Being A Perfectionist Is A Curse
At first blush, it can be hard to take perfectionism seriously as a source of suffering. The lament “I’m a perfectionist” carries a strong...
How Did Dinosaur Bones Get To Be As Expensive As Old Master Paintings?
Skulls and other recognizable fragments can sell for well into six figures, while complete or near-complete skeletons now bring tens of millions of dollars...
Yes You Can Get Wiser As You Get Older. But Also Stupider Too
In the second half of life, we’re all expected to say how much happier we are than in our insecure twenties, how we wouldn’t...
Public Radio Stations That Are Well-Positioned To Absorb Federal Funding Cuts
They’ve built syndication businesses, production studios, national programming, university partnerships, cross-media tie-ups, statewide networks, and a thousand other things meant to strengthen the institution....
UCLA: Trump $584M Cuts Are A “Death Knell” For School’s Research
The University of California president on Wednesday said Trump administration grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, cuts that would be a “death knell”...
TV Series Imagining Mainland Chinese Invasion Becomes Major Sensation In Taiwan
“Zero Day Attack …, which aired its first episode over the weekend, was partially funded by the Taiwanese government, which hopes to raise awareness...
In The Collapse Of Great Empires: Not So Bad For Ordinary People
You may assume that a collapse in the imperial superstructure meant that people went hungry and homeless, and that is certainly the picture in...
Here’s The Culture Trump’s NEH Is Funding After Canceling Previous Grants
The grants include many focused on presidents, statesmen and canonical authors, including $10 million to the University of Virginia — which the agency said...
San Francisco Arts Community Facing Cost/Funding Squeeze
Financial constraints in the arts in the community are responsible for much more than limiting the amount of entertainment available. - San Francisco Classical Voice
Qatar Is Using High Culture To Flex its Soft Power
“(Landing the newest expansion of the Art Basel franchise is) just the latest coup for Qatar, uncomfortably wedged between Saudi Arabia and, across the...
Robert Reich: I Hate Book Tours
That’s what you are when you go on a book tour: merchandise. A traveling salesperson selling a book. But not just any book —...
Can Steve Martin Help Direct Visitors To The Frick?
In a new video posted to the Frick’s website and social media, the Only Murders in the Building co-creator and actor prances around the freshly renovated Gilded Age...
Study: As Language Changes, People Of All Ages Adapt (Not Just The Young)
A study led by McGill University researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. -...
Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder Of Season Following Production Manager’s Death
The western Massachusetts dance festival had originally called off performances only for this past weekend following the death of production manager Kat Sirico in...
Jamaica Kincaid Is Always Watching Herself, And Always Has
“It sounds awfully wooey, you know, kind of hippie-ish, but somewhere I’m still Elaine (her birth name). She doesn’t know how to write. I...
Disney’s Relentless Push To Promote Its Disney+ Streaming Platform Is Damaging Its Biggest Movie...
“Nearly every one of Disney’s core brands – in addition to Marvel Studios, (they are) Pixar and Lucasfilm (home of Star Wars) – have...
San Francisco’s Symphony Hall And Opera House To Start Screening Audience Members For Weapons
The War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall will implement what they’re describing as “frictionless patron screening” — that is, a system using...
This Cheapo L.A. Motel Just Got Landmark Status
“This place gives a bad feeling, don’t recommend,” says one typical Yelp review (1.3 stars) of the Hollywood Premiere Motel — which the Los...
Britain’s National Theatre To Slash Staff At Its Commercial Arm By 70%
“National Theatre Productions is the commercial arm of the National Theatre, created to oversee touring productions and West End transfers of NT shows. ... The...
Philanthropist Morton H. Meyerson, Of Meyerson Symphony Center In Dallas, Has Died At 87
“His quiet civic leadership covered everything from the arts in Dallas to the National Park Foundation, where he was a vice chairman emeritus. He...
Why “King Of The Hill” Is The Most Significant Work Of Texan Culture Of...
“Hank is trapped between his state’s past and present, between the egotism and insecurity that is the Texan’s peculiar yin and yang. He is...
Salvage Company Tries To Reunite University Of The Arts Students With Their Art
“We are cleaning out University Arts Anderson Hall,” it read. “Yall want anything?” - Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
The “Naked Gun” Reboot May Be Bringing Spoof Movies Back From The Dead. But...
The prime suspects are generally considered to be the writing-directing team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, none of whose films have ever scored...
National Park Service Is Restoring Statue Of Confederate General
“The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law as well as recent executive orders to beautify the nation’s capital and re-instate pre-existing...
Pennsylvania State Museum Shuts Exhibition And Returns Native American Artifacts
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has some 908 individual remains and 79,628 funerary objects in its collection, which are subject to the Native American Graves Protection...
