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A Band Playing With The National Symphony Says It’s Possible To Protest The Kennedy...
The band Guster, “no fans of the current administration, played uplifting, poppy tunes (backed by the National Symphony Orchestra) at the Kennedy Center Concert...
France May Finally Get Its MeToo Moment With The Depardieu Trial
"The women’s lawyers told the court he was an 'all-powerful' star who deliberately targeted junior women, who were in fear of being blacklisted if...
Let’s Talk About The Disney Bubble, Its Theme Parks’ Near-Complete Control Of Reality
“The Bubble is why many guests prefer to stay within the Disney ecosystem for the entirety of their trip, shopping, eating and sleeping at...
Douglas Adams Foresaw A Future Where Technology Would Mediate Nearly Every Interaction
His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books have influenced tech bros in ways that might shock (and disappoint) him. But “Adams’s ability to see...
The Original Snow White Did Not Exactly Thrive In Hollywood
The movie did, but the actor who voiced the character? Ouf - not to mention the way the Mouse House treated both Adriana Caselotti...
Lucy Dacus Says She Has No Desire To Sing A Song Written By AI
The indie star says, “You want a shortcut to art? You want to have made a product, you don’t want the internal process. …...
Seattle University Plans To Destroy A Theatre In Order To Raise A Museum
“Members of SU’s theater community argue that the Lee, a relatively new building that opened in 2006, is an irreplaceable part of the school’s...
The Curse Of Being Ayn Rand’s Heir
“Like many tragedies, this one is marked by a dark irony: A man devoted to the principle of individualism has ended up living a...
More Than A Century After It Was Taken By A Museum, An Indigenous Shrine...
Franz Boas "decided to acquire for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he was a curator. He was driven...
Trump’s FCC Opens An ‘Investigation’ Into Disney And ABC
Because, you know, they’re not bending the knee on diversity. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Is Ticketmaster Breaking The Law In The UK?
Looks like … maybe? “Ticketmaster may have misled fans, some of whom paid more than £350 for tickets with a face value of £150, in...
Richard Chamberlain, Dr. Kildare And So Much More, Has Died At 90
A heartthrob for most of his life, the actor came out publicly in 2003. He said, “I’m positive that love exists … and is...
Wigmore Hall, London’s Legendary Classical Venue, Has Raised Millions In Private Funding
As a matter of fact, it’s raised enough to get the heck out of Arts Council England a year earlier than planned during “an...
MoMA’s New Leader Is Christophe Cherix
Cherix is an insider, chief curator for drawings and prints. “The board, which was anxious about leaks to the news media, summoned its members...
Last Tango In The Guggenheim
“Forget about drugs. Forget about cocaine. Try the tango. That’s the real addiction.” - The New York Times
Academy Apologizes For Not Providing More Support For Award-Winning Documentary Director
“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologised on Friday after hundreds of its members criticised it for not supporting Oscar-winner Hamdan Ballal,...
What Book Genre Is Most Popular In Each US State?
No real surprise: "Romance dominated in terms of genre popularity across the US, with 22 states seeing it as their top searched genre. …...
The Head Of Amazon’s TV And Movies Division Leaves, And Will Not Be Replaced
What’s going on at the tech and everything else giant? "The change shocked many employees inside the studio, including one group busy putting the...
The Intersections Of Art And Sports
“Art and sports have so many parallels, like the idea of practice versus natural talent. Athletes and artists both have invisible teams that ensure...
AI Voice Clones Are Threatening Voice Actors’ Any Chance At Having A Career
“Voice cloning has become much easier, requiring just seconds of audio. … have found their voices replicated online without their consent, knowledge or...
This Dinosaur Choir Might Tell Us How At Least One Of The Giants Sounded
And it’s a cool instrument too: “In effect, the user’s breath becomes the dinosaur’s breath. The result is not the roar that we hear in the...
What To Know About The Smithsonian Museums, And The Crisis They’re Facing Now
One (really) good thing: “While the vice president, along with the chief justice of the United States, is a member of the board by...
How Can Arts Grantwriters Deal With Trump’s Various Orders And Plans?
"When I was coming up in the ranks, no one ever talked about the complicated ethics of fundraising. How do you decide when to say...
The Clown Car Didn’t Used To Have Any Room For Women
But, centuries in, things may be changing. - The New York Times
The Oregon Symphony Makes A Significant Schedule Change
Though, in retrospect, why was the Oregon Symphony regularly performing on Monday nights anyway? - Oregon ArtsWatch
