Study: As Language Changes, People Of All Ages Adapt (Not Just The Young)
A study led by McGill University researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. -...
Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder Of Season Following Production Manager’s Death
The western Massachusetts dance festival had originally called off performances only for this past weekend following the death of production manager Kat Sirico in...
Jamaica Kincaid Is Always Watching Herself, And Always Has
“It sounds awfully wooey, you know, kind of hippie-ish, but somewhere I’m still Elaine (her birth name). She doesn’t know how to write. I...
Disney’s Relentless Push To Promote Its Disney+ Streaming Platform Is Damaging Its Biggest Movie...
“Nearly every one of Disney’s core brands – in addition to Marvel Studios, (they are) Pixar and Lucasfilm (home of Star Wars) – have...
San Francisco’s Symphony Hall And Opera House To Start Screening Audience Members For Weapons
The War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall will implement what they’re describing as “frictionless patron screening” — that is, a system using...
This Cheapo L.A. Motel Just Got Landmark Status
“This place gives a bad feeling, don’t recommend,” says one typical Yelp review (1.3 stars) of the Hollywood Premiere Motel — which the Los...
Britain’s National Theatre To Slash Staff At Its Commercial Arm By 70%
“National Theatre Productions is the commercial arm of the National Theatre, created to oversee touring productions and West End transfers of NT shows. ... The...
Philanthropist Morton H. Meyerson, Of Meyerson Symphony Center In Dallas, Has Died At 87
“His quiet civic leadership covered everything from the arts in Dallas to the National Park Foundation, where he was a vice chairman emeritus. He...
Why “King Of The Hill” Is The Most Significant Work Of Texan Culture Of...
“Hank is trapped between his state’s past and present, between the egotism and insecurity that is the Texan’s peculiar yin and yang. He is...
Salvage Company Tries To Reunite University Of The Arts Students With Their Art
“We are cleaning out University Arts Anderson Hall,” it read. “Yall want anything?” - Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
The “Naked Gun” Reboot May Be Bringing Spoof Movies Back From The Dead. But...
The prime suspects are generally considered to be the writing-directing team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, none of whose films have ever scored...
National Park Service Is Restoring Statue Of Confederate General
“The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing...
Pennsylvania State Museum Shuts Exhibition And Returns Native American Artifacts
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has some 908 individual remains and 79,628 funerary objects in its collection, which are subject to the Native American Graves Protection...
How AI Is Undermining Enlightenment Values
What a close comparison in fact illuminates is not just how pernicious A.I. can be to intellectual life, but also how it can undermine...
A Classical Record Label Like No Other: ECM New Series At 40
Many listeners know it as the label which introduced the Western world to Arvo Pärt, though its catalog ranges from Keith Jarrett playing Bach...
Your Brain Processes Words Differently When You Read (As Opposed To Listening)
You'll still find books today, even in a world filled with podcasts. Why is that? If we can listen to almost anything, why does...
What Neuroscience Tells Us About How To Get Smarter
While the underlying mechanism is unclear, neuroscientists theorize saying something out loud separates and distinguishes it from “mere” thoughts. (You didn’t just think it. You...
Disney’s Struggles With Using AI Show The Complexities Of Issues
Disney and Metaphysic spent 18 months negotiating on and off over the terms of the contract and work on the digital double. But none...
The World Capital Of Knockoff Van Goghs And Rembrandts Has To Find A New...
Dafen, a village near Shenzhen, was for 30 years the source of up to 70% of the global supply of painted replicas of famous...
London’s Royal Opera And Ballet Cancels Performances In Israel Over Gaza
The internal announcement by the RBO chief executive, Alex Beard, was made after almost 200 Royal Opera and Ballet members signed an open letter criticising the...
Voice Of America Chief Fired After Refusing Demotion
Michael Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America, has been fired after refusing to accept what he called an “illegal” reassignment to run a...
New AI Company Composes Music For You
Users enter a prompt in plain English, such as “create a smooth jazz song with a ‘60s vibe and powerful lyrics, but relaxing for...
London’s Royal Ballet School Will End Boarding School And Full-Time Instruction For Preteens
In a statement, the school said: “(Research) has led us to conclude that, in our specific context, young dancers may benefit from more time to...
Intoxicated Raccoons And Malaria Ponds: Actors’ Tales of Shakespeare in Central Park
“Covered in blood, soaked by rain, adorned with crowns and capes: … ‘There’s nothing more magical,’ Oscar Isaac said. We spoke to actors, directors...
Yet More Untruths Uncovered In Travel Memoir “The Salt Path”
“The bestselling memoir, recently adapted into a film, was presented as a true story by its author, Raynor Winn. But a recent investigation by The...
