The Opera Company That Operates A Bel Canto Boot Camp
Before its opening night, Teatro Nuovo spends the summer immersing its training singers — both hired professionals and annual resident artists — in bel...
What Happened To The Grand Canyon’s Most-Famous Statue After a Recent Fire?
“From reports we received from the field, the Brighty statue did survive the fire at the Grand Canyon Lodge, however, it is heavily damaged...
The Art Of The Book Spredge
Edge-painted books are now so widespread that you can find them at Walmart. The feature has spread from romance and fantasy to horror, thrillers...
Why Chuck Mangione Endured
His hit “Feels So Good,” an instrumental pop-jazz crossover that reached No. 4 on the Billboard charts during the summer of 1978, has unexpectedly...
“Rap Act” Reintroduced In Congress: Would Ban Using Lyrics Inadmissible In Court
The bill would change the rules of evidence for federal courtrooms, making song lyrics inadmissible unless prosecutors can meet strict criteria, such as showing...
The Art World Has Fragmented Into Five Fields
These include the art-market subfield, the exhibition subfield, the academic subfield, a multitude of community-based subfields, and the field of cultural activism. While these...
LA MoCA Loses Its Fifth Director Since 2008
On Thursday, the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania announced that Burton, 53, would be exiting the Los Angeles museum at...
AI As Academic Freedom Issue
AI is here, rather suddenly, pretty disruptively, and in a big way. Different institutions are adopting different stances and much of the adaptation is...
Not Surprisingly, Ukrainian Standup Comedy Was Completely Transformed By Russia’s Invasion And War
Also unsurprisingly, the humor tends to be much darker than before 2022. And there’s a sense of purpose: “We get a lot of feedback,...
Columbia University’s Capitulation To Trump Is A Threat To Universities
Some say the settlement is unlawful, pointing to the quick investigation, vague allegations and unprecedented way federal funds were retracted before Columbia had a...
AI Programs Love To Cite Reuters, Financial Times, Forbes, Axios
The researchers tested two models each from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, and found that journalism was by far the most common source for composing...
How Literature Explains The Attraction Of Public Shaming
This spectacle raises a deeper question: why does infidelity, especially among the powerful, provoke such public outcry. Literary tradition offers some insight: intimate betrayal...
What Powers (Almost) Everything We Do
North America’s electric system is a miracle, but also kind of a mess. - The New Atlantis
French Government Creating a Digital Twin Of Notre Dame
The French government has teamed up with tech giant Microsoft to create a “digital twin” of the 862-year-old treasure. This virtual version will be...
Race To Preserve Archives Of Now-Defunct San Francisco Art Institute
“When the San Francisco Art Institute shut its doors in 2022, even the turtles in the campus's courtyard pond were evicted. But deep below...
Artist Cancels Smithsonian Show Over Censorship Fears
Amy Sherald, the celebrated painter best known for her official portrait of Michelle Obama, has canceled an upcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, citing...
Trump Dismisses Concerns Over Copyright And AI
“You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every single article, book, or anything else that you've read or studied, you're...
Publishers Worry Trump Will Gut Copyright For AI
"You can’t be expected to have a successful AI program when every single article, book, or anything else that you’ve read or studied, you’re...
How AI Is Changing The Art (And Business) Of Acting
“Plenty of actors I’ve worked with have had that moment where they see what’s possible and realize, ‘Oh my God, this is so much...
Former Philly Pops Organization Abandons Its Lawsuit Against Philadelphia Orchestra/Kimmel Center
Encore Series, the parent organization of the now-defunct incarnation of the Pops, said it “wants to make clear that POKC did nothing wrong and...
Will A Wave Of New Online Age-Restriction Laws Chill Free Speech?
Around the world, a new wave of child protection laws are forcing a profound shift that could normalize rigorous age checks broadly across the...
Paramount’s Big “South Park” Problem After The Trump Penis Episode
The episode did not hold back on crass jokes aimed at Trump, showing him with a “teeny tiny” penis both in animation and as...
Jazz Singer Cleo Laine, 97
“With astonishing green eyes and a mop of frizzy auburn hair, … a voice that could soar easily from a throaty C below middle C...
Layoffs Coming At Minnesota Public Radio Following Funding Cuts
“American Public Media Group (MPR’s parent organization) plans to cut 5% to 8% of its 500 staff members over the coming weeks, citing a...
L.A. MOCA Loses Another Director
When Johanna Burton came to MOCA in 2021, the museum was still recovering from the contentious firing of curator Helen Molesworth and resignation of...
