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"...
The Literary Biography Is Thriving
"As I enter my fifth decade in the genre, I’m happy to number the brilliant younger biographers whose careers I’m following in the dozens."...
Photographer Sally Mann: Behold a New Chapter In The Culture Wars
Mann, whose work is held at major art institutions around the world, is reeling after police seized four of her most celebrated — and...
NPR Sues Corporation For Public Broadcasting Over Satellite Grant
NPR had been told by CPB in early April that it would soon receive more than $30 million to cover the next three years...
Lebrecht Weighs In On Our Crisis Of Criticism
A conductor is fired only for sex, a reviewer not even for that. So when four chief critics are blown away in one afternoon,...
A Controversial Musical That Challenges Mexico’s Founding
The tensions and controversies over how Mexico, the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world today, should interpret both its Indigenous and Spanish past remain...
Financial Support For Museums Is Changing. Here’s How
In the late 20th century and into the early 2000s, museums relied on a value proposition of individual prestige: big collections, big buildings, big...
This Is Tilly. She’s An AI “Actress”. She’s Getting Work (And Representation)
“When we first launched Tilly, people were like, ‘What’s that?,’ and now we’re going to be announcing which agency is going to be representing...
Spotify’s Streaming AI Problem
The question remains: how effectively can Spotify identify artists who do not disclose their use of AI? As AI technology becomes more sophisticated, distinguishing...
Why Corporate Sponsorships Are Becoming Problematic For Museums
Bolstered by culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s blunt defense of business partnerships earlier this year, leaders at major institutions, including the V&A, British Museum, and the National...
How Gen-AI Is Trying To Brute Force Its Way Into Hollywood
“A lot of gen AI supporters see it as a tool that’s ‘democratizing’ art by lowering traditional barriers to entry like ‘learning how to...
But Wait A Second, Is Kneecap Banned From Canada Or Not?
Oops, the MP who’s the parliamentary secretary for combating crime forgot to give a heads up about his statement that Kneecap were banned to...
