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Grammy Awards Change Their Four Flagship Races From Ten Nominees Back To Eight
"The number of nominees for those categories" — Best New Artist and Album, Song, and Record of the Year — "were suddenly expanded from...
She’s Not A Choreographer Or Star Dancer, Yet She’s Kept Her New York Flamenco...
"In the hothouse atmosphere of flamenco dance, where passionate display of the self is prized, divas abound. But Carlota Santana isn't one of them."...
Online News: Fewer People Are Commenting On It, Or Even Reading It. They Prefer...
"Facebook's exit from news tracks tracks with a move toward TikTok and YouTube, and a worldwide decrease in commenting on and sharing news articles....
The Rumors Were True: Astrud Gilberto Spent Her Last 24 Years Near-Anonymously In Philadelphia
"An air of mystery surrounded stories of Gilberto possibly living in Philadelphia for decades. Was she seen at the Reading Terminal Market? At Rustic...
Airport Art Done Right At The New LaGuardia
"The architects of LGA's new public art program mostly sidestepped the twin traps of blandness and kitsch, demonstrating a seriousness that reflects the importance...
Metropolitan Opera Sold Two-Thirds Of Its Tickets This Past Season, But The Audience Is...
"The Met sold 66% of tickets during the season that ended Saturday, up from 61% during the 2021-22 season. Sales were lower than budgeted...
Even More Artists Are Saying They’ve Been Stiffed By Brown Paper Tickets
"Representatives from several (Philadelphia-area) arts groups report selling tickets through Brown Paper Tickets only to be left hanging for weeks, months, or, in (one)...
HarperCollins And Private Equity Firm KKR Both Want To Buy Simon & Schuster: Report
"Both were among the losing bidders to Penguin Random House's $2.2 billion offer. PRH's acquisition, of course, was blocked by the government last fall."...
L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum Cancels 2023-24 Season Amid Financial Crisis
"Facing a significant budget shortfall, Center Theatre Group on Thursday announced that it would lay off about 10% of its full-time staff and pause...
Oh, Great, Now We Have Climate-Protesting Opera Vandals, Too
Three protestors from the British group Just Stop Oil used air horns and glitter cannons to interrupt Thursday's performance of Poulenc's Dialogues of the...
Rufus Norris, Director Of London’s National Theatre, Will Step Down In 2025
"His time in charge (has) seen 10 Culture Secretaries come and five Prime Ministers come and go as well as the impact of Brexit...
So What’s The Deal With Van Gogh And Cypresses?
"Every element of the natural world tremored with significance in Vincent van Gogh's world. Sunflowers were his symbol of joy and devotion. Stars were...
A Brief, Cradle-To-Grave History Of Children’s Radio
"During the height of the pandemic, the only real player (left) in the kid-centric terrestrial radio space, Radio Disney, quietly wound down. … Today's...
People Are Totally Lining Up To Cast Me As Soon As I’m Acquitted, Says...
"It's a time in which a lot of people are very afraid that if they support me, they will be canceled. But I know...
The Bay Area’s Mass Transit Is Facing A Cash Crisis. The Region’s Theater Scene...
Over a third of the audience of the major theater companies uses mass transit, as do half the artists and staff; the percentage is...
The Case Of “Robbin’ Hood” And The Disappearing, Reappearing Picasso
In February 1969, amid one of Boston's worst-ever snowstorms, a crate containing Picasso's Portrait of a Woman and a Musketeer went missing from Logan...
Glenda Jackson, 87
"Hollywood showered her with admiration and two best actress Oscars. But Jackson was not easily flattered. Famously prickly, her view of Tinseltown often bordered...
Ukrainian Cultural Sites Damaged In Floods Following The Blow-Up Of The Kakhovka Dam
"Churches, monuments and museums are submerged all over the Kherson region. Archaeological sites dating back to the Scythians — a nomadic people who lived...
Southern California Public Radio Is Laying Off More Than 10% Of Its Staff
SCPR, which operates the LAist website and LAist radio station (the NPR affiliate formerly called KPCC) as well as a podcasting studio, will eliminate...
Stephen Petronio’s Dance Residency Retreat In Upstate New York Will Shut Down
"Caught in a web of financial difficulties, (the choreographer) and his board of advisers have decided to close the (Petronio Residency Center) and put...
Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Attack A Monet
"Two activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and then glued their hands to the protective glass on The Artist's Garden at Giverny, a painting...
Arkansas Symphony Goes In-House For Its Next Music Director
"Geoffrey Robson, who joined the orchestra in the fall of 2008 as associate conductor and a full-time member of the violin section, has been...
Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead” Wins 2023 Women’s Prize For Fiction
With this novel, which has already garnered her a Pulitzer, Kingsolver becomes the first author to win the Women's Prize twice. - The Guardian
UK Government Announces Ambitious Plan For Creative Industries With £77 Million In New Funding
"The Creative Industries Sector Vision, teased by culture secretary Lucy Frazer in May, aims to expand the sector by £50 billion ($63 billion) by...
Standup Comedy At Rock Festivals? Yes, It’s A Thing
In Britain, that is: Glastonbury has a cabaret tent that seats 2,000. "The memories you make doing zany things is why you come to...
