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Profits Are Down At All The Big US Publishers But One
"Simon & Schuster was the only one of the country's four largest trade publishers to show an improved profit margin in the first half...
Norman Pfeiffer, An Architect Whose Work Helped Transform Downtown L.A., Is Dead At 82
He's responsible for some of the most important projects of the 1990s growth of central Los Angeles as a cultural and civic center, including...
Religion At Burning Man (There’s Actually A Lot Of It)
"The event has always had its spiritual side: 10 guiding principles, a nondenominational temple and recurring burning rituals. And in recent years, religious groups...
This Conductor Got His Orchestra To Play The Fiendishly Complicated “Rite Of Spring” From...
Performing without sheet music is the hallmark of the Aurora Orchestra, a British ensemble directed by Nicholas Collon. "People used to say to me,...
Using AI Animation To Depict Real-Life Crimes
A host and producer of a Norwegian true-crime documentary series write about how and why, instead of the customary practice of using actors to...
The Transition From A Dance Career To Coaching Figure Skating
"There's a common misconception that experience on the ice is a prerequisite for working with skaters. But for many dancers who have transitioned into...
Naomi Klein’s New Book, “Doppelganger,” Isn’t Really About Being Mistaken For Naomi Wolf
"Wolf serves as Klein's entry into what she calls the 'mirror world' — where the anti-establishment critiques of the far left become co-opted by...
The Legal Battle Over A Highway Tunnel Near Stonehenge Is On Again
Six weeks after the UK government gave final approval for the $2.3 billion project, a group arguing that the tunnel could irreparably harm the...
At Film Festivals During The Hollywood Strikes, Stars Must Walk A Tricky Tightrope
"Although the festivals won't be as deprived of stars as feared, the agreements mean there will be a patchwork of talent: Who is and...
Federal Judge Puts Hold On Texas Book Rating/Ban Law
"During a brief online status conference on August 31, federal judge Alan D. Albright said he will issue a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of...
Authorities Seize Ancient Roman Statue From Cleveland Museum of Art
"A headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius was ordered seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art by...
Major Layoffs At Steppenwolf Theatre
"Steppenwolf Theatre Company, one of Chicago's most storied arts institutions and long a crucial part of the city's identity, said Thursday that it was...
Tiananmen Musical Announces Casting While Its Star Is Touring China. He Drops Out The...
Zachary Noah Piser, a Chinese-American actor, was to play the lead in Tiananmen: A New Musical when it debuts in Phoenix in October. The...
Film Producer And Alleged $245 Million Fraudster Remington Chase Is Dead At 65
"Chase's death leaves a long trail of litigation, with numerous parties accusing him of defrauding them out of investment funds, real estate and loan...
Star YA Author John Green Never Wanted To Get Caught Up In The Library...
"But a recent dust-up over whether his books are appropriate for teens feels more personal, and like an escalation of a growing movement to...
“She’s A High Priestess Of Silence And Stillness” — Playwright Annie Baker
"Her scripts call for comfortable pauses, uncomfortable pauses, weird pauses, confused pauses, horrible pauses. … It's worth contemplating what's going on between the lines...
Trying Out Virtual Reality At Birmingham Royal Ballet
"A pioneering 'virtual stage' launched by Birmingham Royal Ballet will use immersive technology to help neurodivergent audiences access their shows for the first time....
John Eliot Gardiner Withdraws From All Concerts For The Rest Of This Year
After making headlines worldwide by punching a bass soloist after a performance last week, the conductor says, "I am taking a step back in...
The Myth That Has Let Conductors Like John Eliot Gardiner Get Away With Punching...
"Replace charismatic leadership with technocratic good manners and the whole edifice comes tumbling down," wrote one London critic. Responds Michael Brodeur, "This brings us...
Can Visual Design Defeat NIMBY? (On The Aesthetics Of Wind Farms)
"How can developers appease locals worried about supposedly industrial wind farms taking over their idyllic landscapes? If other forms of infrastructure offer any clues,...
Bookstores’ Author Events Are Changing In The Post-Pandemic Era
"Many publishers have scaled back on national author tours, … (so there's) a different kind of thinking about store programming: bookstores are scheduling earlier,...
A Cut Or Just A Rearrangement? New England Media Moves Its Flagship Radio Stations...
The two highest-power frequencies in the western Massachusetts network, one FM and one AM, are moving to the news/talk format familiar on most NPR...
Climate-Protesting Art Vandal Strikes Canada’s National Gallery
"Climate activists have once again targeted a famous work of art, with a member of the group On2Ottawa throwing pink paint on Tom Thomson's...
New Jersey Symphony Cuts Staff And Concert Dates
The weeks of core classical programming will be reduced, 15% of administrative staff jobs will be eliminated, remaining staff are getting mandatory furloughs, and...
“Collaborative Metamorphosis”: An Author And A Translator Talk About How They Work Together
Author Carlos Fonseca: "I now always say that I have a little (of translator)Megan McDowell in my mind, even when I write in Spanish."...
