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Bothsidesism Leads To Offensively Inoffensive Opera
See: Bartlett Sher's Oslo and his Elisir."It’s rare that history colors a human experience without applying a layer—even a thin layer—to the whole surface."...
Artist Auctions Off Invisible Sculpture
That's right, there's nothing there. And it sold for more than $18,000. - Artnet
A Dissident Cuban Artist Is Released From Hospital
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara "is the leader of the San Isidro protest movement (MSI) of artists and intellectuals pressing for free speech and other rights"...
What America’s Best-Selling Books Say About Americans
In the U.S., people like nonfiction, especially self-help - and cookbooks, and sex advice. The books in the best-seller canon "are not books so...
Livestreaming Is Changing Public Access
You don't have to wait for news reports; just watch livestreams from protests, lectures, concerts, and more. "With endless images and videos at our...
Andras Schiff Embraces Historical Instruments
Admirers and critics alike may say, "At last!" This is a strong about-face. "He proudly played Bach on modern pianos; referred to fortepianists with...
What Are Companies Planning To Do With All Those Music Catalogs?
Universal, Hipgnosis, Primary Wave, and others have paid multiple hundreds of millions for music catalogs ranging from Bob Dylan's to that of Stevie Nicks....
Just Chill, And Enjoy Being An Amateur
If you want to be healthier and happier, that is. "Can’t we stop succeeding for just one moment? Cease trying to be exceptional at...
Greece Will Improve Access To The Acropolis
There's an argument raging in some circles about a new concrete walkway at the monument - but the culture ministry is not backing down....
Puppies Are Now Born Ready To Communicate With Humans
Humans have probably changed dog genes in this arena. A new study shows that "even 8-week-old puppies with little exposure to humans can understand...
Scholars In Belgium Are Ready For Restitution Guidelines
The Belgian government has dragged its feet - so "a group of Belgian experts have drafted a set of restitution guidelines for dealing with...
Why Is Philly’s Post-Pandemic Arts Budget So Anemic?
Other cities are thinking big: Chicago's Arts 77 has $60 million for individual artists and arts organizations. "City departments from parks and rec to...
So Many Acting Students, So Few Living Wage Jobs
Is the theatre industry training too many students? The pandemic sure made it seem so. "There is a vital need for creative practice and...
Drainage Workers In Malta Uncover A 2300-Year-Old Tomb
An archaeologist noticed small cuts in an ancient wall - and the reward was a tomb that was used from the 4th to the...
Carolyn North, Still Dancing At 83
In her life, North, "the Bay Area-based dance therapist, writer, and flutist, has talked her way into a summer dance intensive camp, having had...
Women’s Interests In Gaming May Finally Become Mainstream
Billions of dollars are on the table for an industry that has historically been not just hostile but actively damaging to girls and women...
Supply Chain Shortages Are Costing Hollywood A Bundle
Constructing sets has become wildly more expensive: "A sheet of plywood was $20 or $30 in recent years but is now roughly three times...
How Memory Works
Precise stimulation may be able to retrieve vanished memories from where they're encoded - and create fake memories as well. - LitHub
Tenor Russell Thomas ‘Plays’ It Forward
Thomas, named artist in residence at the Los Angeles Opera and about to star in the new LAO COVID-safe performance of Oedipus Rex, says...
Luis Biasotto, Argentine Dancer And Choreographer, Dies Of COVID At 49
Biasotto was the co-founder of Grupo Krapp with his longtime artistic partner, Luciana Acuña, who wrote, "Luis moved comfortably in the abyss. The emptiness,...
Broadway Theatre Owner Cited In Stagehand’s Death
The citations from the federal government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration were issued to the Shubert Organization for the Winter Garden Theater "six months...
The Complicated Legacy Of Betty Crocker
This single cookbook defined American womanhood, but there were a few issues. For one thing, Betty Crocker wasn't a person. - LitHub
Investment Funds Are Obsessed With Old Rock And Pop Songs – Why?
It's not because they'll live forever; think of the precipitous decline of Elvis' music and memorabilia. It's because they're hot right now and for...
Arturo Luz, Neo-Realist And Key Figure In Art Spaces In The Philippines, 94
As an artist, "Luz was best known as an artist who liked to use spare lines and dramatic compositions in his practice that included...
Solving One Problem With Publishing Genres
Though "Asian fantasy" has been exploding in popularity as a sub-genre of science fiction and fantasy, not all authors think that's a good categorization....
