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Now That Trump’s “60 Minutes” Lawsuit Is Settled, Can Paramount Go Ahead And Sell...
“Is there a chance the fog surrounding the company’s quest to sell itself to Skydance Media is about to lift? So far, it’s not entirely clear — not...
Another Ohio County May Use Cigarette Taxes To Fund The Arts
Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland is located, has long used such a tax to fund arts and culture organizations. Ohio’s newly-enacted state budget includes permission...
SAG-AFTRA Formally Ends Its Video Games Strike
“The 11-month strike waged by the performers’ union was brought to a tidy end on Wednesday as members voted overwhelmingly to ratify a labor...
Training AI To Transcribe Cursive (Because So Many Younger Americans Can’t Read It)
It’s a particular issue for historians in and of Philadelphia, since so many 18th- and 19th-century documents are in that hard-to-read script used in...
Oscar Wilde’s Forgotten Play About Russian Revolutionaries
The 1879 play Vera; or, The Nihilists is about a young woman and her band of radicals who plan to kill the tsar. Its...
Paul Libin, For 67 Years One Of New York Theater’s Leading Producers, Is Dead...
“Libin produced more than 250 Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions. He led Circle in the Square Theatre for 62 years until his death, serving...
How Dr. Phil’s TV Network Fell Apart After Barely More Than A Year
“Phil McGraw‘s Merit Street Media is in bankruptcy court and is simultaneously suing its distribution partner, Trinity Broadcasting, for breach of contract that the company says...
After Centuries Of Neglect, One Of Fra Angelico’s Earliest Frescoes Has Been Restored
“Hidden high in the chapter house of San Domenico (convent) in Fiesole, the quietly majestic Crucifixion — possibly the artist’s earliest known work — has...
California Legislators Save State Fund For Boosting Pay At Small Arts Orgs
“A series of budget bills (passed) on July 1 have restored the $11.5 million Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, intended to help pay performers and...
Well, At Least New Hampshire’s Arts Funding Budget Is More Than $1
Yes, $1 was the figure being considered by legislators for the New Hampshire Council on the Arts in the new state budget. In the...
Doris Duke Theater At Jacob’s Pillow, Literally Risen From Ashes, Is Now One Of...
With an advanced acoustical system, plenty of fiber-optic cable, responsive lighting, spatialized audio capabilities, virtual/augmented reality infrastructure, and a trippy immersive exhibition called “Dancing...
Curtis Institute Of Music’s Newest Building Severely Damaged In Fire
Known informally as the Art Alliance building, the mansion on Rittenhouse Square was one of the University of the Arts properties auctioned off last...
For The First Time In Over 900 Years, The Bayeux Tapestry Will Be Seen...
The enormous cloth, which depicts the Norman Conquest of England, has spent almost all of its existence in France. Next year it will be...
Owain Park Of The Gesualdo Six Named Next Chief Conductor Of BBC Singers
The founder, director, and low bass of the much-admired vocal sextet is already principal guest conductor of the BBC Singers, Britain’s only full-time professional...
India’s Most Progressive State Is Arguing Over Zumba Classes
“Some 14,000 state-run schools in Kerala have been asked to organise daily Zumba sessions as part of an anti-drug campaign launched by the government...
Fully Half Of Our Global Audience Watches Anime, Says Netflix
“According to Netflix, more than 50% of its members — amounting to over 150 million households, or an estimated 300 million viewers — now...
La Scala’s New Rule: No Beach Wear
“Operagoers have been warned they will be banned from entering Milan’s prestigious La Scala theatre if they turn up wearing shorts, tank tops or flip-flops. Kimonos,...
The Rehabilitation Of Valery Gergiev Begins? (Maybe Not)
For the first time since Putin ordered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the famously pro-Putin conductor is performing in Western Europe, on July...
US Print Book Sales Fell Slightly In First Half Of 2025
“More softness in adult nonfiction in the second quarter and slowing sales in adult fiction combined to drop unit sales of print books just...
Trump White House Objects To Display At Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
“The White House has raised concerns about ‘Entertainment Nation,’ a permanent display on view since 2022 that sheds light on the entertainment industry’s impact...
Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of “Take Me Out,” Has Died At 67
“(He) was one of America’s most established dramatists, responsible for about 30 plays staged on or off Broadway since the mid-1980s. His work was...
Disgraced Producer Scott Rudin’s Return To Broadway Is Set
Four years after he “stepped back” from “active participation” in theater following media articles detailing his long history of abusing his staff, Rudin is...
Edinburgh Festivals Struggle To Attract Corporate Sponsors After Baillie Gifford Boycotts
Following last year’s boycott campaign which led to authors withdrawing from the Edinburgh Book Festival due to sponsorship by asset management firm Baillie Gifford,...
Another College In Debt Is Selling Off Its Art Collection
“James Gaddy, the vice president of administration at Albright (College in Reading, PA, said) ‘we needed to stop bleeding.’ He confirmed that over the...
Jim Shooter, Dead At 73, Editor Who Saved Marvel Comics (And Arguably The Entire...
“A hard-driving giant …, (he) took the helm at Marvel at the tender age of 27, then spent nearly a decade revolutionizing the way...
