Democrats Question Disposal Of Artworks In Federal Buildings Listed For Sale
In the letter, the senators note that the GSA has posted 46 buildings that have been identified for “accelerated disposal,” a process that expedites...
Head Of UK’s National Theatre Wants To Bring More Of India To Its Stages
Indhu Rubasingham remembers the long lines when she brought Bollywood legend Shabana Azmi to the NT in 2000. “You can put people on this...
The Benefits Of Audiobooks
Audiobooks offer significant benefits, primarily increasing reading accessibility, enabling multitasking during daily chores or commutes, and boosting comprehension for auditory learners. - Good E-Reader
Scholars See Serious Threat Of AI In The Humanities
In the “humanities” – most scholars see AI as a unique threat, one that extends far beyond cheating on homework and casts doubt on...
Dictionary/Encyclopedias Sue AI Companies Over Copyright
Britannica, which owns Merriam-Webster, retains the copyright to nearly 100,000 online articles, which have been scraped and used to train OpenAI’s LLMs without permission,...
No More “Free-Speech Barbie”: Salman Rushdie Is Tired Of Being A Symbol
“It’s a subject I’m anxious to change. I don’t feel symbolic. I feel actual. I feel like I’m a working writer trying to make...
How Do We Calibrate The Use Of AI In Education?
So what does “getting learning right” look like in the age of generative AI? It involves a lot of experimentation and leaning in with...
AI Is Showing Where The Gaps In Education Are
With AI, students can generate code that looks polished and sophisticated in seconds. But the ability to produce a solution has become decoupled from...
This Orchestra Has Stopped Doing Something That Audience Members Just Hate
“Sydney Symphony Orchestra has removed the $8.95 (Aus) booking fee on all tickets to its performances purchased from it directly, arguing the impost disproportionately...
The Case Against Streaming
It is not simply that Netflix and co are killing cinema – although, yes, that is a thing that is objectively bad. It is that...
How The Land Art Movement Changed Our Perspective
The closest thing land art has to an origin story is a dusty road trip three of its early protagonists, Michael Heizer, Nancy Holt...
Study: Use Of AI Leads To Greater Creativity In Humans
When people were shown AI-generated design suggestions, they spent more time on the task, produced better designs and felt more involved. It was not...
How Manhattan Is Trying To Design Itself Into Better Climate Resilience
Inspired by the vulnerabilities revealed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, ESCR features a series of protective features — walls, earthen berms and sliding doors...
Arkansas Public Television “Pauses” Its Plan To End PBS Affiliation
Following negative feedback from the public and a drop in donations to the state network, the Arkansas TV Commission voted 4-1 to hold off,...
A Bay Area Ballet Company And School Shut Down After 59 Years
“Peninsula Lively Arts and its subsidiary Peninsula Ballet Theatre are closing after six decades teaching and performing dance in San Mateo County, leaving a...
“War Of The Worlds” Named Worst Picture At 2026 Razzie Awards
The sci-fi film starring Ice Cube dominated the 46th Golden Raspberry Awards, also winning Worst Actor, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Prequel, Remake,...
BuzzFeed Reports “Substantial Doubt” That It Can Stay In Business
In an earnings report released last week, the company (which also owns the news site HuffPost and the food site Tasty) said that it...
Why Trump Dumped Ric Grenell From The Kennedy Center
“Trump still fully intends to remake the center in his image; he’d just like to limit the backlash. Whatever his talents, Grenell is not...
El Greco Painting Discovered After Overpainting Is Removed
“This weekend, the Vatican revealed a newly discovered painting by master Mannerist El Greco, long hidden underneath a forgery. This small work of oil on board, titled The...
Grammarly Apologized For Turning Live And Dead Writers And Teachers Into So-Called Experts
But what the CEO “failed to mention was that the company wasn’t just dealing with hundreds of furious writers — it was facing litigation...
Born in the DSA*: Bat$#^t Crazy Leadership Does Not Happen By Accident, and It...
The popular guy in charge of the DSA is a greedy, paranoid sociopath, a malevolent narcissist, and is probably experiencing dementia. It’s a tactic...
Director of Philanthropy – Ballet Arizona working with Management Consultants for the Arts
Celebrating its 40th year & launching a new artistic vision under Artistic Director Daniela Cardim, Ballet Arizona is poised for ambitious growth. The organization seeks
Kennedy Center Board Votes To Close For Two Years
The full scope of the renovations is not entirely clear. But Mr. Trump has said that both structural and internal work was needed, noting...
How Did A Tiny Obscure Art School Get A $2M NEH Grant?
The grant was about as large as the school’s annual budget. And like many of the agency’s other recent multimillion-dollar awards, it went to a...
History Of Triumphant Arches: An Empire In Decline
Some of the most famous iterations in ancient Rome and Napoleonic France warn us of the tendency of republics to devolve into autocratic empires. -...
