Uncovering The Angels At Boston’s Old North Church
"The painted angels ... once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730. But officials at the...
Amid Media Viewership Declines, E! News Surges With 11 Billion Views In 2024
The success was led by Instagram, which was up 49% to 5.6B video views, according to internal data from NBCUniversal. - Deadline
Sales Of Physical Recordings Up For First Time In 20 Years In UK —...
Women led the way in recorded music this year, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), topping the singles chart for 34 out of...
Losing The Plot: There Are Only So Many Story-Types (And We’re Good At Recycle)
If we think of plots in the mathematicians’ terms, as data sets whose patterns can be objectively mapped and compared, then perhaps it makes...
This 400-Year-Old Company Near Boston Makes The World’s Favorite Cymbals
No, the company wasn't started by the Pilgrims, even though it is near Plymouth. The Avedis Zildjian Co. was founded in Istanbul in 1623...
How The Carabinieri Busted Tomb-Raiders Right In The Center of Naples
The thieves used the basement of a condo building as their excavation site, tunneling 26 feet under the city to find thousands of ancient...
Can “The Cleveland Of Britain” Get A Reputation Boost As The UK’s Latest “City...
Just like Cleveland, Bradford (just west of Leeds in Yorkshire) has a mighty industrial past, a de-industrialized present, notoriously grey weather, and a very...
One Of Brazil’s Hottest Dance Scenes Is Under A Freeway Overpass In Rio
"Charme" is a popular dance style which developed in the 1980s as the Brazilian way to party to American soul and R&B. When COVID...
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Rules
A three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals in Cincinnati found that the Internet is an "information service" rather than a "telecommunications...
Gov. Kristi Noem Proposes Two-Thirds Budget Cut To South Dakota Public Broadcasting
"She approved the last six state budgets, each of which included an increase for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. The organization’s annual state funding went...
Meet Dance Magazine’s 25 To Watch For 2025
"Whether or not you’re already familiar with these up-and-comers, our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a...
The Love Letters Of Georgia O’Keeffe And Alfred Stieglitz
O’Keeffe to Stieglitz: "Having told you so much of me — more than anyone else I know — could anything else follow but that...
How Classical Music Has Been Repurposed For TikTok
Despite these odds and obstacles, classical music — an art form best known for constantly dying and losing its grip on popular culture —...
Reports: Interest In Classical Music Is Gaining
According to a 2022 study from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, people under 35 are actually more likely to listen to classical music than their parents. In...
The Artworks Of Henri Matisse And Frida Kahlo Are Now In The Public Domain
Before you go wild with the cutouts and unibrows, however, remember that (especially in Kahlo's case) those images may be trademarked. - Hyperallergic
Some Indie Movies Thrived This Year. Here’s Why
It wasn’t just because those films were artistically accomplished — it’s because inventive ad campaigns helped make them feel like events you needed to...
Twelve Big Architecture Projects To Look Forward To In 2025
Here's a look at 12 exciting architecture projects expected to open in 2025, including a giant domed skyspace and an earth-covered sports complex. - Dezeen
A Traditional Instrument Maker Struggles On Under The Taliban
"Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his...
Hollywood’s 2024 Box Office: Down A Bit
Even though there’s still $2B-$3B missing in the post-Covid annual domestic box office, there was plenty to be thankful for in 2024 which is...
A Correction In The Art Market
2024 was peppered with lawsuits, auction records, and disappointing performances, more than a few gallery closings, and a lot of hot air forecasting that...
Ten Questions About Theatre For 2025
The year 2025 begins with some short-term questions about theater – the fate of “Warriors,” the effect of “Wicked”?– and more long-term ones –...
What A Ballet Company’s Shoe Manager Does
Yes, it's a real job, and not an easy one. - Dance Magazine
Wacky Premise, Crazy Start: Some Of 2024’s Best Books (As Chosen By Editors)
To help us recap the highlights we're joined now by two familiar faces, Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's "Fresh Air," and Gilbert Cruz,...
Opera — A Synthesis Of All The Arts (Or A “Circus Of Sensation”)
Wagner described his ideal opera as a “total work of art”, meaning an artwork that brings together all the arts into a single masterwork": music,...
The Authenticity Problem At Historical Recreations
Aura matters, and for good reason. The presence of a historical object focuses the mind on it, its maker, and its context in ways...
