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Orchestras Are Chafing, And Sometimes Buckling, Under Their Post-Shutdown Workloads
New programming initiatives mean musicians are rehearsing more unfamiliar works, and, come curtain time, standard repertoire sometimes ends up underrehearsed. Shutdown-induced layoffs mean remaining...
A New Factor In Writing TV Scripts: The Online Superfans Scrutinizing Every Line Of...
"Storytellers have to do more than spin a satisfying yarn; they must contend with fans who are so involved, they're practically racing them to...
A Conservative Version Of Prestige TV? Considering “Yellowstone”
"It is too easy to call it a conservative show. Like its audience counterpart, Yellowstone thinks it is at war with progress when it...
Filmmaker Lars Von Trier Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease
"His production company, Zentropa, ... said it released the information in order to avoid speculation about his health leading up to the premiere of...
After More Than A Century, Britain’s Dancing Times Magazine Is Shutting Down
"Dancing Times was established in October 1910 ... and has been published continuously every month for 112 years. ... The economic impact of the...
Meanwhile, Anthony Gormley’s Memorial To Alan Turing In Cambridge Has Been Approved With Little...
The as-yet-untitled sculpture, to be placed near the library at King's College, is, like the one planned for Imperial College, London, made of stacked...
Too Phallic: London Students Are Loudly Objecting To Anthony Gormley’s Planned Sculpture Honoring Alan...
The 20-foot-tall memorial, titled ALERT and planned for the South Kensington campus of Imperial College, London, is a stack of rectangular volumes intended by...
Behind The Scenes At Bayreuth’s Other Opera Festival
The Bavarian town has, in fact, two opera houses: Richard Wagner's famous custom-built theater and the Margravial Opera House, an opulent 18th-century venue seating...
A New Record Label Devoted Solely To Women Composers
"The label, called La Boîte à Pépites (the jewel box), will record compositions that have rarely, if ever, been heard before, yet deserve 'a...
How An Indian Film From Beyond Bollywood Became A Hit On U.S. Screens
"The Telugu-language Indian action spectacular RRR, or Rise, Roar, Revolt, ... (is) the rare Indian hit to catch on with American viewers outside the...
To Make Fun Of Politicians Or Not? At This Year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Believe It...
"Performers are split on how to respond to turbulent times in a way that entertains audiences. After the BBC's cancellation of (a) long-running satirical...
Mass-Market Paperbacks Are In Trouble
Over the last five years, sales in the category are down 32% by units sold and 43% by revenue. Some authors and titles, especially...
Pulitzer-Winning Historian David McCullough Is Dead At 89
"(His) lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular...
These Ukrainian Ballet Dancers Will Be Returning To The Army In A Month
The male members of the Ukrainian Freedom Ballet, which is currently performing in the Edinburgh Fringe, had to get special permission from their government...
The Enormous Effort To Protect And Rescue Ukraine’s Art And Monuments, Organized More Or...
Institutions in Ukraine hadn't been prepared to pack up and evacuate their collections, certainly not on a large scale. But (as Putin himself has...
Actors’ Equity UK Adopts “Comedian’s Charter” Governing Safety And Employment Conditions
The measures included "will ensure pay transparency, a safe working environment, late-night safety, and anti-harassment and discrimination policies. ... In the months ahead, we'll...
Actor Anne Heche In “Extreme Critical Condition” After Driving Her Car Into Two Different...
"She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention. She is in a coma and has not regained...
Olivia Newton-John, Pop Superstar Of The 1970s And ’80s, Dead At 73
"Through a career that included 100m album sales and a starring role in Grease (1978), one of the most successful musicals in film history,...
Why Do People Wo Should Know Better Keep Thinking That AI Robots Are Sentient?
And by "people who should know better," we mean certain AI researchers themselves. "The problem is that people closest to the technology live with...
HBO Max And Discovery+ To Merge By Next Summer
Said the CEO and president of global streaming and games for Warner Bros. Discovery, "At the end of the day, putting all the content...
This Program Could Transform The Model For Small And Midsize Dance Companies’ Touring
It's all in the program's name: PORT, or Peer Organized Reciprocal Touring. Says one of the founders, "It's pretty simple. ... Org A hosts...
“Jerusalem” — A Century Of Struggle Over The Meaning Of England’s Great Patriotic Hymn
Among the causes for which Hubert Parry's stirring setting of William Blake's poem has been enlisted (or co-opted): wartime patriotism, women's suffrage, English nationalism,...
Erin Overbey’s Ex-Colleagues At The New Yorker Say She Was Fired For Poor Work...
Said one of them, "This is about a legacy white employee who was in danger of losing her job for performance reasons, so she...
What Does It Mean To Be An LGBTQ+ Museum In The 21st Century?
"At a time when public discourse around issues like trans rights materially impacts the lives of LGBTQ people, such institutions have carefully considered how...
Chicago Theater “Has To Stop Eating Its Own”: Chris Jones
"What matters now is whether this community can rebuild itself with fewer takedowns and more inclusion, less intramural finger-pointing and more outward-facing togetherness. Above...
