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118 Composers Join Forces To Complete One Of Bach’s Great Unfinished Projects
Original sources indicate that J.S. planned to have 164 chorale preludes in his Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book), but he only wrote out 46 of...
While Repairing Damage Done By ISIS, Archaeologists Discover Unknown Assyrian Carvings
"A cache of 2,700-year-old marble relief carvings have been unearthed by archaeologists beneath the dilapidated Mashki Gate, just east of Mosul in Iraq. The...
“The Paper Chase” Author John Jay Osborn, Jr. Is Dead At 77
"The Paper Chase became a sort of pre-law school bible that students read before embarking on a career in law. One of them was...
The Bolshoi And Mariinsky Ballets Have Made Alexei Ratmansky A Non-Person
He's the world's most admired classical ballet choreographer, and he was artistic director at the Bolshoi. But, because he opposes Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...
“The Waste Land” At 100 — The Most Important English Poem Of The 20th...
"In honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of 'The Waste Land,' we invited four writers and academics — Beci Carver, Jahan Ramazani,...
“The Waste Land” Is 100 Years Old, But Part Of It Is 2,500 Years...
Alok A. Khorana: "When I first read the poem, I was puzzled by the structure ... because it felt strangely familiar. ... The entire...
After A Few Years Of Progress, Is Hollywood Backsliding On #MeToo And Diversity?
"In recent months, however, Hollywood's business culture has started to regress in subtle ways. New problems — widespread cost-cutting as the box office continues...
MetLife Fired This Guy Because He Co-Hosts A Popular Supreme Court Podcast
"On the official 5-4 website, there is a one-liner that pretty much tells you everything you need to know: 'A podcast where we dissect...
A New Arts Journalism Initiative In Dallas
"The Dallas Morning News and KERA announced Monday the formal launch of their new shared endeavor Arts Access, 'a first-of-its-kind journalism partnership' designed to...
Irish Dance’s Match-Fixing Scandal Sees Its First Resignations
Two members of the board of competitive Irish step dancing's chief governing body have stepped down in the wake of revelations that some coaches...
Leslie Jordan, Beloved Actor And Social Media Star, Dead At 67
"After a late start in his performing career, (he) became a recognizable face from roles on numerous television shows, most notably Will & Grace,...
This Play About Abortion And Birth Control Is A Century Old And In Yiddish
Lena Brown's play Sonia Itelson, or, A child, a Child was written, and set in, the 1910s; it was almost certainly not produced then,...
A High School Kid Paints A Mural, And Some Parents Freak Out, Alleging Hidden...
"School district officials and a high school student in Michigan have drawn the ire of parents who allege that a painted mural contains LGBTQ...
Archaeologists Find Original 4th-Century Mosaic Floors That The Real St. Nicholas Walked On
"Archaeologists excavating the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, have uncovered the original stone mosaic floors where the saint ... would have stood...
Dalit Standup Comics In India Have A Few Things To Say About Caste
"A small but growing number of Dalit comedians (is) breaking into India's Brahmin-dominated comedy scene. Onstage, they're finding that examining caste through humor not...
Camille A. Brown May Be About To Dance With Her Company For The Last...
"Our last show was March 2020. I was 40, and I was already feeling like, OK, my body is changing. I'm not sure that...
Can A Powerful Book Really Rewire Your Brain? A Neuropsychologist Tried To Find Out.
Certainly a book can cause a temporary change, which was all that most researchers had thought of measuring with fMRIs. Dr. Gregory Berns wanted...
South Broad Street Became Philadelphia’s “Avenue Of The Arts”. Can The Same Thing Happen...
The concentration of arts institutions around Broad Street south of City Hall transformed that portion of the city, but the street north of City...
How Toni Morrison Bored A Tunnel Through Writer’s Block And Got To Work Writing...
"'I know this woman!' she kept thinking. 'Angered by my inability to summon suitable language,' she writes, 'I threw my pencil on the floor,...
Public Radio Really Is Filling Important Gaps In Local And Regional News Coverage
"A just-released study of public radio from National Trust for Local News ... shows that the medium is poised to fill the void left...
“Paradise Square” Producer Garth Drabinsky Sues Actors’ Equity For Defamation
"Broadway producer Garth Drabinsky is suing Actors' Equity for $50 million, accusing the theater union of defamation after he was placed on its 'Do...
Jury Finds Kevin Spacey Not Liable For Sexual Assault Of Anthony Rapp
"A jury sided with Kevin Spacey on Thursday in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star's career, finding he did not sexually...
“‘Y’all’ Represents The Best Of American Vernacular”
"I began to enjoy its warmth and inclusivity, the way everyone was equally gathered under its umbrella. I had to admit: It didn't feel...
Are Soap Operas Dying Out?
One has to wonder, with the cancellation of an institution like Neighbours, the moving of Days of Our Lives to streaming-only, and fading ratings...
The Dance Instinct Goes Very Deep In Humans — And In Most Animals, Say...
"Whichever culture you inhabit, it is likely that dancing is a part of it. ... To gyrate rhythmically to music in the presence of...
