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Bill Dilworth, The Keeper Of Walter De Maria’s Earth Room, Has Died At 70
“From the beginning, the Earth Room drew pilgrims, like the woman who visited a few decades ago and would stand silently for a bit...
Why Derek Dixon Decided To Go Public With Claims Against Tyler Perry
“Everyone deserves to go to work and do their job without their boss trying to have sex with them. … My goal is to...
Sometimes, You Just Need A DVD
“Amid the streaming deluge, there are signs — small, tenuous and anecdotal, but real — of a rebellion.” - The New York Times
As The Kennedy Center Loses Subscribers, What Will This Mean For The National Symphony...
It’s not great: Subscriptions are down 36 percent. But “complicating things for a number of NSO supporters … is the energy surrounding the orchestra...
Music Law Is Not Keeping Up With Technology
Musicians dealing not only with tiny streaming payments but now software-created “musicians” that steal even that limited option say they need some legal support....
Two Longtime Jazz Hosts In San Francisco Say They Were Forced Off The Air
The tale is a wild, sad one, and what’s at fault? The California’s public employees’ retirement system. - San Francisco Chronicle
The New Zealand Men’s Rugby Team Had A Problem With Their Toes – Until...
The issue with “turf toe” (a ligament stress, or tear) was ending careers - until a coach visited the New Zealand Ballet and asked...
A Poet Reaches The Final Stretch Of Her Two Decades With Dante
One of the things Mary Jo Bang had to change: Rhyming. “I knew I could not maintain the rhyme scheme that he had invented...
How Videogames Became The Newest Battleground For Humans Vs AI
"We knew that this was the issue of most existential importance. … This is a medium that is fundamentally digitized.” - Wired
The BBC Fired A Presenter After Tons Of Allegations, But What Happens To The...
A former winner of MasterChef says, ""I can't imagine what it would be like for people who've waited all this time, biting their nails,...
When A Writer Becomes A Bestseller, She Longs Never To Be Recognized In Public
“Early in her career, she published five novels that were critically acclaimed but only moderately successful, while managing to avoid the industry pressure to...
Eric Idle, Embarking On A Post-Cancer Tour Of The UK, Has Some Choice Words...
The former Monty Python star: “I’ve had a green card for about 28 years. I’d be proud to be thrown out because I’d be...
How Is Winnipeg’s Music Festival Thriving While Other Events Are In Deep Trouble?
“Rising fees for performers, a punishing U.S. exchange rate, reduced consumer spending and higher insurance charges have combined to pose existential threats to Canadian non-profit...
The Multitude Of Ways Trump Is Preventing Musicians From Other Countries Getting To The...
It’s not pretty. Yet organizers persist. Why? "When you’re in the same room as the artist, when you feel the music move through your...
In A Tough Hollywood Job Market, YouTube And Other Social Media Provide Aa Rare...
Yes, it’s true: "That part of the industry, once dominated by amateurs making funny viral videos with smartphones has blossomed into a formidable entertainment force, where...
Can Japan Build A National Fandom Around Home-Grown Ballet?
Fans are actually pretty dialed in, but to international touring companies. "The country has struggled to build world-class companies and hold on to the...
Don’t Expect A Michael Douglas Comeback
“I’d been working pretty hard for almost 60 years, and I did not want to be one of those people who dropped dead on...
No Translation? No Problem
Are you happy to watch Cormac McCarthy’s characters speak both English and Spanish, since they live on the border, or do you seek out...
Google’s AI Summaries Of Recipes Are Going Away
Food writers were losing revenue at a terrible clip - but also, were the summaries any good? - Nieman Lab
Stravinsky’s Arrangement Of The Star-Spangled Banner Alarmed The Boston Police
They “issued Stravinsky a warning, claiming there was a law against tampering with the national anthem. (They were misreading the statute.) Grudgingly, Stravinsky pulled...
What Human Audiobook Narrators Think About The Rise Of AI
They’re not fans. One: “'I’ve narrated really raunchy sex scenes – AI doesn’t know what an orgasm sounds like,’ she says. ‘Birth scenes as...
What The Paramount Capitulation Means For Freedom Of The Press
“What’s clear, in any case, is that big corporations undoubtedly threaten journalistic independence.”- Salon
Carla Maxwell, Who Figured Out How To Keep Modern Dance Companies Going, Has Died...
Maxwell took over the José Limón Dance Company after he died, but no one expected her to keep it going - much less for...
The TikTok ‘Ban’ Will Morph Into A Sale And A New App
“The Trump administration says it’s close to working out a sale to a group of ‘non-Chinese' investors, including Oracle, with current majority owner ByteDance...
Reading Aloud To Each Other Isn’t Just For Little Kids
It’s all a win for families (and sometimes adults as well): “Reading aloud engages kids in the story rather than their getting tangled up...
