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
Peter Gelb No Longer Considering Retiring From The Met
“I should leave when I cannot do the job properly or when the board doesn’t want me to be here. I’m a workaholic, I’ve...
How AI Has Taken Over College Education
During the exam, students were pulling out phones and taking photographs of the test to submit to LLMs before copying down machine-written responses into...
France’s Top TV Production House Says It Will Blacklist Artists Who Protest Billionaire
The head of France’s biggest film producer, Canal+, has said the group will no longer work with hundreds of cinema figures who signed a...
How AI Has Taken Over My College Education At Stanford
Stanford has always been a haven for aspiring techies, but recent events have taken the school into uncharted territory. A.I. is everything. We talk...
How Do We Get Big Tech Interested In The Arts?
So what can motivate tech barons to give money to opera? How do we convince them that, with their help, they can be a...
The Artists Using San Francisco As A Canvas For Laser Shows
The San Francisco sky was lit Friday night with dozens of colored lasers beaming from the Transamerica Pyramid toward Coit Tower and One Sansome...
Humanities Make A Comeback As AI Gobbles Up Tech Jobs
As it turns out, tech jobs may be drying up after years of students rushing to computer science. Who needs to code? AI does...
And Now… The World’s First AI Museum
The “living museum” will present a continuously evolving immersive, audiovisual experience based on millions of images, sounds and scents from nature. As an indication...
The Gamification Of Homework
Prodigy is among a bevy of gamified tools that have gained a foothold in classrooms across the country by promising to make learning fun....
Turns Out Mark Rothko’s Paintings Are Perfect For The Age Of Social Media
“Across TikTok and Instagram, videos centred on Rothko’s work are accumulating hundreds of thousands of views. One creator has begun styling outfits inspired by individual...
Why Schmigadoon’s Music Sounds At Once Fresh And So Very Familiar
“Every number is a homage to at least one classic musical, and often two or three. Here, the hills are alive with the sound...
Spain Has A Ton Of Crumbling Castles
What should it do with them, and all of the material therein? - El País English
So, Does Peter Gelb Have ‘The Most Difficult Job’ In The World?
“Gelb, who is paid $1.2 million annually, oversees a $326 million budget. … Beyond the often caustic scrutiny of opera critics and patrons, Gelb...
What Both Old And New Amadeus Teach Us
Every great artist needs a nemesis - fictional or not! - in order to stand out. - Salon
A Skateboarder’s Lament For San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain
“A spark from one of the torch-cutters likely ignited debris that had accumulated in one of the fountain’s tubes during the last year of...
The Met Is Publicizing An Opera About Frida Kahlo In Restaurants And Cemeteries
Well, why not? "For me, it’s more about singing the music and just communicating it and making that as accessible as possible in the...
The Head Of France’s Biggest Film Producer Is Prepared To Bow To A Right-Wing...
“The open letter, published earlier this week to coincide with the opening of the Cannes film festival, was signed by more than 600 figures, including...
The Smithsonian Adds That Impeachment Language Back To The Portrait Of The Current President
"In the new wall text accompanying a portrait of Mr. Trump, the impeachments are mentioned in a list of important events from the president’s...
Artists, Writers, And Musicians Experiencing Despair As Generative AI Collides With Art
“Musicians, artists and writers generally possess something AI does not, which is the lived human experience out of which they create. That experience includes...
What Will Win At The Tonys, And What Should Win
At least, according to The New York Times’s Helen Shaw. For instance: “When I think about the sheer old-fashioned ebullience of Cinco Paul’s Schmigadoon!...
The Story Of The Community College Prof Who Suddenly Found Out Her Novel Was...
Stacey Levine’s Mice 1961, published by a very small press in Oregon, is "a deeply weird book, a kind-of coming-of-age comedy with no easy...
The Plight Of Hollywood Has Become A Key Issue In The Los Angeles Mayoral...
“For decades, elected officials have not had to focus on the film and TV business, let alone turn it into a campaign issue. It...
