Reading Books In High School Is Actually Good For Everyone
“Whatever you do when you read fiction is commit a small act of empathy. You know, you think about situations that are not like...
Replace Notre Dame’s Classic Windows With Modern Replicas?
Sacre bleu! What is happening? A French artist won "a competition to replace the existing six windows installed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1844...
It’s Public Domain Time For Tintin, Popeye, And A Room Of One’s Own
“Copyright's awesome … but the fact that rights eventually expire, that's a good thing, too, because that's the wellspring for creativity.” - NPR
The Singer Who Takes Inspiration From Sea Shanties
Carmen Souza, a Cape Verdean musician, realized that certain words she knew from her childhood derived from British sailors and merchants who "came for...
Public Broadcasters, Facing The Ire Of Elon Musk, Brace For Huge Funding Battles
“For decades, National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System have overcome similar threats. But this year, 'the attention and intensity’ of the calls...
Lonely? Turn To Schubert
“His music speaks to something timeless: the longing for connection, and the pain at not finding it. He gives voice, and then consolation, to that...
Kirsten Simone, Danish Ballet Star, Has Died At 90
“She was one of the first to transcend the Danish repertoire, making her mark in ballets like Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty and touring...
Can This Medieval British Street Be Saved?
“Choir singers have lived in two handsome terraces of silvery-pink-stoned medieval houses beside Wells Cathedral for more than 650 years. But the gated close – which...
The Art World’s Least Powerful Figures In 2024
"We’re interested in those left in the shadows of the powerful. That’s where the real stories begin.” - Hyperallergic
Why Breaking Didn’t Break Out At The Olympics
“Breaking has evolved greatly since he spun on cardboard in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. Today’s B-boys and B-girls are more diverse, athletic and...
Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, Pioneer Of India’s New Wave, Is Dead At 90
"Known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, … (Benegal) left an indelible mark on the film industry, blending art with activism and bridging...
The Impressionistic Bob Dylan Biopic
“The movie is full of things that didn’t happen, but the way they happen in those scenes feels right to me." - The Guardian
ARTnews Picks The Defining Artworks Of 2024
A bias toward contemporary art has pervaded museums across the globe for decades now, but as this year proved, work from past eras can...
How Much Does Our Language Shape The Ways We Think?
Many researchers find another reason to worry about the spread of English: the prospect of cognitive hegemony. Languages, they argue, influence how we perceive...
How Lutherans Saved The Organ For (And From) The Reformation
Early on, many in the Protestant movement saw organ music as just another Popish frippery; even Luther disapproved of it at first. He changed...
America’s Elite Education Problem
Elite education has lost the trust of many Americans, in no small part because of how it solidifies the advantages of wealth. The fact...
How George C. Wolfe Remade “Gypsy” Into A Tragedy
Adam Moss sits in on rehearsals and talks with the five-time Tony-winning director and his actors (including Audra McDonald and Joy Woods, of course)...
Where We Went Wrong: Effort As The Goal Rather Than Accomplishment
The problem is that we’ve taken the practice of celebrating industriousness too far. We’ve gone from commending effort to treating it as an end in...
Of Course AI Won’t Replace Human Creativity. We’ve Been Struggling To Define Genius For...
Culture dictates human action far more than individual humans dictate cultural production. To understand great works of art as human achievements is just as...
People Won’t Listen To Facts. Our Information Economy Has Overwhelmed Us
No amount of evidence, on virtually any topic, is likely to move public opinion one way or the other. We can attribute some of...
The Replica Shop: Paris Atelier Makes Exacting Reproductions Of Some Of The World’s Most...
The atelier’s commissions have included replacing a third of Versailles’s garden statues with copies created from marble-dust resin and supplying Jeff Koons with five...
Do Gender-Neutral Acting Award Categories Shortchange Female Actors?
There's been some concern expressed about this, so journalist Steve Pond looked into four high-profile awards that have gone gender-neutral in the past few...
Eight Ways Artists Have Incorporated AI Into Their Work
A Ditto Music survey of over 1,200 artists found that nearly 60% use AI in their projects. Tools like AIVA generate compositions based on specific parameters, replicating...
How Hollywood’s Struggles Are Impacting LA’s Economy
When the strikes ended, workers in Hollywood hoped their schedules would finally fill up again. But for many people, things only got worse. -...
The Very First Film Version of “Peter Pan,” Now 100 Years Old
It was considered a blockbuster back in 1924, and its producers were pioneers in movie-related merchandising. It faded from public view after the talkies...
