Syracuse University Pauses Admissions For 20 Undergrad Majors, Most Of Them Arts And Humanities
The decision was made by the institution’s senate in its first meeting of the 2025-26 academic year without faculty input. Among the majors affected...
University Of Oxford To Open New $250 Million Arts Center
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, opening on October 13 and built for £185 million ($250 million), includes a 500-seat concert hall, a 250-seat theatre,...
Why The Latest “Cabaret” Revival Was A Smash In The West End But Crashed...
The London production of Rebecca Frecknall’s staging, for which the theatre was remodeled into a seedy Kit Kat Club, is going strong after four...
Menand: What, Now, Is This Free Speech Of Which You Speak?
If the Administration’s actions are so blatantly unlawful, why does everyone seem to be caving? Some of it is just cost-benefit analysis. - The...
San Francisco Contemporary Dance Institution ODC Names New Co-Artistic Director
Mia J. Chong, a choreographer and currently a staging director for ODC, will succeed 83-year-old founder Brenda Way. The 54-year-old dance organization encompasses a...
Big Publishing’s Gambling Problem
Because the majority of books don’t earn out, most people in publishing have the disappointing experience of working on a book they love that,...
The Strad As Overpriced Object Of Art
The violins may be rare, excellently made, and, to some, worth the money. But none of that is actually worth a fig if their...
How Our Screens Are Changing How We Interact With The World
If the reading revolution represented the greatest transfer of knowledge to ordinary men and women in history, the screen revolution represents the greatest theft...
Oklahoma Eliminates Arts Requirement For High School Students
“Starting with eighth-graders this year, Oklahoma won’t require fine arts credits to earn a high school diploma. ... The decision to offer fine arts curriculum...
Artists Are Projecting Satiric Trump Images On Buildings Around LA
An anonymous street art collective using the moniker Vjaybombs is behind the satirical artworks (which they call “projection bombs” and “guerrilla projections”), broadcasting them...
The Network TV Model Is Dead. It Won’t Take Much To Topple It
I wonder why Nexstar is even pursuing a multibillion-dollar deal to buy TV stations. Traditionally it's been a great investment. But tradition is all...
Critics Slam US Comedians For Participating In Saudi Comedy Festival
In its statement announcing the event, the General Entertainment Authority described the festival as "the largest of its kind globally," adding that it "reflects...
Vancouver Art Gallery Selects Architects For Its Second Attempt At A New Building
“After previously picking Swiss firm Herzog and de Meuron to design the building, the project was scrapped last year when its budget reportedly ballooned...
YouTube Pays Trump $24.5 Million To Settle Lawsuit
YouTube froze Mr. Trump’s account after the riot, blocking him from uploading new videos and arguing that the content could lead to more violence. Mr....
UC Irvine Takes Over Troubled Orange County Museum Of Art
The University of California, Irvine will take over administration and operating costs for the troubled museum, which this year has weathered the announcement that...
The Pigment Shop In Manhattan That Is A Paradise For Painters And Conservators Alike...
Yes, you can blame tariffs, a disaster for the artists who say Kremer was so, so much more than a pigment shop. - Hyperallergic
Venice La Fenice Opera Threatens Strike Over Appointment Of New Music Director
When theater officials announced last week that La Fenice’s new music director would be the conductor Beatrice Venezi, some members of the company were...
Orange County Museum Of Art Officially Acquired By University Of California Irvine
“UC Irvine will oversee the OCMA’s 53,000-square-foot, $98 million facility, which opened in 2022, within the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in the...
Judge Suspends Plan For Mass Firings At Voice Of America
“U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for...
Maker Of “The Sims” Bought By Jared Kushner And Saudi Arabia
“Electronic Arts Inc., the maker of Madden NFL and The Sims, is set to be acquired for about $55 billion … (in) the biggest...
Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia Leaves Kimmel Center
“Anne Hagan, the group’s executive director, said it had become ‘difficult for us to keep up with payments’ for Kimmel base rent and the...
Behold The St. Louis Symphony’s Newly-Renovated Home
They’ve left the classic façade (and the acoustics) of Powell Hall intact and built around it the gleaming new Jack C. Taylor Music Center,...
Stephen King Says He’s Now The Most Banned Author In The United States
"I am now the most banned author in the United States — 87 books," he tweeted. "May I suggest you pick up one of...
New York Times Names Jesse Green “Culture Correspondent”
In July, as part of a widely-reported sweep which affected high-profile critics in three other disciplines as well, the newspaper removed Green as chief...
YouTube Is Testing AI Hosts That Will Interrupt Music Streams
The streaming site says Labs will offer a glimpse of the AI features it's developing for YouTube Music, and it starts with AI "hosts"...
