Steve Coogan Doubles Down On The Last King And Its Accuracy
Coogan: “I noticed the University of Leicester’s website carries Richard Taylor’s statement in full, but not any of my statements. I’m sure that’s just...
The Weirdly Applicable 1980s Musical Coming To La Jolla
Cyndi Lauper isn’t thrilled, actually, about Working Girl. "Unfortunately, this story is just as relevant for women as it was when it came out...
If You Want To Know How The Economy Is Doing, Check The Lavish Dinner...
Watch the duck. Seriously, watch. The. Duck. - Salon
In The This Almost Didn’t Happen World, Count Itzhak Perlman Nearly Opting Out Of...
Talk about an alternate reality: Perlman told John Williams he’d consider it. “Toby, my wife, said, ‘Are you out of your mind? You’re going...
Will Audiences Who Love Animation Be Able To Save It?
As animation studios wither, one indie animator, whose fan-supported series has now been picked up by Amazon Prime: “I’ve been online since, like, late...
The Widower Of Suzanne Somers Says He’s Made An ‘AI Twin’ Of Her
Ethical experts have some questions, and some worries - though Somers’s widower claims she knew all about it, and approved, before she died. -...
What’s Up With Woody Allen And Spanish City Names?
Madrid wants to join Vicky Cristina Barcelona with … who knows? “Regional authorities are confident” - to the tune of €1.5 million - “the...
Painting History In Houston’s Graveyards
Cemetery artist Arthur “Deatly works with slow-drying acrylic paints, whose extended drying time gives flexibility outdoors. This allows him to take his time to...
Fluxus Artist Alison Knowles, Who Made Art From A Tuna Sandwich, Has Died At...
“She invited friends — and later hungry museumgoers — to join her for the ordinary-seeming meal, and she documented some of the feasts in journals and...
Is There Any Hope For The Iconic Cinerama Dome In Los Angeles?
Well, at least there’s a new alcohol use permit? - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
“No Thinking, No Rationale, No Explanation” — Yet Precise: Sharon Eyal’s Choreographic Process
“Everything you see on the stage starts with Eyal herself improvising, which is then mapped on to the dancers. ... Each movement idea could...
We Used To Be An Oral Culture. Then We Read. Now We’re Going Back...
For most of human history, culture was exclusively oral. Knowledge was transmitted by speech, and what could be transmitted was what could be remembered....
About AI, Many Podcasters Are Rather Ambivalent
Like other creative types, a lot of podcasters are skeptical of or even downright hostile to the idea of using AI bots, which only...
Belgium’s Gorgeous New Calatrava Train Station
Conceptualised by Calatrava as a "monumental bridge", its volume traverses a series of 350-metre-long platforms and bus stops that extend outwards from the gallery's underside. -...
Wexner Center Director Resigns, Effective Immediately
Gaëtane Verna inherited a Wexner facing financial turmoil worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The center’s fiscal health and workplace culture appeared to deteriorate further...
This San Francisco Museum Decided To Be Nomadic
The museum will henceforth be presenting exhibitions in new spaces each cycle. The intent behind this is both to pair artistic projects with architecturally...
A Play About Thomas Jefferson And Sally Hemings Nearly Broke This Theater Company Apart....
Eight years ago at the Marin Theatre near San Francisco, Thomas Bradshaw’s play Thomas and Sally sparked in-person protests, an open letter with 1,800 signatures, and a...
Why We’re Having Difficulty Understanding AI
Cognitivism, which has permeated society—as evidenced by the omnipresence of the terms “cognitive” and “cognition”—has perpetuated a traditional view of thought and intelligence as...
A Prominent Arts College Offers An AI Major. There’s Pushback
According to SCAD, the Applied AI program will prepare students for professions including AI product developer, AI design strategist, AI story engineer, autonomous agent...
Lebrecht: Two Nominations For 21st Century Great Composer Status
In an increasingly authoritarian age, we are suspicious of new leaders; when posterity squints back at us it will have to fumble in the...
The Grand Reveal: At Long Last, The Grand Egyptian Museum Has Its Grand Opening
The $1 billion, 5 million square-foot complex. for which planning first began in 1992, includes 12 main galleries holding over 50,000 items, a conference...
Museum Employees Are Unhappy. Is It Getting Better?
Fifty-four percent of museum employees have considered quitting their jobs in the last five years, and more than one-quarter of full-time workers earn salaries...
What We’re Losing In A Post-Literate Culture
By now we’ve moved beyond a post-literature culture into what some are calling a post-literate age, taking us back several thousand years to communication...
A Dramatic Decline In Thinking?
If we consider literacy not as the ability to parse simple sentences but as the capacity to comprehend and enjoy complex texts, and ultimately...
Why So Many People, Including New York’s Governor, Mispronounce Zohran Mamdani’s Name
John McWhorter: "Mispronouncing someone’s name certainly can be a form of ridicule or dismissal. … But malice is not the only possible explanation for...
