What Witch Hunts In The 15th Century Have In Common With Today’s Misinformation Wars
Early modern skeptics understood something we’re still grappling with today: Certain people are more vulnerable to believing extraordinary claims. They identified “melancholics,” people predisposed to anxiety and fantastical...
Minnesota’s Arena Dances Changes Its Programming Model Away From Founder’s Works
For 30 years the Twin Cities-based company has focused on the choreography of its founder and artistic director, Mathew Janczewski. Beginning this season, Arena...
Teaching Creativity In Research
“The most striking result is the disparity between how important creativity is for science versus how much opportunity and value is given to it...
William The Conqueror’s Castle Reopens After $37 Million Restoration
“After five years and a $37 million restoration, Norwich Castle — one of England’s most iconic Norman fortresses — is reopening its doors with...
Trump Surprises Kennedy Center Employees By Posting The KC Honoree List Would Be Announced...
Trump posted the announcement Tuesday morning. It said in part: "GREAT Nominees for the TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER, AWARDS," which alludes...
Richard Longo On Being An American Artist
He became so ubiquitous that, as he put it in Interview magazine last year, “I was one of the artists that was blamed for the...
AI In Education: We’re Skeptical
Every time we layer another technology on, it gets harder and harder for the student to understand what they are responsible for and what...
When Baryshnikov Found Balanchine
But perhaps the most important thing these two artists had in common was the fact that they each left the Soviet Union in search...
The Strange Things That Broadway Fans Send To Stars With Their Fan Mail
“A customized black track suit. Papier-mâché Little Shop of Horrors fly traps. Friendship bracelets in a range of colors and designs. … Fans are...
George C. White, Founder Of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Is Dead At 89
“Mr. White had an immeasurable impact on the theatre industry through the Center, kickstarting the careers of countless playwrights, performers, directors, composers, and more.”...
Iranian Filmmaker Who Made Dramatic Escape Last Year Considers Going Back
Mohammad Rasoulof (Oscar-nominated The Seed of the Sacred Fig): “Over the 15 months I have been in exile, … so many bizarre events have...
Spain Is Roiled By Another Questionable Restoration Of Art In A Historic Church
This case isn’t as egregious as “Beast Jesus,” but it has happened to a far more prominent artwork: a statue, known as “la Macarena,”...
The Cuts DOGE Has Imposed On Public Libraries Are Affecting The Entire Book Publishing...
The funding freeze at the Institute of Museum and Library Services has left many public libraries without the bedrock federal grant money that keeps...
Nine Florida Counties Have Pre-Emptively Removed Books From Public Schools
Fearing legal action from the state Board of Education and Attorney General, the counties, which include the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Ft....
Trump White House Announces Review Of All Exhibits At Smithsonian Museums
“The White House will launch a sweeping review of Smithsonian exhibitions, collections and operations ahead of America’s 250th-birthday celebrations next year. … The vetting...
Enormous Influence: Arvo Pärt At 90
“(His) aesthetic (is) one of the most resonant and wide-reaching in all contemporary art. People who claim no interest in notated music cleave nonetheless...
Boston Public Library To Enhance Access To Its Archives Using AI
Currently, members of the public who want to access these documents must show up in person. The project will enhance the metadata of each...
Madrid City Council Rejects Multicultural Festival; Organizers Allege Ideological Bias
The Kúpula se Mueve (Kúpula Moves) festival has been held without incident in previous years, but city councilors rejected three different applications for permits this year,...
From Village Voice to TikTok: Rethinking How Audiences Discover Art
From magazine listings to the For You page, how we discover art has changed—but not as much as we think. Artists should see social media as a tool for accomplishing their goals, not the enemy.
Why Are So Many New York Galleries Closing?
“It’s a mystery how things can be this difficult for an industry that works on such large margins—up to 50 percent for most galleries,...
Can’t Get Enough? Portland OR Plans Two Large Venues For Broadway Musicals
The evolving plan to build two Portland-owned performing arts centers capable of staging touring Broadway shows has cleared two early hurdles. - Oregon Arts...
How One Small Ballet Company Managed To Give Its Dancers Full-Time Contracts
Julianna Slager, artistic director of Chicago’s Ballet 5:8, crunched the numbers and realized that using the dancers to do administrative office work which had...
Arts Patron Christophe de Menil, 92
For two decades, Ms. de Menil was a costume designer for the avant-garde theater director Robert Wilson, who died on July 31. An art collector herself,...
Wikipedia Loses Challenge To New Online Age Verification Law
Wikipedia has lost a legal challenge to new Online Safety Act rules which it says could threaten the human rights and safety of its...
The Bubble Art Taking The Edinburgh Fringe By Storm
Performers are delighting crowds with bubble blowing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using a mixture of dish soap, water and lube — and occasional...
