Frida, Before And Beyond Diego
“Just three blocks from Casa Azul, the new museum centers on the artist’s family and her origins. It’s intended to be a prequel of...
Quick-Read Kissing Books In Nice Covers Is The New Name Of The Romance Game
831 Books truly, deeply understands its audience (you know, the audience whose dollars fund all other publishing?). “You love holding a book that almost...
No, Progressive Casting In Films Doesn’t Lose Money
And in some cases? It’s a great idea for box office receipts, or so a new study show. - The Guardian (UK)
Sure, It’s A Masterpiece, But Did Brueghel Actually Approve Of His Painting?
The thing is, “we know dismayingly little about Bruegel, given his greatness.” - Washington Post (MSN)
Ronald Perelman Sued For Money After His Paintings Survived A House Fire, Apparently Unscathed
The judge was not sympathetic; nor was he super friendly to the insurance company. But how are the Twomblys? - The New York Times
The Vancouver Symphony Is Now On Strike
“The union says more than 97 per cent of its members voted in July in favour of job action after its last offer to...
Disney Investors Are Now Calling To Investigate The Kimmel Decision
That is, the one to take the popular host off the air. - The Guardian (UK)
Social Media Has Made Dostoevsky A Hot Property
“Fyodor Dostoevsky — rigorous dialectician and grand inquisitor into the human soul — is having a moment. The American ‘new right’ has enlisted the...
A Bilingual “Romeo and Juliet” Hits London
A Welsh-English bilingual version of the tragedy, called Romeo a Juliet, is about to set off on tour, ending at Shakespeare’s Globe in London –...
How June Squibb Handles Being A Movie Star At Age 95
She was a career stage actress who took her first film role at 60 and her first lead at 94. Since then, she’s starred...
Aspen Art Museum Takes A Turn To The Global
Twenty years after founding its gala, ArtCrush, in a town where an apartment can run north of $4 million, the museum is attempting a...
The Documentary Culture: The Impulse To Record Everything
Richer and deeper memories appear to enhance your individuality: a thin and shallow autobiographical narrative appears to lead to a less substantial self, whereas...
How Late Night TV Became So Political
To understand how network late-night hosts became such critics of Trump, you have to take the long view, because their increasingly political commentary preceded...
Philadelphia’s Painted Bride Arts Center Settles Into A New Home
“The first floor, equipped with lighting and a sound and video projection system, will be home to poetry readings, film screenings, open mics, and...
Research: AI Answers Change Depending On Culture
“Our findings suggest that the cultural tendencies embedded within AI models shape and filter the responses that AI provides. As generative AI becomes part...
Is Milan’s Art World Ready For A Breakthrough?
“We are now the gateway to the European Union,” local art advisor Mattia Pozzoni told me over spritzes at local culinary institution Sant Ambroeus....
After 26 Years, Lisa Philips To Retire As Director Of The New Museum
On Thursday, she announced plans to depart the New Museum in April, after the institution opens its 62,000-square-foot expansion that cost $82 million and...
The Intricacies Of Casting Audiobook Actors
“Now, with more than 10,000 regularly working narrators, audiobooks are at the height of diversity casting, but the product can no longer be for...
E-Book Contracts To Libraries Are Expensive. Is This A Way To Fix The Problem?
The goal is to drive down demand for short-term e-book contracts and force publishers to offer e-books to libraries on better terms. - Harvard...
What Does It Mean To Put Your Community At The Heart Of Arts Institution...
New Art Exchange is one of just two cultural institutions in Britain – the other being Birmingham Museums Trust – that have put randomly...
New Test Of AI Ability Shows AI Beats Humans In A Variety Of Tasks
For GPT-5-high, a souped-up version of GPT-5 with extra computational power, the company says the AI model was ranked as better than or on...
New York Public Radio Offers Free Programming To Other Public Radio Stations Deemed “At...
The Station-to-Station Programming Project will waive distribution fees for programs produced or syndicated by NYPR — among them Radiolab, The New Yorker Radio Hour,...
Venice’s Opera House Appoints New Music Director; Musicians And Staff Revolt
This week the management of Teatro La Fenice, evidently at short notice, named as music director the 35-year-old conductor Beatrice Venezi, reportedly an associate...
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Makes Its Final Grants To Local Stations Before Shutting Down
The $7.1 million being distributed is left over from the previous year’s pool of grant money; it had been allocated for grants which, in...
Crowd Of Log Cabin Republicans Show Up To Heckle Guitarist At Kennedy Center
Yasmin Williams, whose email to new Kennedy Center president Ric Grenell got a notoriously vicious response, performed there last week. Shortly before curtain, she...
