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Yet Again, The Turkic Languages Of Central Asia Are Changing Their Alphabets
"The question of alphabet reform is hardly new for these countries — over the last 150 years, Kazakh has been written in Arabic, Latin,...
Jerry Saltz Weighs In On The Climate-Protesting Art Vandals
"I wouldn't be surprised to see (the) protest included in upcoming lists of top-ten artworks of 2022. Theirs is a form of performance art,...
The Main Rival To Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre In Jacobean London Was Funded By Female...
"Academics have discovered that women made up a large part of the financial force behind the Fortune Theatre, the great rival to the Globe,...
London Police Burst Into A Gallery, Thinking That A Sculpture Was An Actual Dead...
Someone reported a woman inside, hunched over a table, who hadn't moved for two hours. Figuring it was a heart attack or overdose, police...
Why The New York Times Best Seller Lists Drive The Publishing Business Insane
Basically, nobody can figure them out: the Times rankings frequently don't match publicly available sales figures, and while the paper says it uses various...
After 45 Years, The Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts In Grand Rapids Is Shutting...
UICA, which merged with a nearby state university and art college in 2013 following earlier financial troubles, said in its announcement that it has...
Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch’s Go-To Composer, Is Dead At 85
He wrote songs for Nina Simone and Nancy Wilson, and scores for directors Danny Boyle, Jane Campion, and Paul Schrader, among others. But he's...
One Week After Being Sold, Bookforum Is Closing Down
Just days after its parent company, Artforum International, was acquired by Penske Media, the literary journal announced that the current issue is its last....
Adjunct Professors At Mannes School Of Music And Parsons School of Design End Their...
The walkout by part-time faculty (87% of the total) at the New School University, which encompasses both Parsons and Mannes, began on November 16...
Daniel Barenboim Will Return To Conducting (At Least For New Year’s)
In October, he announced that he was cancelling his performances indefinitely in order to deal with "a serious neurological condition." But he will make...
Oh, No! The Golden Globes Aren’t Going All Tasteful And Serious, Are They?
Owen Gleiberman: "As the nominations were announced, I thought, 'Please, Golden Globes! Atone for your sins, fix your corrupt ways, but don't take away...
“The Banshees of Inisherin” And “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Lead Golden Globe Nominations
"Banshees" garnered eight nominations (including picture, director, and screenplay), followed by "Everything" with six, and "The Fabelmans" and "Babylon," each with five. - Variety
Battlefield Memories From The Culture Wars Of The 1990s
John Killacky, performing arts curator at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis 1988-1996, presented much of the work attacked by right-wingers: Holly Hughes, Ron...
Dance At The World Cup: Brazilian Soccer Would Not Be What It Is Without...
It's not just the dances the players do to celebrate: samba steps have worked their way into the Brazilians' game technique. For instance, says...
What Learning To Read Braille Did To My Brain
"'Surely the part of my brain that I used to read with shut down at the same time as my sight?' asks Red Szell...
The Lit Critics Who Really, Really Hated “The Waste Land”
"Reviews were often pitched at nonspecialist general interest readers. ... To come to Eliot's poem with a few platitudes about decency, intelligibility, and ease...
Ukrainian Soldiers’ Dance Videos Are The Latest Social Media Hit
"One comment with over 1,800 likes said, 'Damn! These Ukrainians do have a sense of humor. I'm rooting for you,' while a comment with...
You Think It’s Taken A Long Time For Hollywood To Pay Women And Men...
Priyanka Chopra says that in a 20-year career, "I've never had pay parity in Bollywood. I would get paid about 10% of the salary...
George Newall, Last Surviving Co-Creator Of “Schoolhouse Rock,” Is Dead At 88
He was creative director of an ad agency when the boss complained that his sons could remember rock lyrics but not multiplication tables and...
This Director May Have Figured Out How To Rescue Sondheim’s Most Notorious Flop
For four decades, the consensus has been that — despite some excellent songs, and despite repeated adjustments during revivals — there's just no way...
The Blue Man Group Has Been Running For 30 Years — Longer Than “Phantom...
Indeed, Phantom is ending its long Broadway run this spring, but the Blue Man Group (granted, in a smaller house) just keeps on —...
BBC’s Boss Predicts It Will Be Online-Only In Ten Years
Director general Tim Davie: "Imagine a world that is internet-only, where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off and choice is infinite. A...
English National Opera May Keep Performing In London If It Makes Its Base Somewhere...
Arts Council England head Darren Henley told a parliamentary committee, "We are saying we would like to see an organisation with a base outside...
Indian Classical Dance As Journalism? Well, Yes, Sort Of …
Nadhi Thekkek and her San Francisco company, Nava Dance Theatre, use the style and vocabulary of bharatanatyam to tell contemporary stories taken from the...
The Paris Opera Starts Up Performing Arts Training Programs In French Guiana
"As well as offering workshops in ballet, contemporary dance, hip-hop and singing, she explains, the Paris Opera will also launch an apprenticeship programme for...
