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Are Hollywood’s Writers And Actors Right To Be Freaking Out Over Generative AI?
Here, for instance, is Justine Bateman: "I stress that this is an existential threat. And if they can do this with actors, they can...
Meet The Lady Who Provides The Fabulous Gowns For The Leading Pro Ballroom Dancers
Julie Wilson's home-based business in suburban northern Virginia is "considered the ballroom dance industry's leading consignment and consignment-rental dress company. Competitive dancers come here...
Designer And Architect Thierry Despont Is Dead At 75
His design work on restoration of two New York landmarks, the Statue of Liberty and the Woolworth Building, first brought him renown. He went...
Theater In Chicago Is Facing A Lot Of Problems. Here’s One Of The Least...
Besides the much-discussed problems facing most American theaters, and that leadership at many of the city's companies has changed virtually all at once, there's...
Cambodia, Laos, And Vietnam Say Denver Art Museum Still Has Works Looted From Their...
"Representatives from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam sent letters to the museum, via U.S. investigators, in May and June, saying the prized relics had no...
It’s Time To Stop Blaming The Pandemic For People’s Bad Behavior
Yes, COVID lockdowns and all that time at home certainly played a part, writes Mary McNamara, but there are other factors at work, especially...
Another Museum Joins The $30 Admission Fee Club: SF-MOMA
"The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is the latest US institution to raise its admission fees to $30, making it one of the...
Beautiful, Complex, Even Dangerous — The Recorder, Perhaps The Most Underrated Instrument
So many people cringe at the memory of the cheap little plastic instruments played by grade-schoolers. But a wooden recorder in the hands of...
Bread And Puppet Theater’s Founder Is 89. What Happens When He Finally Passes Away?
"'(It's) always been an iffy little enterprise that depends way too much on me,” said Peter Schumann. 'Is it sustainable when I'm gone and...
Younger People In England Are Making Morris Dancing, Well, Actually Kind of Cool
"Now Morris, long a poked-fun-of example of British eccentricity, is opening up to younger dancers who approach it as a living tradition. For some,...
Jan Morris Was Right: We Should Just Let Venice Sink
"And yet Morris predicted that this would never be Venice's fate, because 'the world would not allow it.' That may be true. What she...
Milan’s Landmark Futurist Sports Stadium Has Been Saved From The Wrecking Ball
"The iconic San Siro in Milan, which was set to be replaced by a Populous-designed stadium, has been saved from demolition because of its...
70 Years After It Was Discovered, An Ancient Near Eastern Script Is Being Deciphered
"The researchers have proposed the name Eteo-Tocharian to describe the newly identified language, which is believed to have been, at one point, one of...
Iran Jails Filmmaker For Showing His Movie At Cannes Without Official Permission
"A court in Iran has sentenced prominent film director Saeed Roustayi to six months' prison for the screening of his film Leila's Brothers at...
More Turmoil At West Virginia Public Broadcasting As Executive Director Steps Down
"The executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting has stepped down after one year on the job, the latest sign of upheaval at a...
Orlando Museum Of Art Sues Its Former Director Over Fake Basquiat Scandal
"(The museum) has sued its former director, Aaron De Groft, as well as others who were instrumental in bringing the now disgraced 'Heroes &...
Opera News Magazine To Cease Publication As Metropolitan Opera Guild Shuts Down
The Guild, founded in 1935 to support the Met, has been suffering with financial troubles similar to those faced by many arts nonprofits in...
Soprano Renata Scotto, 89
"Like Callas, Ms. Scotto possessed a voice that was riveting without being traditionally beautiful. … Also like Callas, she was known for fully inhabiting...
So, Who’d Have The Perfect Voice For Reading Poetry Written By An A.I. Robot?...
"For the editors of I Am Code: An Artificial Intelligence Speaks, the answer was obvious. … 'They had an understanding that I wasn't the...
An Existential Ethics Review At America’s Leading Medical Museum
"In common with many other museums, the Mütter is plagued by questions around the rights of acquisition of its collection. Earlier this year, the...
Stand-Up Comedians Vs. A.I.: Can The Bots Win?
"Until recently, comedy has been seen as so quintessentially human that it was assumed A.I. would kill humanity before it would at a club....
A Daughter of Korean Immigrants To America Could Win Olympic Gold In Breakdancing
"Sunny Choi is now one of the 10 best B-girls in the world, and won silver at the 2022 World Games. Her ascendence comes...
Parisian Booksellers Explain How They Are Preparing For The 2024 Olympics
"With a diving suit and helmet, and with dark glasses, earplugs, and a plan for retreat to the countryside." "We'll of course have a...
“Barbie” Arrives In The Cinemas Of Saudi Arabia
"That this was happening in Saudi Arabia — one of the most male-dominated countries in the world — was mind-boggling to many in the...
Directors Of Theatres All Over Britain Are Resigning Because The Job Is So Miserable...
"While larger institutions ... can still attract and keep good artistic directors, regional theatres and arts centres are struggling. A job heading of one...