Portland Has Millions Of Dollars In Unspent Arts Funding, And Arts Organizations Are Pleading...
The government of Oregon’s largest city has $8.5 million in money from its (unpopular) Art Tax that has never been spent; this was reported...
Over Objections Of Musicians And Staff, Beatrice Venezi Confirmed As Music Director Of La...
“Venezi, the daughter of a far-right militant and known for tossing her blonde mane in a popular shampoo ad, is seen as part of...
Phoenix Symphony Selects L.A. Phil Alum As Its Next Music Director
Chilean conductor Paolo Bortolameolli, who was associate conductor under Gustavo Dudamel at the Los Angeles Philharmonic through 2023, begins his term in Phoenix with...
Costs To Produce Theatre In Britain Have Doubled In The Last Ten Years
The annual Theatre in the UK report from the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre says that, despite soaring attendance, many theatres in...
Bill Kurtis To Retire From NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me”
The 85-year-old former CBS anchorman has been judge and scorekeeper on the public radio comedy-quiz show for 12 years. His last show will air...
The Data Confirms: It’s Women Who Keep American Contemporary Dance Running
“Among the largest 150companies, … in all leadership categories except music directors/principal conductors, women comprised between 59% and 85% of artistic and administrative roles.” -...
The LiveNation Settlement Will Solve Nothing
With a fine equivalent to a few days’ revenue and some marginal changes to its business practices, Live Nation will, more or less, plow...
Al Zuckerman, Who Founded One Of The First Modern Literary Agencies, Has Died At...
“His working approach was that a literary agent should be a creative and business partner for writers — a relatively novel idea at the...
Handicapping The Oscars
Whatever happens on Oscar Sunday, I suspect that the two front-runners will share the spotlight in a spirit as companionable as it is competitive. -...
Simon & Schuster Hires Former Amazon Exec As New CEO
The choice of Greg Greeley marks the first time in memory that Simon & Schuster had hired a CEO from outside the company. The...
Yearning For The Meaning Of Consciousness
"What I find moving in these discussions is the intense yearning for a world that is more alive than secular scientists might think it...
Trump White House Is Releasing Video Mixes Of Iran War Footage With Video Games...
“The White House’s social media feed has issued a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, gaming footage and bone-crunching football...
The Collective Community Wound When Famous Buildings Burn
The fire will have obvious economic consequences for the city, particularly through the loss of businesses caught in and close to the fire. But...
Exodus Of Top Staff At The Art Gallery Of Ontario
Art Gallery of Ontario deputy director and chief curator Julian Cox will leave his post this April after eight years in the role, marking the latest departure...
Roblox Is Hugely Popular — But What Is It Teaching Our Kids?
Roblox burgeoned during the COVID-19 pandemic; many of my students told me that their most cherished remote-learning memories were actually ditching Zoom classes to play Roblox...
Is There Still Room For “Beautiful” Mathematics In An AI World?
GH Hardy believed there should be a strong aesthetic judgment in mathematics, drawing parallels with poetry, and argued that beauty is the first test of good...
Don’t Get Too Smug, Timothée. Movies Are In Crisis, Too.
“The medium is facing a host of issues informed by global technological shifts and the financial dynamics of mounting a production anywhere. But let’s...
Why The German Government Feels Threatened By Independent Bookshops
Independent bookshops are dangerous because they interrupt us. They do not optimise our curiosity. They derail it. Is that the reason why Germany’s culture...
Longtime Kennedy Center Patrons Contemplate A Shutdown
For many loyal patrons, the question has become how to fill the void left by the cancellations and the impending two-year closing. - The...
Broadway Is Now So Expensive That American Plays Are Debuting In London Instead
“The message I’m getting,” says the chief at one respected theatre in the British capital, “is that to come to London, hire a theater...
Nonfiction Book Sales Are Slipping — Except In This One Category
Sales of nonfiction books in the UK and Ireland in 2025 were down 6% from the previous year, with revenue at its lowest since...
Russia’s Return To Venice Biennale Sparks Huge Backlash
“The claim that ‘culture is above politics’ is never neutral,” reads one open letter in response to the Biennale’s announcement. “In the case of...
So Far, So Good: Washington National Opera Stages Its First Post-Kennedy Center Production
The show may not have been perfect, but it was a success: WNO has managed to get Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha onto a stage just...
Over Half Of National Museum Of Sudan’s Holdings Have Been Looted
“A statue of the Nubian god Apademak stands alone in the courtyard of Sudan’s National Museum, one of the few survivors of systematic looting...
Live Nation And U.S. Justice Dept. Announce Settlement, But Antitrust Case Isn’t Over Yet
“The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Monday as a victory for consumers...
