Rufus Wainwright On Seeing His Musical Become A Notorious West End Flop
Opening Night (based on the John Cassavetes film) was directed by Ivo van Hove and starred Sheridan Smith — yet it tanked so badly...
Is AI The End Of Movie Creativity?
“You could imagine a world where a movie would come out on a Friday, with alongside it, day-and-date,” the CEO said. By Sunday...
White House Review Of Smithsonian Could Impact History Studies Nationwide
Far beyond museums in Washington, President Donald Trump's review at the Smithsonian could influence how history is taught in classrooms around the country. The...
AI Companies Have Been Training On YouTube Data, Potentially Putting Creators Out Of Business
Over the past few months, I’ve discovered more than 15.8 million videos from more than 2 million channels that tech companies have, without permission,...
A Look At The Codex Gigas (“Gigantic Book”), The World’s Largest Surviving Medieval Manuscript
Sometimes called “the Devil’s Bible,” it’s 3-feet-by-1⅔-feet and 165 pounds and contains the complete Bible, writings by historian Flavius Josephus and theologian Isidore of...
For The First Time, Scientists Have Recorded A Human Brain Making Decisions
Thanks to the image obtained, the researchers were able to confirm an already theorized architecture of thought: that there is no single region exclusively...
Sally Mann On Being A Target Of The Culture Wars From Two Sides
“Either the ‘Black Men’ or the pictures of the children, I just didn’t see that it should be so big a deal. I’m acclimated...
CBS News’s New Ombudsman Is Going To Be Doing The Job Differently Than Usual
Traditionally, the ombudsman at a news organization looks into complaints from the public. Yet Kenneth Weinstein will have no public-facing role. Formerly president of...
Britain’s National Theatre Is Growing Dye Plants For Its Costumes In A Roof Garden
“Chemical dyes are often toxic for the environment and bad for human health, so the costume designers at the theatre are experimenting with using flowers...
This Museum Sued The Trump Administration Over Its Cancelled Grant. Suddenly, The Grant Is...
The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia filed the suit after a promised $750,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services was canceled...
Argentine Heirs Of Nazi Official Arrested, Charged With Hiding Stolen Art
Patricia Kadgien, daughter of an advisor to Gestapo founder Hermann Goering, and her husband were charged with deliberately concealing numerous artworks, including 22 Matisses,...
In Greater Paris, The Long-Troubled Banlieue Is Buzzing
“The east, long snubbed by the bourgeoisie of western Paris, has risen, turning the banlieue from Pantin to Romainville into cool, desirable areas. Tourists...
Miles Davis’s Catalogue Has A Buyer
“Reservoir Media has acquired a majority interest in the Miles Davis publishing catalog, as well as other rights associated with the late jazz icon’s estate, including a...
A Brief History Of The Machine That Created American Pop Music
The first jukebox was made in, believe it or not, 1889; it played wax cylinders and people listened through stethoscope-like earphones. In 1927, the...
Canada’s First Nations Revitalize Festivals That Were Once Forbidden
Confronting the historic trauma of forced assimilation, a wave of artists are rejuvenating hyper-diverse Indigenous cultures in the kinds of festivals that were once...
Report: Christie’s Closes Its Digital Art Department
The NFT market has crashed and never recovered. In 2022, Christie’s reported $5.9 million in NFT sales, a 96 percent decline from 2021. And in August 2024, one...
The Classic Novels That Were First Rejected By Publishers
Six of the greatest works of modern literature were repeatedly and humiliatingly rejected by publishers and their distinguished advisors, who were blind to their...
Edward Watson On Returning To The Royal Ballet Stage Post-Retirement
“I don’t feel like I’ve got anything to prove. I’m slightly less wired and my life doesn’t depend on (performing) anymore. It’s like when...
Why Musicians Are Leaving Spotify
"The sound quality is horrible. The disposable-ness of music has become almost culturally endemic, and then obviously the financial aspect of it is a...
Data: How US Arts Are Doing
Both revenue and expenses declined in 2024, with average revenue hovering slightly above expenses. Average total revenue fell 25% while expenses decreased by 23%, leaving organizations with an increasingly smaller...
Huntsville, Alabama’s Public Radio Station To Drop All NPR Programming
“WLRH Huntsville, AL (89.3) will stop airing NPR programming effective Oct. 1, shifting resources to expand its lineup of locally produced news and community...
“Trucks and Tanks” short story, too timely
My just-published story Trucks and Tanks, runner-up in JerryJazzMusician.com‘s 69th short fiction contest and written three months ago, is all too timely in...
Is Writing Really Thinking?
Strangely, it means you’re not thinking when you’re reading. Does anyone believe that? - 3 Quarks Daily
Michigan’s House Of Representatives Votes To Zero Out Arts Funding
“The state House’s proposed budget for next year wipes out every cent of the $12.3 million the Michigan government spent on arts and cultural...
The Essential Dohnanyi Recordings
Crucial to Dohnanyi’s conducting was his belief that musicians had to perform older music in a contemporary way. “I’m not interested in the Brahms...
