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...
To Fight Tik-Tok-Style Addiction, A TikTok-Style Algorithm For Wikipedia
"WikiTok, where users can swipe through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs in a manner similar to the interface for TikTok, (is) a...
Is Hollywood Making A Fatal Wrong Turn?
In focusing on how AI might disrupt existing workflows, Hollywood is missing a far more profound shift: AI is not just a tool—it is...
What Trump Portends For The Arts (Starting With The Kennedy Center)
Trump, who has shown little interest in or knowledge of the arts before, has indicated that he wants to be more than an advocate...
Trump Names New Kennedy Center Chief
“So we took over the Kennedy Center. We didn’t like what they were showing and various other things,” Trump told reporters in the Oval...
Painter And Critic Walter Robinson, Founding Editor of Artnet Magazine, Is Dead At 74
"(His) art was known to many, ... and (his) writing was at one point read by just about anybody who mattered in the city’s...
Off-Broadway Stage Crews Unionize; Producers Worry
"Many workers see the unionization of stage crews as long overdue, noting that the sector has come a long way from its scrappy origins....
Cast Of Dolly Parton Musical Walks Offstage When Audience Member Shouts “Homophobic Abuse”
The incident happened last Wednesday at the Manchester Opera House in England during the musical Here You Come Again, currently on a national tour....
Court Throws Out Countertenor David Daniels’s Wrongful Dismissal Lawsuit
"A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by (the singer,) who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual...
Vandal Attacks High Altar At St. Peter’s In Rome
"A video capturing the incident shows the individual jumping onto the altar, removing the altar cloth, and kicking six gold candle holders. The candelabras...
Trinity Rep/Brown University Theater MFA Programs “Paused” Indefinitely
"'While there may come a time in which we create and implement a new academic model for the programs, that will not come in...
Strike At New York Magazine Averted As Union And Vox Media Agree On Contract
"The three-year provisional deal, which is still subject to a ratification vote ..., creates guardrails around the publication’s use of AI tools and addresses...
Who Would Want To Run The Kennedy Center Now?
“As a headhunter for large performing arts centers, don’t you think it will be difficult recruiting the next CEO to the Kennedy Center now...
Strad Sells At Auction for $11M
Sotheby's said it could not share information about the identity of the buyer. The auction house had expected the instrument to sell for $12...
Study: Music Has Become More Simplified
The team's first discovery was that classical music has always been more complex than modern pop. However, they also discovered that all of the...
The End Of Our Algorithm Overlords?
Let’s just say it: Algorithms are officially uncool. Remember when they were the ‘it’ thing – those mysterious forces that seemed to know what...
NEA Announces Shift In Priorities
“Under the updated guidelines, the NEA continues to encourage projects that celebrate the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity by honoring the semiquincentennial of...
What A Major New Prize Says About Dance Right Now
The new biennial competition with a £40,000 bounty for the victor is initially guaranteed to run for 10 editions, by which time it hopes...
