Advice For Living With A Writer
“I am a writer, and I lived with a writer, Roger Zelazny, so I know perfectly well that living with a writer is sort...
The Bludgeon Of History — And How It’s Defining Our Politics
Today it is not conservatives but liberals who are most sincerely committed to American history. Yet they too have evolved, perhaps even more dramatically,...
When Graphs And Charts Were A Revolutionary Way To Think
A psychologist and a statistician argue that visual thinking, by revealing what would otherwise remain invisible, has had a profound effect on the way...
Is Paris Supplanting London As The Visual Art Capital?
Part of the recent surge comes down to Brexit jitters. Since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, industry players speculated...
Listen To A Never-Aired 1979 James Baldwin Interview (And Read Why It Never Aired)
The far-ranging interview was a resounding success... When the reporter inquired about the delay in airing it, ABC reported that it had been scrapped,...
David Brooks: Behold The New American Renaissance
Covid-19 has disrupted daily American life in a way few emergencies have before. But it has also shaken things up and cleared the way...
What Makes A Great Football Anthem?
According to folk singer Martin Carthy, the football chant can be considered one of the last embodiments of the oral folk tradition. - The...
Will The Chinese Government Strip Hong Kong Of Its Colonial Markers?
Ultimately, one wonders what item of Hong Kong’s colonial baggage the next publicity-seeker will attempt to steal away. - The Critic
Anthony Braxton: Still Pushing At The Edges Of Jazz
"A conversation with him can easily pinball from contemporary politics to ancient Egypt. But what he's most eager to talk about now is ZIM...
Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas Speak Up
Life as a pioneer, life in a pandemic: They have been friends for over half a century, and have held each other up through...
Is “Improving” Your Personality A Thing?
Maybe we should all try to become more compassionate or honest or forgiving, but there’s no comparable moral demand for shy people to become...
Mimicking Clubhouse, Spotify Adds Live Audio Chat Function
The Greenroom app lets any user host or participate in live rooms, as well as record live conversations. - Variety
Naples, Florida Tries And Tries, But Just Can’t Settle On Arts Policy And Funding
"Hours devoted to discussing, refining, retooling and rejecting arts policies for Collier County over the last 10 years: Roughly 500 Committee meetings, public forums...
Two Members Of Hollywood Foreign Press Association Quit, Slamming Inaction
"There has been no contrition, no humility, little recognition of our faults, no inspiring leadership. We do not wish to be associated with a...
Actors’ Equity And Producers Settle On COVID Safety Rules For Broadway Tours
"The 17-page agreement says that producers must require all members of the traveling company to be fully vaccinated and mandates free weekly virus tests....
Edinburgh Festivals Warn Of Bankruptcy If COVID Rules Aren’t Changed
"Our festivals, and creatives across the sector, are effectively prohibited from trading our way through to recovery, while hospitality and sports are being supported...
Using Dance To Heal Rape Survivors In Congo
"'I started doing this because of the girls who came to us in a state of silence. They were raped at a young age...
UK Libraries To Save Irreplaceable Collection Up For Auction
Almost entirely inaccessible since 1939, the library was put together by Victorian industrialists William and Alfred Law at the turn of the 20th century,...
Massive New National Museum Of Norway, Home Of ‘The Scream’, Has Opening Date
"Initially slated to debut in 2020, the museum in Oslo — officially called the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design — will now...
What Is “Internet Literature”?
The way Internet Literature treats its relationship to the world—and the anxiety of that treatment—is what distinguishes it as a form, and that goes...
Art For The Nose: In Paris, An Exhibition Of ‘Olfactory Sculptures’
"We have art for the eyes and music for the ears, but what about about creative stimuli for our sense of smell? A new...
McGraw-Hill Sold By One Private Equity Firm To Another At 88% Profit
"Eight years after it bought McGraw-Hill Education for $2.4 billion, Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to sell the company to another private...
NPR Gets Fourth Regional News Hub, This One For Midwest
Thanks to a $4.7 milion grant from former Google chairman Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, the newsroom will be based at KCUR in...
Cincinnati Symphony Music Director Louis Langrée To Step Down In 2024
"It's difficult because I am very happy here. And this orchestra has made me a better conductor. But I can't just think of myself....
Philadelphia Orchestra To Consolidate With Kimmel Center Under New Organization
"Philadelphia Orchestra president and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky will become leader of the new parent company upon finalization of the deal, and Kimmel president and...
