Erik Satie, Inventor Of Modern Music
“Despite music in general having long since assimilated the daring qualities of Gymnopédie No. 1, the original piece still catches our ears — in its subtle...
Sean Astin Is Elected To A Powerful Union Position
That’s right, Samwise Gamgee is now the president of SAG-AFTRA as the performers’ union heads into another contract year. - Los Angeles Times
TikTok Is Filled With Women Dressed As Alexander Hamilton Sneaking Out Of Windows And...
Many of the TikToks “deliberately portray as a stereotypical bad boyfriend or spouse with wandering eyes. Some are more explicit, like one in...
Belgian Music Festival Cancels Performance Because Munich Phil’s Conductor Also Helms Israeli Phil
“'In light of role as the chief conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, we are unable to provide sufficient clarity about his attitude...
Paramount Pictures Has Denounced A Boycott Of Israeli Film Industries
Paramount "sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine and is supported by...
Britain’s National Trust Encourages Slow Looking
The Trust “said it wanted to increase the average eight-second viewing time for an artwork, as a way of reducing stress and developing emotional...
How Is Everyone In Oslo So Darn Nice, Even While Having Sex?
At least, according to a director of movies about the sex lives of Norwegians. “It could be regarded as utopian,” he says. - The...
The Surprising Numbers About Playwriting Equity In The United States
“The new-play results nationwide and in New York are very close to parity after all, while the all-play results, which include all the Shakespeares...
Daniel Day Lewis Didn’t Actually Mean He’d Retire
Sure, he said that, but what he meant was that he "just stopped doing that particular type of work so could do some...
Why Are Video Games Taking Longer And Longer To Make?
“Success can be a blessing and a curse in video games. Critical acclaim can mean big sales, which help to fund your next work. But...
Why Readers Love Reading Books About Books
Or actually: “Books about books, or bookstores, or people who work in bookstores, or in publishing, or in libraries, or anything book-adjacent.” - LitHub
Nancy King, Who Was Called The Best Living Jazz Singer As She Shunned The...
“King’s improvisational skills were formidable, even by the standards of a music built on improvisation. ... She would rearrange songs on the fly, and...
When The Studio Cleans Up At The Emmys, Will You Be Watching?
OK, OK, that’s just a (widely shared) prediction, but in any case - here are the details for the big ceremony tonight. - The...
The Netherlands Joins Ireland In Threatening Eurovision Boycott If Israel Is Included
“Avrotros said it too could no longer justify Israel's inclusion ‘given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza’ and the ‘serious erosion of...
Many Philly Arts Orgs Have Regained Their Pre-Pandemic Audiences, But Theatre Lags Behind
The only truly good news from the report: Performing arts was “the sector with more increased attendance over the past year than libraries, community,...
Naples Opens A Subway Station Designed By Anish Kapoor
From the street, it certainly looks like Kapoor’s work; coming up from the train platform, it looks like something by James Turrell. - Dezeen
National Gallery’s Decision To Expand Into 20th Century Risks Conflict With Tate
A decision to tear up an agreement between the National Gallery and Tate, which has prevented the National Gallery from collecting works created after 1900, could...
Restoration Of Ancient Babylon Is Drawing Tourists
Largely funded by the US embassy in Baghdad, the restoration of the temple and the north retaining wall are part of the Future of...
Who’s Suing AI Companies (And Who’s Making Deals)
Many more now have signed deals with the AI companies which commonly include the use of their content as reference points for user queries...
The Lion Of Venice Statue In St. Mark’s Square Was Evidently Made In China
“By studying copper isotopes taken from samples of the statue, scientists were able to identify that the metal originated from the Yangtze River in...
Ralph Rugoff To Leave Hayward Gallery
Rugoff is most famous internationally for his 2019 Biennale, which saw the 79 artists included—a relatively low number for the world’s biggest art festival—each...
The “AI-and-I” Essay Has Become A Genre Of Its Own
For example, between April and July, The New Yorker published over a dozen such pieces: essays about generative AI and the dangers it poses to literacy,...
Texas Public Radio Stations Scramble To Stay Funded And Stay Relevant
“Stations were never intended to be completely dependent on federal funding. The more existential crisis is how we continue to be relevant.” - Texas...
The Things That Follow You Around Once You First Notice Them
The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, also known as the frequency illusion, is a type of cognitive bias where, once you learn about something – such as...
How Juilliard Is Becoming Tuition-Free
The number of tuition-free students will continue to increase on a rolling basis across all of Juilliard. “We’re looking at a multiyear campaign, and...
