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A New York Times Obituary Writer Contemplates The Ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead
“To begin with, a Book of the Dead is a misnomer, applied by 19th-century Western scholars. A more accurate translation of the title would...
Powerhouse Indie Studio Neon In Talks To Sell A Piece Of Itself
“Department M, a production company founded two years ago by Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer, is in talks to acquire a significant stake in Neon,...
David Hays, Founder Of National Theater Of The Deaf, Has Died At 95
On top of a career designing sets and lights for more than 50 Broadway productions and over 30 George Balanchine ballets, he became, in...
Radio Free Asia Resumes Broadcasting To China Following Trump Administration’s Attempt To Eliminate It
“Bay Fang, RFA’s president and chief executive, wrote in a post on LinkedIn on Wednesday: ‘We are proud to have resumed broadcasting to audiences...
Pennsylvania Re-Orients Its Arts Funding Guidelines Toward Economic Development
“The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is rebranding its granting operation as a new entity called Pennsylvania Creative Industries. The new granting guidelines are...
California Classical Radio Stations Adopt A Single Statewide Identity
“Classical California has launched a unified statewide brand, consolidating KUSC, KDFC and nine additional stations under a single identity. The move follows the unification of...
José Van Dam, One Of 20th Century’s Greatest Lyric Baritones, Is Dead At 85
“For more than four decades, he was a central figure in European opera, admired not for flamboyance but for integrity, stylistic intelligence, and a...
For The First Time In Its 167 Years, This Newspaper’s Reporting Is 100% Paid-For...
The Irish Times (like most outlets) always depended on advertising to fund its operations. This year, thanks to the strategy followed by its leaders...
The Broadway Director Who Helped Stage The Milan Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Creative coordinator Sammi Cannold: “I think what would surprise people most is how mathematical it is. From the outside, it looks like pure spectacle...
Grand Rapids Ballet Lays Off Executive Director And Eliminates Position
“Grand Rapids Ballet has dismissed executive director Mary Jennings after less than two years in the role, replacing her with an interim CEO as...
California City Reports $1.5 Million Embezzled From Its Arts Funding Agency
“The statement from (Fresno Arts Council), which handled public grants set aside by the local parks and arts tax for the past few years,...
Algeria’s Most Famous Author Faces Legal Cases For Misusing A Terror Victim’s Story
Kamel Daoud's Goncourt-winning novel Houris is about a woman whose throat was slit at age 5 during a terrorist massacre and who can now...
Another San Francisco Institution Cancels Its Next Show Due To Money Troubles
Lamplighters Music Theatre, the Bay Area’s Gilbert and Sullivan specialists, has called off its spring 2026 production of Patience. Company leaders blame not only...
Saudi Arabia Commissions World’s Largest Mural, Which It Hopes Will Be Visible From Space
The job — to create a painting 50,000 square meters large, roughly the size of nine football fields, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh —...
Louvre’s No. 2 Official Says Ticket Fraud Is “Inevitable” At Large Museums
“Which museum in the world, with this level of attendance,” said Louvre general administrator Kim Pham, “would not at certain moments have some issues...
How Will Academy Voters Decide Which Movie Should Win Best Casting Oscar?
“Yes, casting directors are finding the right person to carry the weight of the movie, but they are also responsible for nearly every face...
Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer Of “It Was Just An Accident” Released From Iranian Prison
Mehdi Mahmoudian, who wrote the screenplay for the Cannes-winning film alongside director Jafar Panahi, has been released on bail after 17 days. He was...
Actor Shia LaBeouf Arrested In New Orleans After Alleged Mardi Gras Fistfight
He is charged with two counts of simple battery following incidents in the midnight hours of Tuesday morning. This is, of course, by no...
Architect Oscar Niemeyer’s Final Building Was A Diner In Leipzig
The great Brazilian modernist, best-known for the futuristic government buildings in Brasilia, had recently turned 103 when he drew the first sketch for what’s...
A Rare Edition Of Shakespeare’s First Folio Was Stolen And Damaged. Now That It’s...
When in 2010, Durham University got back the Folio which had been stolen in 1998, the book’s leather cover, boards and end papers were...
A Verbatim Play Reimagines One Of The Most Notorious TV Debates Of The AIDS...
In Kramer/Fauci, director Daniel Fish stages a transcript of the 1993 C-SPAN debate between Larry Kramer, the legendarily combative writer and AIDS activist, and...
“Train Dreams” And “Adolescence” Lead 2026 Independent Spirit Awards
Train Dreams, Clint Bentley’s feature about an isolated logger in the early-20th-century Pacific Northwest, led the film categories with three wins. In the television...
At 85, Choreographer Lucinda Childs Is Still Busy
“I’m not, um, young,” she says. “And I do have help. I don’t go in without somebody there who can help to translate and...
Head Of Arts At London’s Barbican Centre Is Out After Only 18 Months
Devyani Saltzman was named director of arts and participation in February 2024; she was one of seven senior leaders installed after the Barbican replaced the managing...
San Antonio Philharmonic Cancels Remainder Of Its Season
“After the loss of its musical director, the cancelation of multiple concerts and a dispute locking it out of what was touted to be...
