The Antonio Stradivari of Brooklyn?
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center actually programmed a gala in honor of luthier Sam Zygmuntowicz — because so many of its members,...
The Guy Who’s Taking Over Stephen Colbert’s Time Slot Just Bought BuzzFeed
Byron Allen, a former stand-up comedian whose Allen Media Group owns 13 local TV stations, The Weather Channel and other outlets, announced a $120...
Texas Public Radio To Merge Operations With News Site San Antonio Report
“The move, unanimously approved by both organizations’ boards of directors, is expected to launch July 1. Leaders say the initiative will allow the two...
International Booker Prize, For First Time, Goes To Novel Written In Mandarin Chinese
Taiwan Travelogue, written by Yáng Shuāng-zi and translated by Lin King, takes the form of a travel memoir by a (fictional) Japanese novelist on...
Artistic Director Of Utah’s Ballet West To Step Down After 20-Year Tenure
Adam Sklute, who came to Salt Lake City in 2007, will depart at the end of next season. His tenure, the longest in Ballet...
The Americanization Of Tourism
We’re selling vibes, textures. A sunset on the hills in Chianti, riding a bike on an island in Sicily. Imagine us discussing it in...
Ex-San Antonio Phil Conductor Launches New Orchestra For City
As the troubled San Antonio Philharmonic, which has canceled more concerts than it has played this year, appears to edge toward collapse, Jeffrey Kahane,...
Pompidou And Hong Kong’s M+ Strike A Five-Year Deal To Exchange Art
The major exhibition featuring collections from both institutions will be staged first in Paris at the Centre Pompidou, after its five-year renovation, around 2029...
Cannes Wrestles With AI
The 79th Cannes may go down as the time the world’s grandest film festival for the first time wrestled with the onset of AI...
Is Your Name Emily? Free Drinks For You!
Showcase Cinemas has just announced that if anyone called Emily buys a ticket to see the film Finding Emily this weekend, they will receive a...
New York Magazine Investigates Contributor For Alleged Plagiarism
“Ross Barkan, who is a contract writer for the magazine, … has been accused of plagiarism after publishing at least three stories with striking similarities...
Judge Delays Approval Of Anthropic Authors Settlement
Calling out lawyers for requesting more than $320 million in legal fees when each author only expects a $3,000 payout, some objectors asked the...
NPR Newsroom Reorganizes, Offers Buyouts
NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher says the network has to fill a gap of $8 million in its $300-million annual budget because of...
The Slop Before The AI Slop
In 1962, a programmer at Librascope, a California-based defense contractor, announced that “a computer can be programmed to write meaningful and relevant sentences in...
Chicago Arts Groups Are Asking Patrons To Turn Over Their Phones At The Door
“If you want a deep dive into Chicago arts and culture, check your phone at the door: The ‘unplugged’ trend is growing locally among...
Will Paint For Food?
“If my art isn’t in your budget right now, I’ll accept the following as payment…” the viral posts on Instagram and TikTok read. The...
UK Music Venues Have Started Giving Their Touring Musicians Places To Stay
A growing number of UK music venues are attempting a simple but potentially transformative fix: giving bands somewhere to sleep. - The Guardian
Why Celebrities Are Trademarking Themselves
So why are celebrities suddenly registering trademarks in a bid to protect their identity? The answer, unsurprisingly, lies with generative artificial intelligence (AI). -...
The (Current, As Of Last Night) 16 Most Expensive Artworks Ever Sold At Auction
Yes, the maybe-it’s-really-a-Leonardo Salvator Mundi is still number one, more than $200 million ahead of the runner-up, which made the list just last year....
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Returned To Iran After The Oscars. Predictably, He’s Going On Trial...
Following the months-long awards campaign for It Was Just an Accident, which won the Golden Palm at Cannes last year and was nominated for...
Twin Cities’ Midsize Theater Companies Are Genuinely Worried About Surviving
“Here, midsize theater companies help anchor the scene and bridge the gap between big playhouses such as the Guthrie and Children’s theaters and smaller...
Louvre Announces Architects For Its Coming Renovation
"The Paris office of STUDIOS Architecture will lead the project, which includes the creation of new galleries and a new lobby. … (The firm’s)...
For The Second Time, A Mistrial In Harvey Weinstein’s New York Rape Case
This was the third time the disgraced producer was prosecuted in Manhattan for his alleged assault of Jessica Mann in 2013. (The initial verdict,...
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt, Aged 98, Falls Ill During San Francisco Concert
Although he had gotten through the dress rehearsal well enough, the San Francisco Symphony’s Music Director Laureate had to be wheeled onstage for Friday’s...
Soprano Felicity Lott Dead At 79
The much-loved singer, admired equally for opera and concerts, passed away two days after she publicly revealed her terminal cancer diagnosis. - The Guardian
