Jivan Gasparyan, Who Entranced The World With An Armenian Shepherd’s Pipe, Dead At 92
"What he accomplished was remarkable — not just in terms of his personal achievement, but also what he accomplished for his instrument's profile. …...
Beeple Starts Up A Cross Between Christie’s And Sports Illustrated, But For NFTs
It's not enough that he sold his own NFT for $69 million. The graphic artist and some even richer tech and entertainment types have...
Bury Old Movies & Shows That Now Seem Offensive? This TV Network Has A...
" 'Can We Talk About This?' video initiative … is designed to acknowledge what may have been acceptable at one point in history is...
City Of Dallas Wants To Offload Its Classical Radio Station
The City of Dallas owns a classical radio station? Yep. WRR Classical 101 FM, which celebrates its 100th birthday next month, is operated by...
New York City Considers Setting Up ‘Nightlife Districts’
"The city's Office of Nightlife is recommending that officials identify areas with low residential density 'where a limited 24-hour program might be tested."...
Dilip Kumar, Bollywood’s First Great Realistic Actor, Dead At 98
"In a career that spanned five decades, Kumar is widely regarded as the finest actor India has ever produced. Starring in some of the...
Eliot Feld’s Successor At Ballet Tech Named
Dionne Figgins, a former Dance Theater of Harlem lead and Broadway performer, will be the new artistic director of the free-of-charge ballet education program,...
Who Should Next Run The National Ballet Of Canada?
Looking beyond the National Ballet, unless one imagines someone like choreographer Crystal Pite wanting to run a big company, there are no obvious standout...
Why Are So Many Musicians Looking To Space For Inspiration?
It is understandable that musicians believe in extraterrestrial beings: after a year socialising over Zoom or from behind a mask, every interaction IRL feels...
Let’s Take A Look At How Museums Deal With Ownership Of Nazi-Era Collections…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have repeatedly rejected the heirs’ claims for paintings that were sold at...
Extraordinary Times: Smithsonian Natural History Museum Turns To Art To Demonstrate Climate Change
The museum staff decided the situation is so complex that they had to turn to photography and conceptual art to address it. - Washington...
Resolving The Differences Between Conscious Choice And Intention
The decisions that I am aware of speak for me, the conscious agent, who I am and how I impact the world, either locally...
John McWhorter: What’s Wrong With The Language Police
Apparently, we must retire victim, survivor, trigger warning, and African-American too. We must do so, that is, if we seek to ignore some linguistic...
The Danish Language Is So Weird That Even Danish Kids Have Trouble Learning It
Researchers "have found that the uniquely peculiar way that Danes speak" – mangled consonants and 40 different vowel sounds – "seems to make it...
As It Said It Would, Academy Of Motion Pictures Expands And Diversifies Its Membership
Statistically, the 2021 class is comprised of 46 percent women, 39 percent underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 53 international members from 49 countries outside of...
This Pair Returned MGM To Glory. Then Amazon Gobbled It Up. What Happens Now?
Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy "have compiled a heady mix of A-list directors and compelling material they hope hearkens back to the days...
Why The Statue Of Liberty Never Lived Up To The Hype
Why does its meaning seem so unstable, especially now, as a small-scale copy makes its way from France to D.C., where it will be...
The Battle For 1776: America Struggles With, And Over, Its Founding Myths
"For scholars, the rosy tale of a purely heroic unleashing of freedom may be long gone. But does America still need a version of...
The Toll COVID Is Taking On Opera
There was “great appetite when we reopened," but “it’s been a little bit flat now,” whether because of the health pass requirement or the...
How To Transition From Commercial Dancer To Choreographer
"Nine years ago, Del Mak decided he was done performing for artists like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and One Direction. 'I'd done everything I wanted...
How Is It That Gamers Are Better At Detecting Fraud Than Scientists Are?
Does it strike you as odd that so many people tuned in to hear about a doctored speedrun of a children’s video game, while...
Can You Still Play A Violin After Cutting It Up? For This Guy, The...
A visit to the dungeon (that's what he calls it) of Tyler Thackray, proud proprietor of the Instagram account @violintorture, dismemberer of instruments, creator...
We Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Stage Managers, Too
"Black stage managers and their white allies … are establishing new organizations for racial equity, creating more opportunities for up-and-coming stage managers of color,...
Is This The First Known Piece Of Neanderthal Art?
Two years ago in Germany's well-known Unicorn Cave, archaeologists discovered a deer knuckle with diagonal lines deliberately carved in it, Carbon dating has shown...
Actors’ Equity Removes Mask And COVID Testing Requirements For ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Shows
Any Equity production where everyone backstage has had their shots may now let those folks do their work more or less as normal, though...
