Helen DeWitt Declined A Prestigious $175,000 Prize. Is She Principled Or Crazy?
Opinions on her recent stance are strongly divided: some have praised her principled refusal to play the self-promotion game that takes so much out...
Connections Between Classical Music And Heavy Metal?
There’s more that connects metal and classical music than sets them apart. A love of volume, turning the noise up to 11? From Black...
Owner Of Now-Closed Boulder Dance Studio Indicted For Theft, Insurance Fraud
“The owner of the shuttered Boulder dance studio, Frequency Dance, turned herself in Thursday afternoon at the Boulder County Jail after being indicted on...
What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Investment In Paramount’s Warner Deal
The Kingdom’s bet on entertainment at home has been matched by an equally ambitious push abroad — one that is rapidly reshaping Hollywood’s balance...
Trump’s Plan For A Supersized Arch Alienates Even Supporters
Trump’s push to build the giant arch — more than quadrupling its size from original plans — has alienated early proponents of the project,...
Court Moves To Examine Merger Of Two Local TV Conglomerates
The deal shatters several records: It gives Nexstar control of 265 local stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, reaching 80% of...
Kentucky Gives Louisville Orchestra $3.2 Million For Statewide Touring
“The Louisville Orchestra has received a $3.2 million from the Kentucky General Assembly to continue its statewide In Harmony Tour through 2028. (The tour is) a music...
The End Of The Internet As We Know It
Now, thanks to new A.I. tools, anyone can write code. Soon, bad actors could use those same tools to find out what’s wrong with...
NPR Announced Transformative Philanthropic Support
NPR today announced it has received philanthropic gifts totaling more than $110 million — including the largest by a living donor in NPR's history...
DePaul University, Strapped For Cash, Closes Historic Theater In Downtown Chicago
It’s unclear what will happen to the 116-year-old, 1,400-seat Merle Reskin Theatre. It has landmark status, however, and won’t be demolished. - Chicago Sun-Times
Spotify Partners With Local Music Venues
Under the partnership, Spotify will boost visibility for independent venues through existing features including venue pages and its Live Events Feed throughout 2026. The platform will also display...
An Autistic Man Wrote A Bestselling Book. Didn’t He?
"It is mysterious and confounding to see a severely autistic nonspeaker perform acts of scholarship and fiction writing if you don’t presume intelligence in...
Why Should We Indulge In Art In Difficult Times?
At a time of great suffering and upheaval, is it right to engage with art? Or are we using it as a way of...
One More Bay Area Theater Company Closes Up Shop
“Central Works, which has been making new plays in Berkeley for 36 years, plans to close at the end of its 2026 season with...
San Diego Mayor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Arts Funding By 85%
“The proposed budget (reduces arts spending) from $13.8 million to just about $2 million, eliminating all funds under the city’s two grant-making arms. …...
Former Manager Of Fresno Arts Council Confesses To Embezzling $1.8 Million
Suliana Caldwell will plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and pay restitution. She admitted to making repeated unauthorized transfers of city taxpayer...
BBC Announces Mass Layoffs
“The BBC said Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of its annual budget — £500 million ($677 million)...
Entire Teams Are Being Eliminated In Disney’s Mass Layoffs
Among those let go are 20 people from the company's publicity departments, as well as the entire home entertainment and EPK teams. On the...
The Met Museum Is In The Middle Of A $1.5 Billion Renovation
One wing has already been renovated; another is being built; galleries will be renewed and rehung; new retail and dining areas are coming; infrastructure...
British Government Approves Purchase Of Telegraph Newspaper
“Axel Springer’s planned £575 million takeover of Telegraph Media Group has been approved by the UK Government. It is still awaiting regulatory approval in...
Born in the DSA*: “The American Dream” Evolved Into the Cruelest, Most Dangerous Con...
What a grift. It only exists to make folks feel worthless, angry, and divisive. As such, it’s the perfect tactic to sow national unrest.
A Dynastic Succession In The Kabuki Theater World Is A Dramatic Affair
“Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the traditional Japanese artform, … and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and...
The Pressure To Go Viral: These Days You Can’t Be An Artist Without It
All of a sudden, chefs, lawyers, podcasters, critics – all people with jobs once associated with an off-camera existence – are turning the lens...
France Passes Law To Expedite Return Of Looted Artworks
“The bill aims to simplify the return of cultural property taken illegally from France’s former colonies, particularly focusing on items taken between 1815 and...
Man Wins $1.2M Picasso In Christie’s Raffle
"How do I know this isn't a prank?" the 58-year-old asked when he was told he was the new owner of the 1941 work...
