Why Sad Posts On Social Media Get Such Big Audiences
The internet is flooded with what some call 'sadbait'. It gets far less attention, but some of today's most successful online content is melancholy...
Ghana’s Government Investigates Stalled National Cathedral Designed By David Adjaye
"The Ghanaian-British architect first revealed designs for the National Cathedral of Ghana in 2018. In the years since, the cathedral has been fiercely debated...
Netflix Breaks The 300 Million Subscriber Mark
"Netflix revealed it has now reached 301.63 million subscribers globally when it reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings Tuesday. … (The company) smashed expectations by...
Inside The Professional Theater Scene In Las Vegas
"It’s scrappy, sure, with its rock’n’roll energy but theatermakers here are resourceful and don’t fit in boxes. … There's a palpable hunger to make...
Aaron De Groft, Director At Center Of Orlando Museum’s Fake Basquiat Scandal, Has Died...
"De Groft became director of the Orlando Museum of Art in 2021 and set out to bring more attention to the museum by programming...
Under-35s Are More Likely To Listen To Orchestral Music Than Older People: Study
"Surveying 2,000 people, the 2022 report shows that 65 percent of people aged 18–34 listen to orchestral music regularly, compared to 57 percent of...
US Art Museum Directors Worry About Censorship But Have No Procedures For Dealing With...
"Fully one-fifth of respondents indicated that censorship is 'a very big problem.' Nearly three-quarters judged it 'somewhat of a problem,' and 55 percent say...
US Book Industry Seriously Contemplates Life After BookTok
"While acknowledgment of the platform’s marketing and publicity power is overwhelming, many also assert that any concern over a drop in sales is overblown...
Provocative Filmmaker Bertrand Blier Is Dead At 85
"(He had) a long history of provocative offerings including Les Valseuses (Going Places), Tenue de Soirée (Evening Dress) and Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too...
As We Lose The Ability To Write By Hand, What Else Are We Losing?
Even if you're unmoved by the idea that we're losing touch with a physical human practice thousands of years old, there are measurable cognitive...
Consumers Highly Value Reviews. Problem is, Most Are Fake
Survey participants placed the value of online reviews above price, free shipping, brand, and recommendations from family and friends. The survey found 94 percent...
Remembering Actor Joan Plowright, 95
Plowright was “perhaps the greatest Anglophone actor of the 20th century”, in Variety’s words. She was certainly a leading pioneer in post-war British theatre’s modernisation –...
How Maria Tallchief Changed American Ballet
"Her centennial is this year — she died in 2013, at 88 — and she remains widely regarded as America’s first prima ballerina. …...
What’s The Real Difference Between Fiction And Non-Fiction?
What is fiction in the first place? Despite common usage, philosophers agree that we can’t equate ‘fiction’ with ‘false content’. On the one hand,...
What Publishers Are Expecting In The Second Trump Administration
While threats to funding for arts and humanities organizations are one big worry, the primary ethical concern for most in the book business is...
Restore Musical Instruments Or Conserve Them? (A Debate)
How much reworking is too much? Should the instrument be made playable or simply maintained in its present condition? And in the case of...
Parkland School Shooting Parent Makes Theatre With His Grief
"Joaquin “Guac” Oliver and 16 others were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018. Manuel Oliver turned...
Data’s In: The State Of The Music Business In Canada In 2024
The findings paint a picture of an industry in transformation: streaming numbers are soaring, physical formats are showing surprising resilience, and superfans are reshaping...
Among Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Canceling Biden’s Arts Initiative
Among Trump's executive orders on the first day: canceling Biden's Executive Order 14084 of September 30, 2022 (Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum...
Founder Of IMDb To Step Down As CEO After 35 Years
Col Needham started building the database that later became IMDb in 1990. He remained CEO even after selling the website to Amazon in 1998, overseeing...
Thomas Søndergård Makes His Mark On The Minnesota Orchestra
Since succeeding Osmo Vänskä as music director in the fall of 2023, he has shown a flair for programming, thrown himself into community engagement...
For Musicians, How Old Is Too Old?
Since the elimination of mandatory retirement in symphony orchestras and with union protections making it difficult to fire older players, many orchestras include members...
Controversy Over Two Oscar Contenders’ Use Of AI On Actors’ Voices
The re-recording mixer for Emilia Pérez said that AI software was used to extend the vocal range of star Karla Sofía Gascón to reach...
Why Scotland’s Government And Its Arts Funding Agency Are Like A “Dysfunctional Divorcing Couple”
Alan Cumming, who made the comparison, provides a good example: he was hired in September to run the Pitlochry Festival Theatre and "invite the...
KERA, Dallas’s Public Radio & TV Outlet, Announces $100 Million Expansion
"The station, which began broadcasting on television in 1960 and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in radio, is expected to move out of its...
