Trump And The (Very Real) Art Of Political Theatre
But as with actual theater, not all political theater is created equal. Some of it is shudderingly effective, to the extent that it ceases...
The End Of Earnestness: What This Year’s “Best Science Fiction” Anthology Reveals
I’m always fascinated by the trends that the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthologies reveal. Short stories are (usually) quicker to write than novels, which...
Inside 150 Years Of Paris’ Opulent Palais Garnier Theatre
At a 150th anniversary gala on Friday, before guests reach the marble staircase, the baroque sculptures, the inlaid golden mosaics and the elaborately painted...
Christopher Stowell Is New Artistic Director Of Royal Winnipeg Ballet
A former principal at San Francisco Ballet and artistic director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, he was most recently Karen Kain's associate artistic director at...
Longtime Baltimore Symphony Concertmaster Resigns: A Complicated Legacy
Allegations of inappropriate behavior first surfaced in 2006, when principal oboist Katherine Needleman told a union rep and orchestra personnel staff that Carney made...
Ways To Think About Being Stupid
We should embrace conscious ignorance—an intellectual humility that helps us recognize our own limitations while remaining receptive to the knowledge of others. This form of...
A Library Of Textures, Materials, Things…
It's "a place where people could browse, handle, and borrow stimulating materials, a place where playing with material could spark new ideas and make...
Sleep Tourism Is Becoming A Thing
"Sleep-deprived travellers are choosing their hotel on the basis of its pillow menu or booking themselves into away-from-it-all sleep retreats with tailored sleep-inducing activities....
The Angel Blue Story
Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said that he expects Blue would remain a major presence at the Met. Already, he added, she has...
Giant Publisher Bertelsmann Strikes Deal With OpenAI
In addition to using ChatGPT Enterprise to increase the efficiency in its daily work processes, “experts and creatives from content businesses will work...
Music Streamer Deezer Reports 10,000 AI-Created Songs Are Uploaded To Its Site Every Day
Deezer has been among the most aggressive digital service providers (DSPs) when it comes to detecting AI-generated content, “noise” tracks meant to skim royalty...
The Gwyneth Paltrow Skiing Trial Has Become An Off-Broadway Musical
The show, titled Gwyneth Goes Skiing, has already played in London, the Edinburgh Fringe, and Park City, Utah, where the actual events took place....
Hollywood Composers, Whose Work Is Drying Up, Find Solace In Home Concerts Of Their...
"One surprising thing," says one of the co-founders of the free-with-RSVP series, called Night Temple, "is how these really accomplished film composers, who have...
A Play About TikTok Performed In Person And Online At The Same Time
"'If you get me to 20,000 likes, I’ll do something amazing.' That is what the performance artist Louise Orwin promises audiences in Famehungry, a...
Daniel Libeskind Has Designed A Low-Income Housing Project, And It’s Good
"His global brand would seem like an odd choice for the most basic tier of New York’s urban shelter, sort of like handing out...
Insurance Cos. Want To Deny $19.7 Million Claim For Fake Basquiats
Liberty Mutual and Great American are refuting the claim submitted by the owners of the 25 paintings which were on display at the Orlando...
Penguin Random House Parent Announces “Strategic Collaboration” With Open AI
"Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann has agreed to a 'strategic collaboration' with OpenAI to use ChatGPT technology across many of its operating units....
Chicago Public Media Begins Offering Buyouts
"Struggling with declining revenue in its groundbreaking nonprofit radio/newspaper model, Chicago Public Media is offering voluntary buyouts for Chicago Sun-Times journalists and business employees...
Ballet In A Theatre With An Air Raid Shelter: Kyiv’s “The Snow Queen”
A full house for the National Ballet of Ukraine these days is 560 people, because that's the capacity of the bomb shelter in the...
Barnes & Noble CEO On The Bookseller’s Rising Fortunes
Upgrading the look of B&N stores, and improving the quality of its workforce, are among the reasons James Daunt cited as contributing to the...
Who Are We If We Lose The Ability of Language?
Aphasia brings up existential questions that get at the heart of human connection: Who are we without language? If I were struck by aphasia...
The Louvre’s Building Is In Seriously Bad Shape, Warns Director
In a leaked memo to French culture minister Rachida Dati, Louvre director Laurence des Cars wrote that overcrowding at the museum is causing "physical...
Man Discovers 2000-Year-Old Statue Near Some Garbage Cans
A 32-year-old Greek man discovered the artifact in a black bag in the college town of Thessaloniki and turned it in to police on...
Listeners Prize Vinyl For Its Analog Sound. Here’s The Thing, Though…
The ability to create a fully analog recording in 2025 is exceedingly difficult and expensive. Analog recording decks require specialized maintenance, and the tape...
How To Alleviate Milwaukee’s Arts Funding Crisis? Collaboration Across The State, Say Leaders
"Among the issues are determining what private philanthropy’s role should be in maintaining the arts-and-culture ecosystem and forging a unified effort to advocate for...
