Do We Overrate Human Intelligence?
We humans are besotted by intelligence, especially our own. And yet “intelligence is not the miracle of evolution we like to think it is. -...
Meet The Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Says one member, "We call them instruments, some people call them office machines, some people call them sculptures. It's got a limited range of...
Russian Culture Has Been Canceled In Russia
The Putin regime has dealt Russian culture a crushing blow, just as the Russian state has done to its artists, musicians, and writers so...
Now The Crypto And Blockchain Guys Are Coming For The Book Industry
"This is the future an emerging number of publishing startups are after — aiming to change the value of a book from a $10...
We Live In The Age Of The Constant High
We need not consume drugs or get inebriated to be met on a daily basis with sights and behaviours to which the only reasonable...
Oklahoma City Library Workers Are Officially Warned Not To Help Patrons Find Abortion Information
"Library workers across Oklahoma's Metropolitan Library System (MLS) were shocked this week after receiving instructions to avoid using the word 'abortion' and not to...
Experiencing History Of A Place Through Augmented Reality
The project aimed to invite Nottingham’s citizens and tourists to experience and interact with the historical roots of the city through virtual archaeology, using...
Salt Lake’s Odyssey Dance Theatre Is Closing Down After 28 Years
The company, founded by former Ballet West principal Derryl Yeager and his wife, Cheryl, was unusual in having as its annual cash cow not...
So What, Exactly, Is Culture?
To fully understand a culture it’s necessary to get to know the specific patterns of life within it, and these can’t be captured by...
Teenagers Really Are Getting Their News From TikTok And Instagram
New research finds that 29% of UK teens use Instagram as their main news source; another 28% use TikTok and YouTube. Says one, "The...
A New $1.4 Billion Cultural/Retail District On The Shenzhen Waterfront
"Known as K11 Ecoast, the forthcoming complex" — to be built by Hong Kong real estate mogul and art collector Adrian Cheng — "is...
Joni Mitchell Performs Her First Full Live Set In 20 Years
The 78-year-old folk legend, who has spent years recovering from a 2015 brain aneurysm, made a surprise appearance in what had been billed as...
The Climate-Activists-Gluing-Themselves-To-Artwork Phenomenon Has Arrived In Italy
Following the lead of the British group Just Stop Oil, two young protesters from the organization Ultima Generazione (Final Generation) glued their hands to...
The Things You Find When You Dig A New Elevator Shaft In Old Jerusalem
"Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have made numerous discoveries, including an ornate first-century villa with its own ritual bath, after...
Chicago’s Goodman Theatre Appoints An Alumna As Its Next Artistic Director
"Susan V. Booth, a former Goodman literary manager and currently artistic director of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, will be the new artistic director...
Actor Paul Sorvino Dead At 83
Over a five-decade career in theater, film, and television, he played a wide variety of men who were tough in one way or another,...
Earthquake: France Eliminates Viewer License Fee For State Broadcasters
Many in France are concerned that broadcasters will now rely on a government grant from VAT receipts instead of a tax levied on households....
The Best New Theatre Building In Years
What makes the Patterson the best new theater I’ve seen in years is the clear prioritization of the theater itself, which sits like a...
Film Music Concerts Have Become Big Business For Symphony Orchestras
They provide an entry point for film enthusiasts to appreciate the power of a live orchestra, which can enhance the emotion and excitement of...
How Did Wellness Become A Commodity For The Wealthy?
For less-privileged others, wellness is an unattainable luxury, gatekept by racism, ableism and fatphobia, and thus cordoned off from those who need it most,...
How The TikTok Remix Brands As Genuine For Gen Zers
Olivia Rodrigo’s brilliance lies in her use of TikTok as a tool to present her celebrity image as authentic to a young, global audience....
The End Of Individual Authorship?
Authorship as we know it — that is, singular, capital-A Authority — will become narratively obsolete. It won’t die, or disappear, but merely get...
Being Cheerful Went Out Of Fashion In The Late 20th Century. How To Get...
In Adorno’s stricken 20th century, ‘any gaiety in art’ implied ‘an avoidance of the pain of history’. Good cheer had withered into a fake...
Digital Concert Programs Are Replacing The Program Book
As anyone who has attended concerts or stage performances over the past year can tell you, digital programs are increasingly sprouting up as the...
What Makes A Great Bookstore (And No, Don’t Smell The Books!)
There is a breed of Homo sapiens that will walk inside, take a deep breath, and say, “Mmm, I just love the smell of old books.”...
