How The Arab Spring Changed Arab Literature
Tied to both the 2011 revolution and, to a lesser extent, the 1952 military coup that reshaped Egyptian society, the works reflect the ways...
Looted Ancient Sculptures From Palmyra Returned To Syria
The sculptures dating from the second or third century were smuggled into Switzerland in 2009 or 2010, before the outbreak of the Syrian war....
Met Museum Gets $125 Million To Jumpstart Modern Wing
The gift represents an important leap forward for the Met project, which is now expected to cost about $500 million and calls for creating...
Australian PM Introduces New Laws To Unmask Online Trolls
"The online world should not be a wild west where bots and bigots and trolls and others are anonymously going around and can harm...
Dance Companies Rethink Asian Stereotypes In “Nutcracker”
The changes are the result of a yearslong effort by performers and activists to draw attention to Asian stereotypes in “Nutcracker.” - The New...
David Gulpilil, Pioneering Indigenous Australian Actor, Dead At 68
He became a star in his home country playing the lead in Nicholas Roeg's Walkabout and familiar internationally for his role in Crocodile Dundee....
How The Guerilla Girls Got Their Groove
“We discovered early on that if you could make someone who disagreed with you laugh, then you had a hook inside their brain. Once...
Why Morocco Is Pouring Money Into Rabat’s Arts Scene
King Mohammed VI's government says it's making art accessible to more ordinary people and promoting Morocco as an island of stability; some artists and...
This Year’s ArtBasel Stupid Art Trick: Cheetos Dust!
Because taping a goddamn banana to a wall was not enough, no, the art world needed to do something even more stupid involving food....
Afghan TV And Radio Try To Hang On Under The Taliban
More than 250 media outlets have closed since the takeover; those that remain are losing their audience because people are scared of being caught...
A Global Shortage Of Paint
The pandemic has created a labor shortage of plant workers and drivers that has clogged up supply chains in the face of rising demand...
It’s A Minor Miracle No One Died On The Set Of “The Wizard Of...
"The drama behind the scenes … would make several people's heads melt like the Wicked Witch of the West." Margaret Hamilton caught on fire,...
Is Society Failing, Post-Pandemic?
Jill Lepore: Of course, there is such a thing as society. The question now is how the pandemic has changed it. Speculating about what...
Study: Year Into Pandemic, Audience Values Arts More
65% of respondents said they preferred in-person to online cultural activities. Only 9% favored online experiences, while a more significant 26% is defined as...
When Newspapers Die, What Happens To Their Archives?
There's no established procedure, alas, so the fate of the archives depends on the particular location and owner. (We're looking at you, News Corp.)...
The First NFTs Of Ballet (You Knew This Was Coming)
Natalia Osipova of London's Royal Ballet is selling specially-filmed of three duets with fiancé Jason Kittelberger, who says they hope to fund a new...
Yannick Nézet-Séguin To Take Four Weeks Off From Conducting
His sabbatical will run from Dec. 19 to Jan. 10; he has withdrawn from the Met's January revival of The Marriage of Figaro and...
Mosque Dating To Earliest Decades Of Islam Uncovered In Iraq
The mud structure in the southern province of Dhi Qar is small, roughly 26 feet by 16 feet and has been dated to 679...
Merriam-Webster’s Word Of The Year For 2021 Is Something People Have Been Fighting About
"Vaccine" was the choice because of repeated spikes in traffic: searches of the word this year are up 601% from 2020 and 1,048% over...
Ticket Sales For England’s Christmas Pantos Are Lagging, And Theatres Are Getting Nervous
Sales are down by a third from 2019, and research indicates that many audience members remain wary of attending while COVID case numbers are...
Germany’s New Government Appoints A High-Profile Culture Minister
Claudia Roth, one of the Green Party's top leaders and vice president of the federal parliament, started her career as a theater worker and...
Art Basel Miami Returns – But Will Collectors?
As Art Basel returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center from Thursday through Saturday with 253 galleries from 36 countries and territories, it meets...
Toronto’s 127-Year-Old Massey Hall Gets A Massive Update
The goal of restoring a building, preserving its character while also updating it to suit today's needs, was a monumental task done under the...
Crowdfunders Raised $50 Million In Crypto To Buy A Copy Of The Constitution. Now,...
Returning that much money has been a tricky process, though. Backers have to manually request refunds, so even a week later, tens of millions...
When Each Of Us Is Turning Into An Investment Opportunity
Parallel shifts in culture and technology are forging a new paradigm. The rules around how we create and capture economic value are being rewritten,...
