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A Social Media Challenge Shows The Precise Reason You Might Need A Real Percussionist
“‘I’ve always tried to put a big moment in a song, but nothing, of course, worked as good as that one,' David Foster, who...
How To Figure Out If Your New ‘Favorite Artist’ Is Just Software, Or An...
Some hints, but nothing is certain: “AI ‘singers' often sound a little slurred. Consonants and plosives (hard sounds like ‘p' and ’t') aren't quite...
Stars Of Fox’s Splashy New Bible Podcast Say They Never Granted Permission For Their...
“As unbelievable as this situation might sound, it seems to be possible because the podcast isn't made of entirely new, original material. The performances...
Dorothy Vogel, A New York Librarian With A Vast Art Collection In Her One-Room...
Vogel and her husband, a postal clerk, "bought thousands of works from future art stars like Sol LeWitt and Donald Judd, stashing them in...
How Chloe Zhao Made Hamnet So Powerful
“By her own admission, Zhao isn’t much of a Shakespeare connoisseur,” but she has thoughts on Hamlet, and Hamnet. “Grief keeps you in the...
New York’s Newest ‘Experiential Cinema’ Is Pricey, And Private
“Pick a film from either current releases or a curated archive, select a drink package for an extra $50 each, choose a 12-13 course...
We’re Spending 22 Dollars A Month More On Streaming Services This Year Than Last
That’s a big jump. “Some customers are starting to get fed up with having to subscribe to multiple streaming platforms just to get all...
The Venerated, Exploited Legacy Of Anne Frank
“It is not uncommon for a visitor to refuse to leave the Annex, convinced she is Anne Frank reincarnate. This degree of identification perplexes...
What Art Market Reporters Are Getting Wrong
Smaller galleries may be in massive amounts of trouble. "Gallery sales are almost always private, and only a small percentage truthfully reveal their sales...
‘Pluribus’ And The End Of Human Culture
The issue: "To us, art exists for the purposes of communication, entertainment and self-expression, but those concepts don’t seem to align with the hivemind’s...
Philadelphia Picks Former Met Museum Director To Take Over For Abruptly Fired Former Chief...
Daniel H. Weiss “had been serving as a consultant to the museum over the last two years, he said in a telephone interview, ‘providing...
Judge Temporarily Blocks OpenAI From Using The Term ‘Cameo’ In Sora App
It's simply a trademark dispute: “‘OpenAI is now using Cameo’s own mark, CAMEO, to compete directly with Cameo,’ Baron wrote in its lawsuit.” -...
Over The Weekend, Thousands Of Artists In The U.S. Pushed Back Against Authoritarianism
One organizer: “When arts institutions are paralyzed by the real fear of suppression and retribution for ideas that seem critical to the kind of...
YouTube’s Conservative Stars Are Fueling A Boom In Political Ads
“Three in 10 advertisers relied on ideological appeals — emphasizing ‘pro-life,’ Christian, pro-gun, ‘America first,’ or pro-military themes, or attacking Democrats, gender identity or...
The City Of Portland Takes (Back) Its Performing Arts Venues
“The three downtown buildings with five theaters are owned by the city but have been managed by the elected regional government for more than...
One Performer Killed, Another Gravely Injured At Live Circus Stunt In Italy
“Fatal accidents inside the Globe of Death — a popular circus stunt in which multiple motorcyclists ride around inside a globe-shaped metal cage in...
Let’s Talk About Why This Norwegian Film Is Perfect For Painful U.S. Family Thanksgivings
“Love and affection run past the margins, brushing up against shame and fear for a conclusion that’s akin to lingering a bit longer after...
The Phillips Collection Sells Off Art, Riles Its Board, And Angers The Family
Robert Storr, former dean at the Yale School of Art and advisory board member: “‘Selling off the family silver is not a strategy for...
This Scottish Folk Pioneer Is Fighting To Get His Own Music Back
Dick Gaughan had a deep influence on Rufus Wainwright, Billy Bragg, and Richard Hawley. But the label Celtic Music has kept his work under...
Dear Everyone Who Completely Ruined Their Gmail Thanks To Viral Posts And Articles
Google says that no, they’re actually not training their AI on your email. (And if they were, would opting out of “smart features” actually...
The Met Says There Was A ‘Security Lapse’ That Let Protestors Disrupt Carmen The...
A security guard (now suspended from his job) was not at his post. “That allowed the two protesters to walk on a narrow ledge...
The Words English Speakers Use Only In Highly Specific Circumstances
Diametrically together? Bode excellently? - Mental Floss
What The Ed Sheeran Documentary Shows About Culture Is, Honestly, A Little Depressing
Not because of the skill of the one-take camera crew. “We know, of course, that being a very famous person these days involves having...
So Long, Jim Henson Company Studio, And Thanks For All The Fraggles
No Muppets will be on sale - thanks to their purchase by HBO - but among the hundreds of items up for auction as...
More Than Half Of The Novelists In Britain Think That Software, AKA AI, Will...
“Many participants reported that their work had already been used without their permission to train large language models, and more than a third (39%)...
