You Know How, Every Once In A While, A Brutal Review Can Be A...
Ouch, just ouch. “The writing suggests that ChatGPT was asked to emulate Fifty Shades’ E. L. James, and however cringeworthy and brand-name-peppered that sounds, I can promise...
The Oscar Race’s First Villain
“Superficially, at least, Hamnet fits better in the traditional mold of Oscars-friendly fare.” And that’s what scares fans of Sinners and One Battle After Another. -...
One Museum That Won’t Whitewash History
“But museum officials and civic leaders in Atlanta said providing an unvarnished depiction of the movement required a renewed level of perseverance in the...
AI Translation Is Nowhere Near Good Enough For Travel
“Each of these devices requires time, patience, and ideally, a solid internet connection. You need to predownload language pairs to ensure offline capability. You...
The Costume Designer For Frankenstein Looked To Prince And David Bowie For Inspiration
Of course, Kate Hawley also “looked at Lord Bryon. ‘He’s an artist finding his muse. He’s not a scientist in the way that we...
Gillian Tindall, Author Who Wrote About What Lies Beneath The Present, Has Died At...
Tindall’s The Fields Beneath: The History of One London Village “(1977) was a wonderfully discursive portrait of a community that Mary Shelley had described...
Why One Bowdoin Professor’s Mantra Is Never Talk To The New York Times
“If you have enough money to get somebody, anybody, to produce a white paper for you, which you can then put on some think-tank...
Archaeologists Uncover Site Where Benin Bronzes Were Made
“Rediscovered structural remains, pottery, and glass vessels illuminate daily life and craft practices in the centuries preceding colonial rule. The dig established a complete...
Seattle’s New $800M Park Transforms Its Waterfront
Waterfront Park is thus making its debut in a city eager for a win. When it began opening in stages over the last year,...
Russian Publishers And Bookstores Are Nervous As Kremlin Cracks Down On Books
“Publishers have faced a difficult dilemma: stop offering books that the Kremlin dislikes, clandestinely cut the risky parts or openly redact them to show...
Woeful Security At The Louvre (Including Its Passwords)
Since the heist, information has resurfaced showing that gaps in security appear to have been known for years – including a 2014 warning that...
Inside The Kennedy Center’s Nose-Dive
Interviews with 25 people, including current and former Kennedy Center executives, board members, longtime employees, recent hires, industry leaders and Trump administration officials, revealed...
Alabama Public Television Has Major Second Thoughts About Dropping PBS
“Officials said the end of the PBS partnership could cost Alabama Public Television millions in funding, 90% of its content and thousands of audience...
AI Is Exacerbating An Education Crisis
As one instructional designer you’ll hear says, “If this technology becomes more ubiquitous, we’ll have courses created by AI, graded by AI, with submissions...
Music Labels Are Beginning To Make AI Deals. What Does It Mean For Musicians?
Such settlements and strategic partnerships will help major labels set the ground rules for developing AI-music ecosystems. And it seems they are becoming common. -...
The Unpleasant Art Museum Tour That’s Wildly Popular
Joseph Langelinck’s “highly unpleasant” tours cost around $8 USD, and they’ve reportedly sold out every session since they launched in May, with bookings well...
England Moves To Undo Cuts In Arts Education; Creative Sector Heaves Sighs of Relief
For years, Britain’s leading cultural figures have warned that substandard arts provision in schools is devaluing the sector and creating an increasingly elite industry. But...
An AI Map Of Bob Dylan’s Songs
Could machine analysis measure the qualities that make Dylan’s songs resonate – how complexity arises, how new images mix with the familiar, how ambiguity...
Film Festival In New York Cancelled At Last Minute After Chinese Filmmakers Withdraw
“The inaugural IndieChina film festival was planned to take place between 8 and 15 November. But on 5 November the festival’s curator ... posted...
The Mona Lisa Problem
One solution might be to put it in a separate structure — climate-controlled, transparent — in the neighboring Tuileries Garden. Time-controlled tickets could be sold...
Why Japan Shadow-Banned Paul Schrader’s Biopic Of Yukio Mishima
Until, that is, last week, when the 1985 film Mishima finally had its Japanese premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where the screening...
Has Chicago’s Theater Scene Addressed The Issues In The “We See You, White American...
“WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times asked some Black Chicago theater makers what has changed for them since 2020. Among those interviewed for this story, even the most...
Toronto’s Only Purpose-Built Dance Venue To Reopen
The auditorium at Queens Quay had been called the Fleck Dance Theatre; early this year, the Harbourfront Centre, which manages Queens Quay, declined to...
Bizarre Attack By Teen Tourist On Met Museum Artworks
On Monday, a 19-year-old hurled water at a 19th-century portrait and a 16th-century altarpiece, then ripped two tapestries. His mother turned him over to...
LACMA Management Won’t Recognize Employee’s Union Formed Last Week
“This means LACMA United cannot move forward with collective bargaining efforts until it is formalized by a National Labor Relations Board election. Complicating matters...
