Well, At Least New Hampshire’s Arts Funding Budget Is More Than $1
Yes, $1 was the figure being considered by legislators for the New Hampshire Council on the Arts in the new state budget. In the...
Doris Duke Theater At Jacob’s Pillow, Literally Risen From Ashes, Is Now One Of...
With an advanced acoustical system, plenty of fiber-optic cable, responsive lighting, spatialized audio capabilities, virtual/augmented reality infrastructure, and a trippy immersive exhibition called “Dancing...
Curtis Institute Of Music’s Newest Building Severely Damaged In Fire
Known informally as the Art Alliance building, the mansion on Rittenhouse Square was one of the University of the Arts properties auctioned off last...
For The First Time In Over 900 Years, The Bayeux Tapestry Will Be Seen...
The enormous cloth, which depicts the Norman Conquest of England, has spent almost all of its existence in France. Next year it will be...
Owain Park Of The Gesualdo Six Named Next Chief Conductor Of BBC Singers
The founder, director, and low bass of the much-admired vocal sextet is already principal guest conductor of the BBC Singers, Britain’s only full-time professional...
The Art Of Protesting Amnesty For The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists
The Wall of Shame is a 50ft-long, 10ft-tall outdoor mural featuring the pardoned Trump supporters, colour-coded to distinguish their actions: violent rioters appear in...
India’s Most Progressive State Is Arguing Over Zumba Classes
“Some 14,000 state-run schools in Kerala have been asked to organise daily Zumba sessions as part of an anti-drug campaign launched by the government...
Fully Half Of Our Global Audience Watches Anime, Says Netflix
“According to Netflix, more than 50% of its members — amounting to over 150 million households, or an estimated 300 million viewers — now...
Opera’s Colorful History Of Translation
Wagner expected his works to be translated into French when they were performed in France. Yet for purists, the idea of singing a famous Italian aria...
Hollywood’s Production System, Overturned By AI
What seems rather dangerous about Hollywood’s interest in generative AI isn’t the “death” of the larger studio system, but rather this technology’s potential to...
How Did Our Notion Of School Get Locked Into A Rigid Model?
Time in school is very structured around when you can do what. It instills the idea that kids have to memorize what the teacher...
La Scala’s New Rule: No Beach Wear
“Operagoers have been warned they will be banned from entering Milan’s prestigious La Scala theatre if they turn up wearing shorts, tank tops or flip-flops. Kimonos,...
3000-Year-Old Babylon Hymn Deciphered By AI
The 250-line hymn was created sometime around 1000 B.C.E. and faithfully copied onto clay tablets by scribes for hundreds of years. - Artnet
Barcelona’s Museum Of Forbidden Art Closes After Protests
The museum featured more than 200 works that had been censored for political, social or religious reasons. Some pieces depicted controversial figures, including dictator Francisco...
When Iconic Buildings No Longer With Us Are Built Again
Across the world and throughout time, structures have been deliberately erased and later resurrected as replicas – often as a nod to new (or...
The Rehabilitation Of Valery Gergiev Begins? (Maybe Not)
For the first time since Putin ordered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the famously pro-Putin conductor is performing in Western Europe, on July...
Abrupt Leadership Change At Minneapolis’ History Museum
Richard Thompson, who joined the playhouse in January 2023, has been a mainstay of Twin Cities theater for decades, including directing shows at the...
Why This French Town Trademarked Cezanne
Aix’s tourist office has taken the liberty of trademarking his full name and the phrase “Cézanne chez lui,” meaning “Cézanne at home.” - Artnet
What We’re Learning About Creativity From AI
hysical tasks that are easy for humans turn out to be very difficult for robots, while algorithms are increasingly able to mimic our intellect....
US Print Book Sales Fell Slightly In First Half Of 2025
“More softness in adult nonfiction in the second quarter and slowing sales in adult fiction combined to drop unit sales of print books just...
Trump White House Objects To Display At Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
“The White House has raised concerns about ‘Entertainment Nation,’ a permanent display on view since 2022 that sheds light on the entertainment industry’s impact...
Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of “Take Me Out,” Has Died At 67
“(He) was one of America’s most established dramatists, responsible for about 30 plays staged on or off Broadway since the mid-1980s. His work was...
Disgraced Producer Scott Rudin’s Return To Broadway Is Set
Four years after he “stepped back” from “active participation” in theater following media articles detailing his long history of abusing his staff, Rudin is...
Edinburgh Festivals Struggle To Attract Corporate Sponsors After Baillie Gifford Boycotts
Following last year’s boycott campaign which led to authors withdrawing from the Edinburgh Book Festival due to sponsorship by asset management firm Baillie Gifford,...
Another College In Debt Is Selling Off Its Art Collection
“James Gaddy, the vice president of administration at Albright (College in Reading, PA, said) ‘we needed to stop bleeding.’ He confirmed that over the...
