Does Anyone Actually Really Know You?
It’s a question that arises at odd moments—sometimes, perversely, when we’re surrounded by people who know us well. Suddenly, we become conscious of an...
Book Overdue By 98 Years Returned To Cincinnati Public Library
"I've been here a while, and I've seen books come back that were due in the '80s and the '90s and even the '70s,...
Can The Art Industry Achieve Gender Parity?
There is less female representation in leadership roles among larger firms. Around 40 percent of respondents working in outfits with fewer than 50 employees...
Secret Book Club In Occupied Ukraine Studies Texts That Russian Occupiers Have Banned
What texts are these? Books of Ukrainian history, literature, culture, and just about anything in the Ukrainian language that Ukrainian students would study —...
Dutch National Opera’s Crusade To Go Green
The Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam is setting an example with the great leaps it has made in recent years toward sustainability. The dream, distant for...
Angelina Jolie’s Creative Atelier
Jolie, the Oscar-winning actress, humanitarian and object of global fascination, was not the red-hot center of attention. Which is just how she wants it....
Academic Publishing Is A Lucrative Business. It Isn’t Necessarily Good For Research
Mass resignations of journal editors are becoming more frequent. They highlight the tension between running a for-profit publishing business and upholding research integrity. - The...
Recovering The Great American Musical Nobody Thought Could Be Recovered
Love Life, composer Kurt Weill’s only collaboration with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, seemed like a very promising project. But its debut didn’t go over...
Oregon Arts Commission Does Something That Grant Applicants Dream Of
“The OAC has been funding arts organizations in Oregon for nearly sixty years, and operating support is one of its core programs. With these...
Pilobolus Debuts Multigenerational Dance Curriculum
“The dance program — developed by Pilobolus in a multiyear partnership with Saratoga Performing Arts Center — builds upon Pilobolus’ current education programming, which...
Enormous Hoard Of Iron Age Artifacts Uncovered In North Of England
“More than 800 objects were unearthed in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire. They date back to the first century, around...
Protesters Disrupt Israel Philharmonic Concert In San Francisco, Audience Members Fight Back
Activists scattered throughout Davies Symphony Hall interrupted the show one by one, displaying Palestinian flags and yelling denunciations of the war in Gaza. Some...
45-Foot Nude Woman Finds Her Place In San Francisco After All
The statue’s much-discussed appearance in Union Square was called off when engineers determined that it was literally too heavy for the site to bear....
Gérard Depardieu Sexual Assault Trial Begins In Paris
“Depardieu, 76, is accused of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (‘The Green...
Who’s Getting The Highest Ticket Prices On Broadway (Not Just The A-List Movie Stars)
Earlier this week, we tracked down what the top ticket cost was to see each of these stars at the evening performance on Saturday,...
The Vast Scale Of Meta’s Use Of Pirated Books
Internal communications show employees saying that Meta did indeed torrent LibGen, which means that Meta could have not only accessed pirated material but also...
The Relationship Between Walking And Creativity
Since at least the time of peripatetic Greek philosophers, many other writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing. - The...
Are There Too Many Books Being Published? Too Much Noise In The Clutter?
More than 2.6 million books were self-published in 2023 – many of which are uploaded to the dominant platform, Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing – and...
Alabama Library Board Cancels Funding, Fires Librarian Over Books On Library Shelves
The chair of the Alabama Republican Party said board members believe the Fairhope library is in violation of state policies to protect children from...
Booksellers In France Protest Media Dominance By Placing Publisher’s Books On Lower Shelves
“Books matter,” said Thibaut Willems, owner of Le Pied à Terre independent bookshop in Paris’s 18th arrondissement and one of the booksellers taking a...
Trump Limited Access By Canadians To Shared Library On US/Canada Border. Now Anger On...
Coming at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries, the decision is prompting an outpouring of emotion in communities on both sides...
Ticket Prices For Popular Shows Are Now Out Of Reach For Most
Tickets for the hottest Broadway shows are now out of reach for many. And the same is true for other sought-after live events, such...
The Real State Of The Kennedy Center (And Its Current Chaos)
The second week of March, when the Kennedy Center typically announces programming for the next season, has come and gone. Across Washington, venues like...
Why Trump Took On The Kennedy Center
It's no coincidence that Trump is staging a putsch in this cultural jewel. It's no coincidence that he spends time there. It's no coincidence...
The Clown Car Didn’t Used To Have Any Room For Women
But, centuries in, things may be changing. - The New York Times
