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The Problem Of Being An Edinburgher During The Fringe Has Gotten Worse
Not so long ago, if you lived more than half a mile from the castle, it wasn’t hard to avoid the crowds and madness...
Historic Painted Houses Of Burkina Faso Endangered By Climate Change
The wavy-walled houses of Tiébélé, covered with distinctive geometric patterns, constitute one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Burkina Faso. They’re made of earth,...
The Historic Manuscripts Of Timbuktu Are Returning Home After 13 Years’ Safekeeping
The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were smuggled out of their city to the capital, Bamako,...
Young Adults In Britain Are Flocking Back To Independent Movie Theatres
“Curzon, which operates 16 venues across the UK, reports there has been a clear shift over the past six years in young people overtaking...
Arrested, Live On The Air: Miami Pirate Radio Operator Dragged Away From Mic
“DJ AJ 305,” whose real name is Abdias Datis, was taken into custody and his equipment seized by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies on Tuesday...
Miami-Dade Arts Groups Are Fighting Mayor’s 52% Cut In Arts Funding
In her 2025-26 budget, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has proposed a 52% reduction in funding for cultural events and the elimination of the city-county Department...
Arts Magnet High School In San Antonio To Close
“The Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art + Design ... is officially closing its doors on Aug. 31. Superintendent Jessica Rae Sánchez informed...
Dance Data Project Ranks America’s Largest Ballet Companies 2025
This latest list of the 150 largest (by expenditure) U.S. ballet and classically-based companies includes comparative rankings by company revenue, and surplus or deficit...
Federal Court Strikes Down Key Parts Of Florida’s Book-Banning Law
“A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that helped parents get books they found objectionable removed from public school...
San Diego Opera Renews General Director David Bennett For Five More Years
“David Bennett, who has served as San Diego Opera’s general director for the past 10 years, will carry on at least through the 2029-30...
Leonard Tow, Philanthropist And Cable TV Magnate, Dead At 97
“Besides (the 131-seat Tow Theater at Lincoln Center, he) funded a performing arts center at Brooklyn College; journalism programs at Columbia University and City...
Rising Sea Levels Could Endanger Easter Island’s Ancient Statues: Study
“By the end of the century, rising sea levels could push powerful seasonal waves into Easter Island’s 15 iconic moai statues, according to a new...
Why Are These People Claiming There’s A Man Trapped Inside Anish Kapoor’s Bean?
The accusation first surfaced on July 31, during the opening day of Lollapalooza: as a small group of protesters dressed in black gathered in...
Amitav Ghosh’s Next Book To Be Kept Unpublished Until 2114
“The next manuscript by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh will not be read for 89 years, as he becomes the 12th author to contribute to...
Despite Gentrification And Declining Membership, Brooklyn’s Black Church Choirs Are Hanging On
“According to Pew Research Center data, between 2019 and 2023, Black Protestant monthly church attendance fell from 61% to 46% — the largest decline...
Why It’s The Hands That Make All The Difference In Dance
“Hands not only guide the eye but are the body’s finishing touch. ... They also offer a way into how to look at a...
A New Wave Of Old Performers At The Edinburgh Fringe
“This year offers a ‘brigade of old gits’, as the actor Andy Linden says, some of them veterans such as Miriam Margolyes, who first...
Native American Tribal Radio Stations Try To Figure Out A Future Without CPB Funding
“Now, after Congress took away $9.4 billion in previously allocated public media funding and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting subsequently announced it will shut down, the future of...
We’ve Made Luigi Mangione Into The Latest Great American Celebrity Outlaw
His astounding social media fame has inspired a musical, Saturday Night Live skits, stand-up routines, academic inquiries into the regulation of health care algorithms and the psychosocial...
Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” To Undergo Restoration Early Next Year
The work on the monumental fresco behind the altar in the Sistine Chapel is intended to protect it from the effects of large-scale tourism....
NPR “Founding Mother” Susan Stamberg To Retire After 54 Years
“Stamberg, the first woman to anchor a national evening news program, hosted All Things Considered for 14 years before taking the helm of Weekend...
Chicago’s New Chamber Music Venue Is A Former 7-Eleven
At the CheckOut, Access Contemporary Music “aims to put on two or three chamber concerts a week, mostly self-produced. There are incipient plans for...
The Top Online Video Creators Are Building Systems That Mimic, And May Eventually Rival,...
“They're building production studios that stand toe-to-toe with Hollywood facilities and spending lavishly on higher-quality programming. Some of these stars, from MrBeast to Michelle...
Minnesota’s Arena Dances Changes Its Programming Model Away From Founder’s Works
For 30 years the Twin Cities-based company has focused on the choreography of its founder and artistic director, Mathew Janczewski. Beginning this season, Arena...
William The Conqueror’s Castle Reopens After $37 Million Restoration
“After five years and a $37 million restoration, Norwich Castle — one of England’s most iconic Norman fortresses — is reopening its doors with...
