Her Title Just Begins To Describe What This Woman Does For Broadway’s “The Lion...
"The show is like a giant, kinetic jigsaw puzzle: It needs someone to ensure that all the pieces fit together, so that the narrative...
Trump’s Marching Orders For The NEA
The NEA says applicants for all grants must follow "all applicable executive orders" from the White House. The guidelines state that applicants "will not operate any...
Tech’s Biggest Battle: The Box
Google owns the most popular browser, on top of which is what its developers call the “omnibox” — the box that used to be the...
For The First Time There Was Gender Parity For Major Film Lead Actors In...
Out of the 100 top-grossing films of last year, women led 42% of the films, the same percentage as their male counterparts, with 16%...
Hilton Als, Curator (And Critic)
It is unusual for a critic at a major publication to get paid for curating gallery and museum exhibitions, though Als, 64, has cleared...
Greeting Card Company Goes To Court To Claim Banksy Copyright
The company is called Full Colour Black and it sells cards emblazoned with images of street art, including works by Banksy. Its owner, Andrew...
A Third Of The Observer’s Staff Is Taking Buyouts Before The Guardian Turns Over...
"More than 20 Observer journalists are believed to have taken redundancy rather than transfer over to Tortoise Media … following the sale of The...
Jeff Koons: Here’s What Really Motivates Me (It Isn’t Money)
He has been frustrated by suggestions that his art was partly driven by a desire to make a lot of money. “The value in...
“I Was Screaming Because Of The Pain”: Salman Rushdie Testifies In Attempted Murder Trial
"Rushdie, 77, is testifying for the prosecution against Hadi Matar, 27, the man accused of assaulting him with a knife as he was about...
Estranged Husband Of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema Charged With Hiring His Murderer
"On Tuesday, Daniel Sikkema was charged in New York for murder-for-hire, passport fraud, and conspiracy to murder a person in a foreign country. …...
Anonymous $60 Million Gift To Sarasota Orchestra For New Concert Hall
"The Sarasota Orchestra has announced a $60 million donation toward the planning and construction of its new music center. The donor wants to remain...
L.A. Unified School District Sued For Diverting Millions Earmarked For Arts Education
"Los Angeles Unified officials repeatedly violated Proposition 28 — a state law requiring the hiring of arts teachers — misusing millions in state funds...
Enormous Gift Of French Neoclassicist Works To Art Institute Of Chicago
"A wealth of Neoclassicist art has joined the holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago via collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz, who have gifted...
L.A. Opera Calls Off Premiere Of Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln In The Bardo”
For the second consecutive season, Los Angeles Opera has cut costs by canceling a planned world premiere. After withdrawing Mason Bates’s The Amazing Adventures...
Suspect Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Egyptian Antiquities Into US
"Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, … pleaded guilty on Monday to smuggling hundreds of precious artifacts, including ancient Egyptian talismans, gold amulets and a sculpture...
Salomon Bausch On Maintaining The Legacy of His Mother, Pina
He had just finished law school when his mother suddenly died in 2009. Within two weeks, he was heading the Pina Bausch Foundation, where...
“Dolly Parton” Producers Strike Back Against Homophobic Audience Outbursts
The homophobic incidents come as a new bio-musical about Parton, titled Hello, I’m Dolly, is prepping for a bow on Broadway in 2026, with the country...
How Spotify Is Dulling Our Musical Taste
AI is, obviously, kind of cool. But in their insistence on sameness and comfort, these tools remind us of the value of good old-fashioned...
Ratings Chaos: How Many People Really See A Given TV Show? Nobody’s Sure.
"People now watch so many programs at so many different times in so many different ways — via antenna, cable, app or a website,...
You’re A Scientist. You’re Describing Your Work. Now You Can’t Use The Words “Diversity,”...
Among them are terms that Trump and others might dislike, such as diversity, inequities, or multicultural. But there are also words that almost certainly get caught in...
How To Make Sense Of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Show?
Was this the political subversion America needed? A protest performance force-fed to no one as influential as the reinstalled aspiring dictator, Donald Trump, who...
France’s Arts Sector Alarmed By Double-Whammy Budget Cuts
"The budget cuts ... will axe €150 million in the Ministry of Culture's funding, leaving museums, theatres, and festivals reeling. And it’s not just...
Some Recourse For Traditional Copyright Abuse
Many creators of important cultural works sell (or give away) their interests early on, when the value of their efforts is still unknown and...
Glorifying Ignorance. What Could Go Wrong?
Someone who knows more, is more successful, or who seems to be smarter than you is often seen as a threat, and so in...
What Hollywood Wants From AI
Here reflects an aspiration of Hollywood executives and some above-the-line talent to wield AI to create big films on (relatively) small budgets and help them...
