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L.A. MOCA Loses Another Director
When Johanna Burton came to MOCA in 2021, the museum was still recovering from the contentious firing of curator Helen Molesworth and resignation of...
Chuck Mangione, Smooth Jazz Hitmaker, Dead At 84
His biggest hit, “Feels So Good,” has become so familiar that many people know it without realizing it has a title. He developed a...
Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Has A New Artistic Director
Paolo Santalucia, 35 and a native Torontonian, is a director, playwright, and actor known for both stage and television work. A co-founder of Toronto’s...
US Federal Regulators Approve Merger Of Paramount Global And Skydance
“The stamp of approval from the Federal Communications Commission comes after months of turmoil revolving around Trump’s legal battle with 60 Minutes. … With...
Difference In Arts Funding Between London And North Of England Remains Huge: Study
While the gap has narrowed from that of previous years, the north of England still receives only £28 per capita in arts and culture...
The Quest For The Ancestor Of All Chinese Typewriters
Adapting an alphabet-based machine to produce the thousands of different brush-stroke characters used in Chinese was a seemingly impossible challenge. But, in the 1930s...
“Math For Musicians” And “Exercise For Engineers”: Change Ringing In North America
People in chilly church towers pulling on ropes attached to sets of thousand-pound bells — that's usually considered (by those who even know the...
One Of LACMA’s Greatest Assets Has Finally Been Pulled Out Of Storage And Put...
The museum’s collection of Buddhist painting and sculptures includes some of the greatest work in all of its holdings, writes Christopher Knight. It hasn’t...
Late-Night TV Talk Shows Are Probably Doomed — And US Networks Will Lose A...
As linear TV viewership plummets and online ad rates remain low, the economics of late-night talk shows no longer works. But there are consequences,...
In Putin’s Russia, Even Internet Searches Could Be Crimes
“Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that punishes online searches for information that is deemed ‘extremist.’ … The official definition of extremist activity...
Nearly Half Of Freelance Workers In British Theatre Earn Less Than Living Wage
“The report shows 44% of freelancers earn less than the UK National Living Wage, up from 34% last year. ... The survey reveals high...
Joffrey Ballet Will Remain At Chicago’s Lyric Opera House For (At Least) Seven More...
“The Joffrey’s current lease was slated to end following the 2027 season, but this extension will keep the city’s top ballet company at the...
Is What Most Historians Have Believed About Sacagawea For A Century Actually Wrong?
Her tribe, birthplace, date of death — all those and much else from the journals and later testimony of Lewis and Clark had been...
Trump Administration Considers Removing Exhibits On Slavery From Independence Hall In Philadelphia
“The displays were flagged for review in accordance with a Trump administration order directing National Park Service staff to identify language and historical depictions that ‘inappropriately...
L.A. Times Owner To Keep Controlling Interest Even As He Puts Newspaper On Stockmarket
“Patrick Soon-Shiong will retain majority ownership of the Los Angeles Times in his planned public sale, which will be limited to $75 million after...
Boston’s GBH Lays Off Entire Production Staff Of PBS Series “American Experience”
Due to the Trump/Congress clawback of funding for public broadcasting, the 13 GBH employees who work on the history documentary series have lost their...
Protecting Istanbul’s Ancient Buildings From The Huge Earthquake That Will Definitely Come One Day
Geophysicists say Istanbul has a 40-60% chance of a major earthquake by 2055. … There are roughly 40,000 historical sites in Istanbul that need...
Perusing The 5,000-Odd Goodies In The Sondheim Archive At The Library Of Congress
“Among them are hundreds of music and lyric sketches of Sondheim’s well-known works as well as drafts of songs that were cut from shows...
Use of AI In Literary Translation Unsettles Publishing Industry
“As more companies explore AI literary translation, the rapid progression of the technology and what that could mean for the future has divided the...
No, Public Broadcasting In The U.S. Is Not Like Government-Run News Media In Dictatorships....
“In state-run media systems, a government agency hires editors, dictates coverage, and provides full funding from the treasury. Public officials determine — or make...
Can Trump Really Eliminate The National Endowment For The Arts? Here’s What Experts Say
Opinions differ over whether Trump or any president could make the NEA (or NEH) cease to exist without an act of Congress, but if...
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Is Shutting Down Its Folklórico Program
The company will continue operating its Mexican traditional dance programming and instruction until the end of this year. - Aspen Public Radio
Andres Serrano Wants The Next U.S. Pavilion At The Venice Biennale To Be A...
Yes, the photographer still best known for the 1987 image of a crucifix in a jar of urine that made him one of the...
There’s A Billionaire Funding A New Opera House In Hamburg. The Problem Is Where...
The donor: 88-year-old Klaus-Michael Kühne. His family’s company, Kühne + Nagel, is one of the world’s largest logistics firms, and collaborated with the Nazi...
“South Park” Guys End Their Battle With Paramount With A $1.5 Billion Streaming Deal
“Paramount agreed to buy the global streaming rights (to) South Park (for) the company's digital service, Paramount+, for the first time in the U.S....
