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Opening Up The Secret Places In Philip II’s Royal Monastery
"Although El Escorial is hardly an unknown destination — it received more than 450,000 visitors last year — Pérez de Prada and his colleagues...
The Question Underlying All The Turmoil At Nashville’s Arts Agency
"Much of this drama stems from a debate about whom Metro Arts should serve with its limited budget. The debate can be summed up...
Young Stand-Ups Now Have To Spend More Time Self-Promoting On Social Media Than Sharpening...
"Young artists ... have always had to promote themselves, but the balance between that element of the job and the actual art feels worryingly...
State Supreme Court Reinstates Louisiana Librarian’s Defamation Suit Against Right-Wing Accusers
"On December 27, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that Amanda Jones’s 2022 defamation case against two local men who accused her of pushing pornography...
After A Rough Year, Good News From Scotland’s Arts Funding Agency
"Cultural venues, festivals and events have been given a new £20 million boost weeks ahead of crucial decisions on their future funding by (Creative...
Germany’s New Film & TV Funding Scheme Is A Boon To Both Local Producers...
The funding application process for local productions has been streamlined, and the cash-back production grant (which covers foreign studios shooting in Germany as well)...
2024 — The Year In Art Forgery
A pan-European forgery network, a disputed Malevich at the Pompidou Center, supposed Monet and Renoir on eBay, yet more fake Basquiats, and the bogus...
The State Of British Theatre, In 20 Shows Across All Four Nations
"Two decades after theatre’s funding taps were turned off, editor Alistair Smith embarked on a tour from the tip to the toe of the...
The Literary World’s Biggest News Stories Of 2024
"Here are the book-world-adjacent stories that thrilled, disgusted, amused, and otherwise occupied our group chats this year." - Literary Hub
Have A Listen To The Earliest Known Recording Of A Country Music Song
"A wax cylinder containing the oldest recorded country song was discovered in Pennsylvania. The track, 'Thompson's Old Gray Mule,' was recorded in 1891 and...
The Highs And Lows Of U.S. TV Ratings In 2024
"A little blue dog was the biggest star in the streaming world; the most watched cable series in years took a final bow; sports,...
The Worst Artworks Of 2024
"As we close out the year, we’ve rounded up the artworks that left us unimpressed — pieces that didn’t live up to the hype,...
How Modern Dance Came To The People’s Republic Of China
Beginning in 1986, with funding from two foundations and the U.S. Department of State, American Dance Festival director Charles Reinhart sent American teachers to...
Assessing Damage Done To Lebanon’s Heritage Site’s By Israeli Bombing
"Lebanese cultural preservation organisation Biladi said at least nine heritage sites were completely destroyed and 15 badly or partially damaged by Israeli attacks between...
Artnet’s Biggest Art World Controversies of 2024
Interestingly, there is little overlap with CNN's similar list, released last week. - Artnet
Edinburgh Cancels This Year’s Hogmanay Celebrations Due To “Extreme Weather”
With heavy rain and very high winds pounding the Scottish capital, the torchlight parade, outdoor concerts, street party and fireworks display have been called...
Actress Linda Lavin, 87
She became a household name in the US thanks to her decade starring in the CBS sitcom Alice, and she worked regularly in TV...
Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, Pioneer Of India’s New Wave, Is Dead At 90
"Known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, … (Benegal) left an indelible mark on the film industry, blending art with activism and bridging...
How Lutherans Saved The Organ For (And From) The Reformation
Early on, many in the Protestant movement saw organ music as just another Popish frippery; even Luther disapproved of it at first. He changed...
How George C. Wolfe Remade “Gypsy” Into A Tragedy
Adam Moss sits in on rehearsals and talks with the five-time Tony-winning director and his actors (including Audra McDonald and Joy Woods, of course)...
Do Gender-Neutral Acting Award Categories Shortchange Female Actors?
There's been some concern expressed about this, so journalist Steve Pond looked into four high-profile awards that have gone gender-neutral in the past few...
The Very First Film Version of “Peter Pan,” Now 100 Years Old
It was considered a blockbuster back in 1924, and its producers were pioneers in movie-related merchandising. It faded from public view after the talkies...
After Ten Years Away, Trey McIntyre Is Working With A Dance Company Again
"After his Trey McIntyre Project gave its final performances 10 years ago, choreographer Trey McIntyre didn’t think he’d work in-depth with another dance company....
The State Of The Dallas Arts District, 40 Years On
"This once-desolate northeast corner of downtown attracts millions of guests annually to renowned cultural institutions housed in buildings such as I.M. Pei’s Meyerson Symphony...
A Red King, Vandals, And A Very Pricey Banana: The Biggest Art Controversies Of...
Also, the artwork thrown in the trash by accident, the four-year-old who accidentally smashed an ancient jar, the grown man who deliberately smashed an...
