The Great Novel Of The Internet Was Published In 1925

That novel? Mrs. Dalloway, of course. "'We are all Mrs. Dalloway now,' one writer put it." - The Atlantic

The Founder Of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Arrived Just In Time For The Great...

Conductor Theodore Thomas' first concert in Chicago was predicted to be "one of the most notable events in the history of music in Chicago."...

Opera Singer Warns Of Brexit’s Damage To British Musicians’ Careers And Standing

If British musicians can't travel to Europe easily and often, Dame Sarah Connolly says, their ability to be seen and to network will decline...

Maria Rosario Jackson, NEA Chair Nominee, On The Role Of Arts

Jackson, a professor at Arizona State and a veteran arts administrator, "is a recognized expert in creative placemaking, a process that leverages arts, culture...

Union President Says A Contract Or A Strike Is Mere Days Away As IATSE...

What issues remain? So many, the union says - "'the most grievous problems' in the companies’ workplaces." - Deadline

Playing Princess Is No Easy Role

At least, not when that princess is Diana, says actor Kristen Stewart. - BBC

Opera Performer Killed By Scenery On Bolshoi Stage

The accident happened to a member of the chorus during a scene change. "As the chorus kept singing and the orchestra continued to play, there...

A Brief Survey Of Men Having Opinions About Women Reading

"You’d think men might sit out commenting on books written by women about female rage, but you’d be wrong." - LitHub

Stop Calling It Misinformation

It's weaponized propaganda - and happily spread by armies of humans, as well as bots, online. - The Atlantic

Composer Louise Farrenc Is Making A Huge Comeback

Though is it a comeback if the 19th-century composer was never as popular before as her work is now? "'The symphonies and the overtures...

Black, Queer, And Other Theatre Artists Left The Flea To Protest Racism

Now the Fled Collective artists are back, in collaboration with the theatre, after 18 months of restorative justice work. - American Theatre

Do We Need A New Bill Of Rights For An Artificial Intelligence-Driven World?

Absolutely, we do. "Some of the failings of AI may be unintentional, but they are serious and they disproportionately affect already marginalized individuals and communities."...

Book Sales Soared In Britain During Lockdown

Can the physical, print book continue its run this year? Independent bookstores would really like books to keep selling, even when people aren't trapped...

Do Streaming Release Strategies Even Matter?

Whether episodes are released week by week (Only Murders in the Building) or all at once to binge (Squid Game), well, experts haven't yet...

Netflix’s Trans Workers Protest Dave Chappelle’s New Special

The comedian has often told transphobic jokes, and the streamer's workers are fed up. Software engineer Tara Field "tweeted a grim and long list...

A Portrait Of Chopin Bought At A Flea Market Turns Out To Be From...

The portrait was peeling with age, and it hung for three decades in a private home in Poland after that consequential flea market find....

The Wexford Festival Opera Turns 70

Elaine Padmore, artistic director 1982-94: "I was the casting director. I chose everything: repertoire, production teams, every singer, even the chorus. That was wonderful....

The Workers’ Fight That Could Transform Hollywood

These are some of the stories IATSE members have been sharing: "Eighteen-hour workdays with no lunch breaks. Car accidents caused by sleep deprivation. A...

World History, According To Disneyland

"The castle at the center of the park, homage to the glorious medieval years after the bubonic plague wound down, when fair maidens...

Maria Ressa Just Won A Nobel – Only The 18th Woman In 126 Years...

With half the world made up of women, the obvious question arises: Why have so few been granted the committee’s most prestigious prize and,...

The Fall Of Rome Didn’t Happen When You Think It Did

The fall of Rome in 476 is a historical turning point that was invented nearly 50 years later as a pretext for a devastating...

The Right To Be Forgotten: Should Newspapers Have To Remove Your Name If You...

“The big concern here is that, basically, news organizations are now willingly performing much more extreme acts of censorship of their own content than...

New Player In Billion-Dollar Music Rights Management

HarbourView is the latest player in what has become a high-stakes contest in the music business: the ownership and control of catalogs of songs,...

When Jan Swafford Was Asked To Review An AI-Written “Beethoven Tenth” Symphony

“Not for me,” I said. “I know pretty much what I’ll think about it, and my review could get snarky.” “If so, that would...

Oscar Wilde — Martyr? Wit? Predator? Artist? “Posing Somdomite”? All Of The Above, Which...

"The refracted versions of self that appear in his writing allowed him to test out real-life modes of being; in turn, the acts of...