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Buffalo, Desperate For Money, Decides To Add Taxes To Music And Arts Tickets
Surprised "venues received letters saying that going forward the city would require a paid license for every event that 'falls into the category of...
In Minneapolis, Indigenous Teens Get A Summer Filled With Architecture And Design
“Two of the founders of the new camp — architects and friends Mike Laverdure and Sam Olbekson — estimate that there are only about...
Orchestras With Outdoor Summer Home Bases See Revenue Boosts
But the Pittsburgh Symphony doesn’t have an outdoor venue. Could that change - and could it help the symphony survive? - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As Arts, And All, Journalism Jobs Dry Up, What Skills Are The Journalists Left...
The situation in Australia is grim. "What this all shows is not only the precarity of the journalistic profession, but also the low value...
Five Of The Best Metatextual Novels About Visual Art
“The anxieties of the art maker – the writer – come through in anxieties about painting, or photography, or sculpture, or dance. But the...
Is Dance An Art Or A Sport, Or Both?
At the Olympics, that’s not really in question as it’s part of Paris’s “Cultural Olympiad, a program of multidisciplinary arts events directed by Dominique...
Richard Crawford, Leading Scholar Of American Music, Has Died At 89
Crawford entirely changed the field. He “was a pioneer who shaped the scope of American music research. … It wasn’t about celebrating an unchanging...
Theatres Use Gaming To Attract New Audiences
For instance, Dungeons and Dragons improv can break through barriers and attract nontraditional audiences to theatres. - ArtsHub
Palm Springs Decides To Move Marilyn Monroe Statue To A City Park
The move is a result of a lawsuit from, well, people who love cars. They’ll be disappointed, though; the city council did not decide...
The Lincoln Center Composer In Conversation With Robert Schumann
Hannah Kendall knew, when she read Schumann’s letters about his struggles with depression, that her next piece would be a response to him, and...
Britain Releases Its Stirling Architecture Prize Shortlist
The list includes the entire new Elizabeth Line in London, a dairy farm in Dorset, and the National Portrait Gallery. - BBC
No, The Olympics Opening Ceremony Did Not Refer To Leonardo’s The Last Supper
“A depiction of Greek gods partying atop Mount Olympus at the Olympics opening ceremony spurred conflicting public reactions as primarily conservative critics erroneously claimed...
Francine Pascal, Author Of The Sweet Valley High Books Who Remade YA Publishing, Has...
"The concept: Dallas for young people. The main characters: twin sisters, one mischievous (Jessica), the other more sensible (Elizabeth).” The Sweet Valley High universe...
The State Theatre Of Melbourne Is Under Renovations Until 2027, But There’s A Small...
That is, the old rehearsal room is now a 150-seat theatre. And the size is a plus, they say: “Without The Show Room we...
Hollywood Actors May Have Some Protection From AI, But What About Editors And Artists?
Editors are, rightfully, worried - and they’re unhappy with their union, which they believe sold them out on AI - perhaps out of necessity....
Massachusetts May Appoint The First-Ever Choreographer Laureate
The proposal is twinned with the appointment of a music laureate. “If the legislation is ultimately signed into law, the home state of Jacob’s Pillow, Boston...
Why An Actor On The Fast Path To Stardom Left Hollywood For A Quiet...
Josh Hartnett, raising goats (and four children) in Hampshire, says, that “‘unlike when he’s in New York or LA, ‘where people only want to...
Books For Lovers Of The Olympics
When the Games aren’t on - or, horror of horrors, after they end in August - reading material abounds. - The Atlantic
For Some Reason, People Really Love R-Rated Marvel
Like, a lot. Deadpool & Wolverine "shattered the opening record for R-rated films previously held by the first Deadpool ($132m) and notched a spot...
Comedy Critics Weigh In On The Vice-President’s Laugh
“Only in an era when everything gets politicized would a campaign come out aggressively against boisterous laughter. What next? Running against puppies and ice...
How Singing Helps People With Dementia Reconnect
“For those who choose to sing in dementia-inclusive choirs, numerous studies have found substantial improvements in communication, mood, wellbeing and quality of life.” - The Guardian (UK)
Comedies Aimed At, And Starring, Older Women Are Doing Pretty Damn Well
Some similarities in plot exist: “There are usually high jinks involving behavior that one might not expect from seniors. They get high. They go...
Who Will Be This Year’s Emmy Villain?
David Zaslav? Robert Downey Jr.? Or perhaps the entire British villainy Gestalt of The Crown? - Vulture
Hollywood, Now Playing To The Red States
“A lot of people in Hollywood only seem able to discuss the middle of the country while holding their nose. But entertainment is a...
As CD Sales Soar, Everyone Older Than 35 Wonders Why They Gave Their Collections...
“What a cool thing, I told myself, as I walked away unencumbered, to own no albums… yet somehow to own every album. What freedom! What choice!...
