Historic Philadelphia Theater To Become Cicely Tyson Performing Arts Center
The former Logan Theatre, a 1923 movie palace on Broad Street in North Philadelphia which has been empty since 1992, will undergo a $10...
Grade Inflation At Elite Colleges: Students Are Obsessed With “Points Taken Off”
Harvard administrators have released a statement saying that grade inflation has crossed a catastrophic threshold. Many Harvard undergrads treated the statement as a catastrophe...
It’s Official: The Big, Weird, Brutalist Fountain In San Francisco Will Be Removed
“A divided San Francisco Arts Commission on Monday approved a plan to at least temporarily remove the Vaillancourt Fountain from Embarcadero Plaza, a final...
For First Time, Diary Collection Wins Baillie Gifford Prize For Nonfiction
“How to End a Story: Collected Diaries by Helen Garner charts the Australian writer's life from her early career in bohemian Melbourne to raising...
Prix Goncourt, France’s Top Literary Prize, Goes To 20th-Century Family Saga “The Empty House”
“Laurent Mauvignier Tuesday won France's top literary award, the Goncourt, for his family saga spanning the 20th century and recounting the story of his grandmother...
Medieval Tower In Rome Collapses, Kills Worker
During renovations on the 13th-century Torre dei Conti, the structure started to collapse, trapping two workers. During the 11-hour rescue operations, passersby watched as...
Some Folks Are Not Happy About Philadelphia Art Museum’s Rebrand, And That Includes Some...
“Critics say the new logo and its angular griffin look severe — more like a soccer team, a clothing brand, or a beer label...
Opera America Names New President And CEO
Michael Bobbitt comes to OPERA America from the Mass Cultural Council in Boston, MA, where he served as Executive Director since 2021. - BroadwayWorld
Anne Sexton’s Horror Short Stories, Rejected By The New Yorker
Editor Roger Angell called the three stories “interesting and wholly original” but said “they seem to work in very different ways on different readers.”...
Meet The New Head Of The UK Opera Association
“The perception that opera is only for posh people, with which I fundamentally disagree, has taken a grip on a lot of decision-makers,” Thangam...
Choreography By AI?
AISOMA is a Google AI-powered choreography tool that acts as a creative catalyst by generating new, original dance rooted in my choreographic language. -...
Sasha Suda Fired As Director Of Philadelphia Art Museum
Suda, who has been leading a change campaign at the museum since she arrived in 2022, reportedly has both supporters and detractors on the board. -...
The Persistent, Pernicious Myths About Shakespeare And Marlowe
The Romantic ideal of a singular creative genius remaking the rules of his era doesn’t really match William Shakespeare, who was (for a theater...
Spotify Reports Strong Subscriber Gains, Record Profits
Music streamer Spotify saw third quarter operating profits grow a cool 28%, as its paying subscribers hit 281 million. - Deadline
Australia Imposes New Streaming Quotas
The rules require Netflix, Prime Video and the other global streamers with more than one million Australian subscribers to spend 10% of their total Australian expenditure –...
What Immanuel Kant Still Has To Teach Us Today
The central insight that these disparate thinkers took from Kant is that the world isn’t simply a thing, or a collection of things, given...
Movie Theater Owners Are Freaking Out Over Possible Sale Of Warner Bros. Discovery
“Multiple theatrical executives … conveyed a sense of grave concern, if not panic, over the possibility of a studio that grossed more than $4...
What Do We Need Hobbies For?
Although many have outward-facing aspects, a hobby is ultimately a form of self-cultivation, pursued for reasons of personal satisfaction. Our society values publicity and...
Not Bulldozing The White House Was A Convention, Not A Law. Many Things In...
After the architects’ convention in 1900, public officials turned to specialists to address questions of aesthetic and space planning that had previously been matters of...
Documenting The Present Is Resistance
Let this be painfully clear: The future will only remember what is preserved today, and the choice is between standing by as stories are...
Ohio Law Could Void Cleveland State University’s Transfer Of Its Student Radio Station To...
“The Cleveland State University-Ideastream deal over WCSB 89.3 could be invalidated because the college did not follow Ohio public meetings law, an expert on...
A New Hall Of Fame For Dance, Complete With Its First Inductees
“A new Dance Hall of Fame has been established to honor the significant contributions to the discipline of dance. Included in the freshman class...
Arts School In New Jersey’s Largest City Abruptly Closes
Without warning, a note appeared on the website of the Newark School for the Arts that it is “closed until further notice.” Founded in...
Actress Diane Ladd, Three-Time Oscar Nominee, Has Died At 89
She received nominations for Best Supporting Actress for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild at Heart, and Rambling Rose; she performed in the latter...
Las Vegas Philharmonic Makes Surprise Announcement Of New Music Director
After artistic advisor Leonard Slatkin finished conducting Saturday night’s concert, he introduced the audience to the orchestra’s next music director, Japanese-American conductor Rei Hotoda....
