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...
Police Consider Charging Banksy Over Latest Mural
On Tuesday, however, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are treating the mural as potential “criminal damage.” Should charges follow, the famously anonymous artist could...
Massive Leak Shows China Is Exporting Its Surveillance/Censorship Firewall Technology Around the World
Researchers found that it has been operating a sophisticated system that allows users to monitor online information, block certain websites and VPN tools, and...
Warsaw Opens A Library In A Metro Station
“An ‘express’ library has opened in a new metro station in Warsaw, aiming to provide an appealing cultural space to encourage residents and commuters...
Authors File Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple For Copyright Infringement
“On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a lawsuit in Northern California targeting Apple's ‘OpenELM’ large language models, alleging the company ‘copied protected works...
Crystal Bridges Museum Expansion Will Open Next June
“Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (in Bentonville, Arkansas) will open its major expansion June 6, 2026, and celebrate the largest gift of works to the...
We Promise We Can Transport Bayeux Tapestry Safely, Says British Museum’s Director
“Colleagues in France are preparing for its careful removal before work begins on their new museum, and intricate plans are being made for its...
Death Of Fraudulent Arts Philanthropist Matthew Christopher Pietras Ruled Suicide
Matthew Christopher Pietras, a former employee of the Soros family, was found dead in his apartment the day after the Metropolitan Opera learned that...
Investor In Broadway’s “Cabaret” Sues Lead Producers
“Backers were ‘induced to invest cash into multi-layered structures designed to conceal revenues, divert payments, and facilitate self-dealing among insiders,’ Atlanta-based entertainment lawyer James...
UK’s National Gallery To Undertake Half-Billion-Dollar Expansion
“Britain’s National Gallery announced Tuesday that it will use a whopping £375 million ($510 million) in donations to open a new wing that, for the first...
West Point Alumni Group Cancels Award To Tom Hanks Because… You Know…
Hanks, 69, was to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award, which recognizes an “outstanding citizen” who did not attend West Point and has a...
Critiquing Donald Trump’s Architectural Aesthetic
In the end, matters of “style” are not matters of “taste,” in some shrugging, subjective sense. They are matters of value. Classical minimalism, meant...
How To Break Free Of Your Digital Prison? Try A Little Boredom
What digital platforms take away is more than just our attention being “continuously partial” — they also limit the deeper kind of reflection that...
Why Did Public Trust In Universities Decline?
It is rooted in the widespread perception that they have become ideological monoliths, barely tolerating the expression of any conservative opinions on campus. It...
What Are Intellectuals To Do In A Time Of Fascism?
For the last couple of decades, we’ve seen a growing assault on critical inquiry, academic freedom, and safety, alongside the casualization of labor, rising...
Might These Ideas Save Classical Music Institutions?
Might London’s most civilised music venue have the answers that classical music needs if it is to claim the audience that is undoubtedly there,...
Report: Met Opera Looking To License Its Intellectual Property
According to the Agence France-Presse, “Gelb is actively exploring other sources of raising funds including licensing agreements of its intellectual property, as well as naming...
Anthropic’s Copyright Settlement With Authors Isn’t Good
Writers aren’t getting this settlement because their work was fed to an AI — this is just a costly slap on the wrist for...
Dissecting The Met Opera’s Deal Of Convenience With Saudi Arabia
As one of the foremost arts institutions in the US, the Met gets the funds it needs, and its partner gets the imprimatur they...
What Will Take Over For Movies Now That Hollywood’s Superhero Bubble Has Popped?
Video games, of course. In the parlance of our times, "studios see all of these as intellectual property worth mining.” - Los Angeles Times...
The War On Art By, And About, Trans People
“Government websites are stripping away references to trans people, history, and art. Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and...
