An Excellent Year For Women At The Berlin Film Festival
Female artists won six of the nine categories in the Berlinale's main section, including the Golden Bear (Carla Simón for her Catalan film Alcarràs),...
Tate Britain Will Keep Blatantly Offensive Wall Painting, But Recontextualize It
Rex Whistler's wall painting includes depictions of black slaves on a leash and caricatures of Chinese figures. The room will no longer be used...
These Women Artists Weren’t “Forgotten.” They Were Erased
Unfortunately, much of the language that surrounds their retroactive inclusion — through museum retrospectives, new biographies, and increasing market interest — makes it seem...
Coming: A Digital Copy Of Your Brain
In 2016, Bill Ruh, then-CEO of GE Digital, predicted that “we will have a digital twin at birth, and it will take data off of the...
Our Evolving Understanding Of Stonehenge
Since 2001, there have been at least ten major archeological projects at or around Stonehenge, along with many smaller ones; many have involved techniques...
Viacom and CBS Change Name to Paramount
CBS is a foundational name in broadcasting — the Columbia Broadcasting System launch dates back to 1927 and the early days of commercial radio. The...
The Original Laptop? A Tiny Medieval Pipe Organ With Hand-Pumped Bellows
It's called the organetto, and though no originals survive, there are hundreds of depictions of the instrument in art and manuscripts of the era....
Melbourne Clubs, Musicians, Warn They’re Dying Under COVID Restrictions
“We used to play shows in Sydney, we can’t really get them much any more. There are no venues to play at. It’s a...
Arts Programs At HBCUs Are Underfunded
Many historically Black schools are known for their famous alumni in the arts, but donations to HBCUs these days have tended to go specifically...
What Jonathan Larson Taught Me About My Relationship With Theatre
Every time I encounter his work, it forces me to confront head-on the most futile labor that defines my occupation: finding language to describe...
“Fixing” Old Musicals To Fit Today’s Social Sensibilities?
Jed Perl’s “Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts” is useful in showing the problems with thinking of social justice as inherent to...
Pakistan’s Hottest New Pop Star Is A Veiled Female Rapper
"Eva B, once a little-known rapper from (a) Karachi urban-slum settlement" — and who now draws millions of viewers on YouTube — "says her...
Why Do The Oscars Organizers Seem Determined To Self-Sabotage?
The Academy is coming off as “the absolute most insecure girl at the party.” Babe, you’re the Oscars. You should be the most confident person...
Are We Witnessing The Decline And Fall Of Sex Scenes?
"Have reports of the death of the sex scene been greatly exaggerated? And, considering that just about any kind of erotic behavior can be...
The Community Mythologies We Convince Ourselves Of
Whereas historians aim to create a relatively objective account of the past using rigorous professional standards of what counts as evidence, when members of...
A Language Is A Dialect With An Army And Navy? Not So!
A controversy over Spain's entry to this year's Eurovision Song Contest — the Spanish jurors rejected the audience's and international jurors' choice, which was...
Boise Art Museum At Odds With City Over Lease For Land It Sits On
For 84 years the museum, built with private funds, paid $1 annual rent for land in a city park. But a new law calls...
Courtauld Institute Will Stop Selling Severed-Ear-Shaped Erasers At Its Online Van Gogh Gift Shop
After an outcry from those who thought the Courtauld was mocking mental illness and psychosis for fun and profit, the museum removed the erasers...
Dance Data Project’s Latest Report Looks At College Dance Faculty
Among the major findings are that roughly two-thirds of dance professors (both full-time and part-time) and four-fifths of program coordinators are women, but two-thirds...
P.J. O’Rourke, Conservative Writer And Humorist, Dead At 74
"O'Rourke was one of the most quoted writers in America, dissecting US politics and culture with a withering disdain and a powerful line in...
Edinburgh Fringe Needs More Regulation And An End To Open Access, Says New Study
A research report titled "Future Fringe" says that the world's biggest theatre and arts festival suffers from a lack of clear lines of authority...
Family Of Cinematographer Shot On Set Of “Rust” Sues Alec Baldwin
"The family of Halyna Hutchins … has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin, the film's production companies, its producers, and other members...
America To Get Its Own Song Competition Based On The Long-running Eurovision Model
The extravaganza, prosaically titled American Song Contest, will see musicians from all 50 states, five US territories and Washington DC compete against each other,...
Should The Kennedy Center Be Creating More New Work?
The Kennedy Center’s mission statement says that one of its three pillars is “presenting, producing, and curating world-class art.” In theater, it’s relying these days...
What Can Be Learned From A Hollywood Union’s Attempts To Diversify?
The story of what happened when costumers tried to instigate reform is a tale of the frustrations and barriers to progress that exist in...
