Henceforth, The Main Unit Of Entertainment Is Not TV Or Film But Corporate Universe
The proof (as if Marvel weren't enough): Space Jam: A New Legacy — whose subtitle should be "Warner Media: We Own the Rights to...
Our Habits Aren’t Just Mindless — They Actually Help Make Us Smarter
Even our most mundane habitual routines actually display a great deal of intelligence. Indeed, they are often intelligently context-sensitive and flexible in such a...
In ‘The Autobiography Of Alice B. Toklas’, Gertrude Stein Depicted Great Artists And Writers....
"Such was the ire that the magazine transition published a Testimony Against Gertrude Stein. Matisse raged at his wife being described as having a...
ABT Executive Director Says She Will Depart To Work On Social Impact Fund
Kara Medoff Barnett will be leaving to lead social impact marketing and strategy at First Republic Bank and develop the recently established First Republic Foundation. -...
From Cretan Bull-Vaulting To Simone Biles: A Brief History Of Gymnastics
Yes, circa 1500 BC, leaps and vaults were done on or from the back of a live bull, not an inanimate, leather-covered "horse." -...
The Difference Between Music Education and Not
"I felt so small. A half Navajo and half Apache girl writing 'fancy' music for a quartet — something I had never dreamed of...
France May Just Be A Bit Ambivalent About Teaching Its Regional Languages
In the 19th century, French schools were forbidden to teach in Breton, Basque, Provençal, Corsican, etc. Starting in the 1970s, interest revived and some...
YouTuber Deepfakes Mandalorian So Well That LucasFilm Hires Him
One of those fans did so well, Lucasfilm has hired him to help it ensure its upcoming projects won't feature underwhelming de-aging and facial visual effects....
Portugal’s Four Greatest 20th-Century Writers Were Actually One Person
Fernando Pessoa published not only under his own name, but under three different personas as well. These weren't pseudonyms (he called them "heteronyms"): the...
Scattered Parts Of 14th-Century Triptych Reunited At Getty Museum
The exhibition of works by Paolo Veneziano includes the reassembly, for the first time in decades, of pieces of the so-called "Worcester triptych," which...
Charles McNulty Panned A Play. The Playwright’s Hurt Father Wrote Him, And That Got...
"Generosity for generosity's sake will only hasten (critics') redundancy. But candor and compassion aren't antithetical terms." - Yahoo! (Los Angeles Times)
New Opera Company Debuts In Chicago
The Opera Festival of Chicago focuses on Italian works which may be somewhat familiar from recordings and broadcasts but rarely get professional productions in...
Host Of Public Radio’s ‘The Takeaway’, Tanzina Vega, Resigns
"The well-known journalist has been on medical leave for months at the same time the network has looked into human-resources complaints against her, including...
Stonehenge Could Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status, Too
Just days after the UN body stripped Liverpool's waterfront of the same title, UNESCO approved a report recommending that the prehistoric site be added...
‘Total Public-Led Reboot’ Necessary For Arts Sector In Australia To Survive COVID: Study
"Australia's arts and cultural sector needs a reconstruction program of substantial, coordinated and sustained public investment if it is to survive, let alone 'snap...
Documentary: What Made Alvin Ailey Ailey
The Ailey company has performed on six continents for millions of people. His 1960 ballet “Revelations" is considered a cultural treasure. - Washington Post
Is There A Future For Film Festivals?
American film festivals faced an identity crisis even before the pandemic. An impenetrably dense media landscape, the proliferation of on-demand content, and market instability created a...
The Singular Voice Of Janet Malcolm
The kind of writing that Malcolm practiced so beautifully had been disappearing for a long time when she died, and today it is nearly...
Study: Seeing Theatre Increases Empathy, Influences Behavior
Seeing theatre changed people’s behavior. After seeing the plays, people donated more to charity — whether or not the charity was related to the...
How DeepFake Voices Are hanging Hollywood
The voice imitation revolution is already here, and artists, technologists and companies in several industries who use the new tech are grappling with the...
Why Do We Go To War? It’s Quite Simple, Really
There are only three such impulses: greed, self-defense, and ideas or emotions. - The Nation
Why Framing The Question Is The Most Important Part Of The Debate
Any question, any debate must be formulated. How and whether the question can be resolved is contingent on the way it is formulated. - 3...
New Data On Who Leads America’s Dance Companies
There have been 207 Artistic Directors employed by the Largest 50 US ballet companies to date. Of the 207 Artistic Directors, only 60 have...
Abusive Philanthropy…
When donors require stewardship – due to insistent input on the inner workings of the organization, threats of withholding financial support, or continual adamant requirements to...
How Cincinnati Opera Is Reinventing Itself… Outdoors
“When we made the decision that we couldn’t perform indoors in Music Hall, the hunt was on. Of course, the first obvious choice would...
