Why Snark Has Replaced Healthy Humor
Today that anger has festered to the point that we are losing sight of the real enemies of human vitality and imagination. Instead of...
All Of Hollywood’s Ten Top-Grossing Films This Year Are Sequels. This Can’t Be Healthy.
"In an industry that’s existentially threatened enough to need every theatrical hit it can get, no one in their right mind would dispute the...
Study: Vinyl Records Are Far Outselling CDs
Data indicate "that in the US alone, vinyl sales are projected to bring in a staggering $1 billion for record labels in 2024. This...
A Way Forward For Arts And Culture In The New Congress?
Even in Washington, DC, where the House and the Senate still come together in their steadfast support of the arts through their Subcommittees on...
Why They Couldn’t Make “Saturday Night Live” In L.A.
"SNL has built a reputation as the way New York sees America, but it’s also always been the way America sees New York. …...
Existential: Orchestras Need To Reinvigorate The Symphony
Concert halls need to commission young symphonists in the way that enterprising opera houses are engaging with new writers. The symphony may be dead,...
Improbable: Music Copyright Value Worldwide Now Greater Than Movie Copyright
The value of global music copyright soared to a record high last year, and has overtaken the value of the cinema box office for...
When Historic Preservation Means More Than Just Landmarking Buildings
"So what do we mean when we designate something a landmark? It’s a trickier question than you might think. Landmark laws across the country...
Accelerating Trend? Another Music Festival Cancels
In 2022, Bésame Mucho’s first Los Angeles festival sold out within 12 minutes. Noting the festival’s cross-generational appeal, NBC declared that Bésame Mucho “created a cultural moment.”...
Study: ChatGPT Publisher Citations Are Often Inaccurate
“In total, ChatGPT returned partially or entirely incorrect responses on 153 occasions, though it only acknowledged an inability to accurately respond to a query...
How AI Can Move Us From Being Productive To Being Creative
The AI's role isn't to automate organization; it's to suggest connections we haven’t considered and amplify our ability to see patterns and possibilities. I...
Why America’s Regional Dance Companies Matter
"In the performing arts, it’s often assumed that audiences consider international or 'big-city' imports higher quality than locally-produced talent and creativity. But for decades,...
Ira Glass Says He’s Not As Nice As He Pretends To Be On The...
"I contain that sort of empathetic people-pleasing person who I'm playing on the radio. ... But I'm a person under weekly deadlines, and I...
Though California Shakespeare Theatre Has Shut Down, Its Scenery Shop Is Still Thriving
The shop has been building sets for other Bay Area companies for several years, and when the theatre's board closed the company in October,...
How Low Do Classical Music Ticket Prices Need To Be To Attract Skeptical Newcomers?
For many of Jeremy Reynolds's friends, $40 was too much for taking a chance on the unfamiliar. "It’s the low end of ticket prices...
How One Of America’s Best Author Events Series Fell Apart And Was Put Back...
The series at the Free Library of Philadelphia regularly attracted both A-list authors and large, enthusiastic audiences. Then, this past summer, the entire Author...
Ancient Sculpture Of Roman Emperor Will Be Reunited With Its Missing Head
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen is sending to Turkey a 2,000-year-old head which belongs to a bronze statue of the emperor Septimius...
Elton John Says He Can No Longer See
Attending the London opening of the musical The Devil Wears Prada (for which he composed the score), the 77-year-old said that an infection earlier...
New York Philharmonic Poaches Its Next CEO From Philadelphia Orchestra
"Matías Tarnopolsky will become president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic ... after six years heading the Philadelphia Orchestra, a hiring boosted by...
For The First Time, Art Basel Miami Beach Is Led By An Art Dealer
"'I can honestly say to young galleries ... that I too have been wait-listed for Positions,' (ABMB director Bridget Finn) said, referring to a...
Boston Camerata, One Of America’s Early Music Pioneers, Celebrates 70 Years
"While American colleagues were often skeptical of the ensemble’s fondness for the Medieval, their colleagues in Europe, where the Camerata had begun touring in...
Finally, A Successor For Gianandrea Noseda At Turin’s Opera House
Noseda's very active tenure (2007-2018) at the Teatro Regio cemented his international reputation, and he's currently music director at the National Symphony in Washington,...
The Color Code Of Art In Pre-Colonial Mexico
"Nowadays, we often imagine ancient Mesoamerican art and architecture as colorless ... But just as with Greek and Roman statues, these artifacts were once...
Highest Theatre Ticket Prices In Britain Went Even Higher In 2024; Lowest Were Slightly...
"In 2024 the average most expensive ticket outside of London was £56.46, compared to £49.19 last year. This is 63% cheaper than the average...
Combat Choreographers Explain The Rules Of Fighting Onstage
"Theatrical fight directors have a cut-throat job. At extreme pace, in line with other people’s creative vision, they must devise high-intensity fights that can...
