No American Play Is More Affected By The Shadows Of Its Previous Actors Than...
And that doesn’t mean only Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, though their shadows are the longest. Ben Brantley revisits some of the other prominent...
Consolidating Culture To Death
he past several decades have seen rampant consolidation via mergers and acquisitions across creative fields, all of it backed by rivers of Wall Street...
How Conquering Other Nations Came To Be Seen As A No-No
It is rare to find anyone who will openly support the idea that annexing territory from another state, after forcibly conquering it, could be...
Imposter Syndrome Is Systemic
Competency checking—whether intentional or unconscious—undermines those who challenge traditional norms of leadership and success. Imposter syndrome, however, masquerades as an internal failing, leading women...
Despite A False Start, Philadelphia Ballet’s New HQ Is Getting Built
Wednesday saw the troupe visiting the construction site for a topping-out ceremony, at which the highest steel beam for the building’s roof was hoisted...
How To Spot A Fake Masterpiece? Little Things Count
The divergence of opinion between the museum's experts and those who doubt the work's authenticity opens a curious space in which to reflect on...
Authors Mock Meta For “Bob Dylan Defense” In Copyright Case
The authors mocked Meta for raising what they call "the Bob Dylan defense" of its torrenting, citing song lyrics from "Sweetheart Like You" that...
Spotify Is Paying Record Royalties. So Why Are Artists Unhappy?
Streaming’s payment system, devised back when it generated so little money that the difference between 13% and 15% was almost irrelevant, is in dire...
French Authors And Publishers Sue Meta Over Its Use Of Their Material In Training...
“Three trade groups said they were launching legal action against Meta in a Paris court over what they said was the company’s ‘massive use...
They Thought It Was A Canaletto. Turns Out It Was Painted By His Teenaged...
The Grand Canal with San Simeone Piccolo (1737), housed at the Wallace Collection in London, has been reattributed to Bernardo Bellotto, who studied in his...
Composer Sofia Gubaidulina, 93
“(She) believed that it was Soviet repression which made her so powerful and distinctive a composer, though it was only after the fall of...
At The Rehab Center With Puzzlemaster Will Shortz
The New York Times crossword editor and Sunday-morning NPR stalwart suffered two strokes a year ago. He came home from the hospital last April...
Unpublished Ravel Work Gets Premiere From Dudamel And New York Phil
“On Thursday, Dudamel and the Philharmonic will give the world premiere of the five-minute piece as part of a program celebrating the 150th birthday of Ravel....
Trump Forces Out Chair Of NEH
“Shelly C. Lowe, the first Native American to lead the National Endowment for the Humanities, has left her role at the direction of President...
A Fully-Funded BBC World Service Is The Only Way To Counter Disinformation, Argue BBC...
“Amid concerns about the scale of state-backed content after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, senior BBC figures believe it is ‘undeniable’ that the government should shoulder the...
16th-Century Painting Stolen From Italy Is Discovered In England. Its Current Owner Intends To...
“Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario was taken in 1973 from the civic museum in Belluno in northern Italy. Sometime later it was bought...
Trump To Slash Agency That Cares For 26,000 Artworks In The Federal Government
Workers expressed fear that the cuts will threaten a collection of precious art housed in federal buildings across the country, including Alexander Calder’s 1974...
Meow Wolf To Open Giant Immersive Space In New York
New York would be the company’s largest investment in a single location, requiring tens of millions of dollars and collaboration between nearly 500 artists...
Meet The 21st-Century Voice Of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, And Porky Pig
Nope, no studio is using AI to re-create Blanc’s rendition of the wascally wabbit, dastardly duck, put-upon pig and their Looney Tunes confrères. Why...
Why Canada’s CBC Is More Important Than Ever
According to survey results, Canadians already see “local news” outlets as a first resort in wildfires or a public health crisis. 79 per cent also...
NYC Fund To Distribute $60M To More Than A “Thousand” Arts Institutions
Unveiled in February, this year’s CFD will distribute a new record of $59.3 million—north of $1 million more than the previous record—in grants to...
Philanthropist Invests $5 Million Each In Milwaukee’s Major Arts Organizations
The Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Milwaukee Repertory Theater each received a gift of $5 million from philanthropists Ellen and Joe Checota,...
TV Actors’ Secrets For Convincingly Pretending To Be Drunk And/Or Drugged
Yes, there have certainly been cases of what one might describe as method acting, but being intoxicated on set is never good for actors...
Greek Politician Detained After Allegedly Vandalizing Paintings In Museum
Four works at The National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum in Athens were vandalised earlier this week, allegedly by a Greek member of parliament...
People Wrote A Lot Of Poetry During The COVID Pandemic. What Does It Mean?
For most poets, pandemics could provide a context for poems, but rarely became a focus. A tome of significant poems about pandemics would only...
