Crisis” In Britain: Study
“According to the report, nearly half (46%) of U.K. adults say they struggle to focus on reading due to distractions around them. That figure...
$340 Million Performing Arts Center Is Central Issue In Dallas Exurb’s Election
“The two bond measures before voters in Frisco … are crucial in the city’s bid to establish a large-scale performance hall. ... Debate over...
Art Institute Of Chicago Ordered To Turn Over Schiele Portrait
“A judge in New York ruled on Wednesday that the Art Institute of Chicago must surrender a 1916 drawing by Egon Schiele to investigators...
U.S. Ballet World’s Favorite Shoemaker Is Sold To Private Equity Firm
“Capezio is changing hands after more than a century of family ownership. On Thursday, Argand Partners LP, a New York-based middle-market private equity firm,...
Mauritshuis Museum Says Three of Its Rembrandts Have Turned Out To Be Copies
“The museum (in The Hague) has 11 pieces currently attributed to Rembrandt, including the famed Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632). The museum also has...
Eunice Golden, Pioneering Female Artist Of Male Nudes, Is Dead At 98
“(Her) bold paintings of male nudes challenged ideas about feminism, art and sexuality — although, like many of her peers, she was not recognized...
Philadelphia Orchestra’s New CEO Comes From Inside
“The understudy has landed the starring role. Ryan Fleur, after twice serving as interim leader, has been named president and CEO of the Philadelphia...
Electrician Stumbles Across Hidden 17th-Century Frescoes
Davide Renzoni was inspecting cables in the Pompeian Hall of Rome's Villa Farnesina when he opened two trap doors in the ceiling and happened...
Five Months In, How’s America’s First TKTS Booth Outside New York Doing?
“Based on recent ticket sales and Visitor Center website traffic, … the formula has proven to work in Philadelphia. … While Philly tourism and...
“Improper Ideology” And The Smithsonian’s African-American History Museum
“The Museum … is not a place that traffics in improper ideology. It …recognizes that America has been suffused with improper ideologies for most...
Venice Renews And Expands Day-Tripper Entry Fee
“Visitors who download a QR code at least three days in advance will pay €5 — the same amount charged last year throughout the...
Kronos Quartet Has New Violinist And Violist For First Time In 47 Years
“The annual Kronos Festival … introduces the Bay Area to the quartet’s latest incarnation, with violist Ayane Kozasa and violinist Gabriela Díaz taking over...
Chief “60 Minutes” Producer Resigns, Saying His Independence Is Threatened
“In a memo obtained by CNN, (Bill) Owens said to 60 Minutes staff that the last few months have made it clear that he...
Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Order To Shut Down Voice Of America
“Judge Royce C. Lamberth … wrote that the administration's decision to dismantle the agency was ‘arbitrary and capricious. … Not only is there an absence...
Pawn Shop Owner In L.A. Charged With Trying To Sell Stolen Warhol
“Glenn Steven Bednarsh, 58, has been charged with knowingly buying a stolen Warhol trial proof depicting Soviet Union leader Vladimir Lenin in February 2021...
Woman Sues Kehinde Wiley For Sexual Assault
Artist Ogechi Chieke sued under New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law, filing the day before the window closed. The suit claims...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Pays A Little Visit To The National Gallery Of Art
“Members of the U.S. DOGE Service met with National Gallery of Art leadership Thursday, ... signaling that cuts or other changes may be on...
The Debut Of Climate-Protesting Ballet Vandals
At opening night of New York City Ballet’s spring season, as the dancers performed Balanchine, a woman began yelling from a balcony, “We’re in...
Is There A Future For Scots Gaelic?
“What was until the 14th century the primary language of Scotland was, in the 2022 census, spoken by 2.5% of the population (up from...
Medieval Cathedral Puts A Spotlight On Its Centuries’ Worth Of Graffiti
“You don’t notice them at first. ... But once the marks carved into the stonework of Salisbury Cathedral by centuries of pilgrims, churchgoers and mischief-makers are...
Academy Makes New Rule: No Voting In An Oscar Category Unless You’ve Seen All...
That wasn’t a rule already? No, it wasn’t, except for Best Foreign-Language Film (now Best International Feature Film) and Best Documentary Feature; otherwise, things were...
What’s Left Of Palmyra After Syria’s 13-Year Civil War
“The scale and beauty of the site still impress, although some of the showcase monuments are so badly damaged that it is hard to...
Bucking The Trends, Houston Grand Opera Is Growing
“With many opera companies in a doom loop of shrinkage caused by rising costs and stagnant (or worse) earnings, Houston has proved an exception....
Immersive Wall Street Play By “Sleep No More” Creators Shuts Down Without Warning
“Life and Trust, an immersive follow up to Sleep No More from the producing team Emursive, closed abruptly on April 19 after beginning performances in the summer of...
