Burlesque Is Experiencing Yet Another Revival
“(The 21st-century’s neo-burlesque) feels relevant to 2025 – in step with drag and queer culture, and in line with the broader movement towards diversity...
Battle Between Operators Of South Florida’s Public Radio Station And Owners Of Its License
South Florida Public Media Group has raised funds for the southeast Florida public radio and TV stations since 1974 and managed them since 2022....
Connie Francis, One Of The Best-Selling Pop Stars Of The 1950s and ‘60s, Has...
“(She was) the most popular female singer of the late 1950s and early ’60s, with such hits as ‘Who’s Sorry Now,’ ‘Stupid Cupid’ and...
Rhode Island Passes “Freedom To Read Act” In Response To Book-Banning
“The law contains protections for school and local librarians and staff and is, notably, the first to guarantee writers and readers a right to...
“Gypsy” Starring Audra McDonald Will End Broadway Run Early
The revival, which was nominated for five Tony Awards but won none, had been expected to run until at least Oct. 5; it will...
The Power Of Cutting Loose On The Dance Floor
“A new season at London’s Southbank Centre is inspired by Emma Warren’s book Dance Your Way Home, about the potency of communal movement. She...
When Condé Nast Was Fat And Sassy (And Really Successful)
What these editors have in common more than some Horatio-Alger-with-a-pica-ruler climb is that they were good at their jobs. They had strong visions and...
KQED, San Francisco Public Radio/TV, Lays Off 15% Of Staff
Approximately 50 positions are being eliminated, including the entire video division, as the Bay Area’s flagship public media outlet faces a projected $12 million...
Four Smithsonian Museums Shut For Days Because Of HVAC Issues
The Hirshhorn, Asian Art, African Art and American Indian museums have been closed for about three days. - WTOP
The Kinds Of Books You Want To Read Over And Over
There are certain books where even if you’ve already solved the murder, even if you already know how it’s all going to turn out,...
AI-Powered Robots Are Carving Sculpture From Stone. They Might Soon Be Changing The Way...
The 2-year-old company is turning this aging warehouse into a modern stonecutting factory capable of quickly producing highly detailed decorative facades, museum-grade marble sculptures,...
Australian Artists And Universities Could Have Funding Blocked If They Fail To Fight Antisemitism
“Universities and artists would have funding withheld if they fail to act against antisemitism, AI tools would be banned from sharing Jewish hatred, and...
France’s Art Galleries Are Under Stress As The Market Changes
“We’re having trouble attracting young people, whereas in other countries, like China, buyers are on average in their thirties,” Magda Danysz, vice president of...
Public Broadcasting’s Last Ditch Efforts To Save Public Funding
Congress is expected to vote on that proposal, known as a rescission request, by the end of the week. If approved, it would end...
Mark Morris After 45 Years
Morris’s dance impulse is still very much alive. “We’re far from that time, 40 years ago, when it was a group of my peers,”...
Poet Andrea Gibson, Subject Of Prizewinning New Documentary, Is Dead At 49
Gibson, spouse Megan Falley, and their four-year struggle with Gibson’s ovarian cancer are the main subjects of the documentary Come See Me in the...
Poll: Public Broadcasting Is Overwhelmingly Popular With The American Public
Over half of Republicans (58%) and three-quarters of Democrats (77%) support federal funding for public radio. And 59% of Republicans and 76% of Democrats...
AI Companions Are Getting Really Good. But We Lose Something Creatively Important
Solitude is the engine of independent thought—a usual precondition for real creativity. It gives us a chance to commune with nature, or, if we’re...
Electrical Recording Debuted 100 Years Ago This Year
“The ascent from one method (purely mechanical recording on a horn) to the other (electrical recording with a microphone) was more significant even than...
US Publishers Charge Libraries Exorbitant Prices For E-Books. Some State Governments Want To Change...
How exorbitant? A license for a digital copy of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 costs $51.99. Connecticut has already passed a law (not yet in...
The Complete Replica Of The Bayeux Tapestry Made In 1885
To call this enormous replica, on display at the Reading Museum, complete is not to call it completely accurate, mind you. The thread is...
NYTimes Removes Four Longtime Critics From Their Beats
The quartet of Times critics — television critic Margaret Lyons, music critic Jon Pareles, theater critic Jesse Green and classical music critic Zach Woolfe...
The Biggest Mystery In Chaucer Was, It Turns Out, Probably A Typo
Okay, there were no typewriters then; it was a scribal error — and it led to serious confusion about genre. The eureka moment by...
More Trouble For BBC: 300,000 More Households Have Stopped Paying Licence Fee
“As the broadcaster continues to battle the rise of YouTube and streaming services that have split audiences ..., its annual report revealed 23.8m licences...
UNESCO Names 32 New World Heritage Sites
The list includes four palaces built by Bavaria’s King Ludwig II; ancient rock art in Australia, Korea, and Russia’s Bashkir Republic; and three sites...
