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California’s Greatest Poet Wrote Exactly One Poem In English And None In Spanish. Can...
"Want to become a signature voice of your troubled nation? Perhaps you need a decades-long exile in California. It worked for Czesław Miłosz, who...
BBC News Staffers Move Near Mutiny Over Chairman’s Political Interference And BoJo Scandal
"The chairman is supposed to maintain the independence of the BBC," observed one insider about Richard Sharp, "but has said publicly it has a...
Northeastern University In Boston Bought Mills College In Oakland To Save It From Closing. ...
"The tension at the school, now known as Mills College at Northeastern University, reflects the challenges that colleges face when merging campus cultures and...
Reporter At West Virginia Public Broadcasting Fired Due To Interference By State Officials
"Interviews with 20 people with direct knowledge of events at WVPB indicate Amelia Ferrell Knisely's involuntary departure from her position as a part-time reporter...
Composer Friedrich Cerha, Who Completed Berg’s “Lulu”, Is Dead At 96
"As well as composing, he has done important work as a conductor (of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw amongst others), teacher (his...
King’s Singers Florida Concert Cancelled Two Hours Before Curtain Because Of Performers’ “Lifestyle”
It seems Pensacola Christian College, where the group had sung before without incident, got wind that some members of the sextet are gay. The...
Ballet Director Suspended After Rubbing Critic’s Face With His Dachshund’s Poop
On Saturday, enraged at her harsh review of his new piece In the Dutch Mountains (get it?), Hannover State Opera ballet director Marco Goecke...
Philadelphia Orchestra/Kimmel Center Ticketing System Is Paralyzed By Hackers
"The ticketing systems of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. remained hobbled for a fifth day Monday following a cyber attack that struck...
“Catastrophic Consequences”: Edinburgh Fringe Venues Beg Government Not To Clamp Down On Airbnb-Style Rentals
The expansion of short-term rentals has been pricing out Edinburgh residents for years. But the cost of accommodation for festival performers and visitors has...
The Big Vermeer Show In Amsterdam Was Completely Sold Out Two Days After Opening
"Every single available ticket to see the Rijksmuseum's Johannes Vermeer retrospective is already gone, the Amsterdam institution said over the weekend, dashing the hopes...
In Cambodia, A Circus Helps Rescue Traditional Arts And Traumatized People
The Phare Circus, founded in 1994 by an art therapist, provides education and training for young people, many poor, and a livelihood for artists...
This Prominent Woman Conductor Isn’t All That Interested In The Gender Issue
Simone Young: "What does being a woman have to do with conducting? My tits don't get in the way. ... And it is maestro,...
A Second-Day, Six-Point Look At Australia’s New Cultural Policy
"1. It is a truth universally acknowledged that democratic governments who produce National Cultural Policies sound decidedly naff. Sorry, but there's no escaping it....
For The Sake Of “Moral And Spiritual Values,” The Kremlin Fires The Tretyakov Gallery’s...
Two weeks ago, following an alleged complaint from a visitor about art with a "destructive ideology." Russia's Ministry of Culture demanded that the Moscow...
Marianne Mantell, Co-Creator of The Audiobook Industry (Yes, Really), Is Dead At 93
At age 23, she and college pal Barbara Holdridge launched Caedmon Records with an LP of Dylan Thomas reading A Child's Christmas in Wales....
New Voices And A New Aesthetic At Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, the company's new artistic director: "I could have said, 'Oh, I'm throwing everything out,' but I don't think that's smart. ... (Yet)...
Actors’ Equity Makes Its Open Access Membership Program Permanent
"(The policy allows) any non-union theater worker to join who can demonstrate that they have worked professionally as an actor or stage manager within...
The Smithsonian Is Doing A Reality Show Competition — On MTV — For Artists
"The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is teaming up with MTV Studios to create the six episode docuseries The Exhibit: Finding the Next...
Hollywood Appears Headed For A Writers’ Strike. At Issue: The Streaming Economy
"The Writers Guild of America's current contract expires on May 1, and the industry is bracing for a major battle, and what could be...
The Strike At HarperCollins Appears To Be Settled
"HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing around 250 striking employees reached a tentative agreement providing increases to entry level salaries. If union members ratify...
Philadelphia Folk Festival Cancels This Year’s Edition, Says It’s Broke
"The Philadelphia Folksong Society is teetering on bankruptcy and won't put on its annual festival this summer for the first time in more than...
Why There’s Such A Fuss Over Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nomination: An Explainer
"(She) managed a surprise best-actress nomination last month that quickly turned from boon to boondoggle. It's the story everyone in Hollywood is talking about,...
Righteous Anger, Rightly Directed: Edouard Louis’s Books About Working-Class Poverty And Pain
"Louis's depiction of poverty is more radical in its honesty. Deprivation doesn't just cause pain and hunger; it also fosters hostility. Circumstances warp behavior....
How American Not-For-Profit Theatres Fared In 2021: A Look At The Numbers
"Sharp reductions in expenses coupled with large growth in government contributions and investments kept theatres afloat. ... As audiences return to live performances, theatres...
Confessions Of A Metropolitan Museum Guard
"I was attracted by this idea of doing something straightforward and honest and useful, like keeping people's hands off of some of the most...
