Have You Ever Really Looked Carefully At The Declaration Of Independence?
It’s poetry, philosophy and polemic, all in a little more than 1,300 words and all represented in its second and most famous sentence. -...
When Gates Testifies About Epstein, Will the Mask Drop?
At Microsoft, Bill Gates was by many accounts a nightmare boss, 'prone to expletive-laden fits of rage," Anupta Das is quotes as reporting in her new book 'Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King.'
Iranian Court Upholds Prison Sentence For Cannes-Winning Filmmaker Jafar Panahi
“On Sunday, the It Was Just An Accident writer/director’s attorney Mostafa Nili announced that Judge Iman Afshari rejected their objections and fully upheld the in-absentia verdict,...
Arguing For The Arts: Careful What You Claim
Why aren’t people more careful when it comes to making claims about the benefits of the arts? Quite frankly, because shoddy research and even...
Report: Half Of British Musicians Have Lost EU Work Since Brexit
The report by European Movement UK, a cross-party campaign group advocating closer UK-EU relations, found that nearly half of British musicians had experienced a reduced...
We Have Entered The Imagination Era
We have moved beyond the Information Age and are now firmly rooted in what I call the Imagination Era, a time when ideas and thinking differently...
Utah Bans Alice Sebold’s Memoir “Lucky” From All Public Schools
“The ban comes amidst a lawsuit challenging these state-sanctioned bans filed in February, and it comes after banning 15 other books in 2026 alone.” - Book...
Study: A High Percentage Of Musicians Are Using AI In their Work
A new study from the Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music found that 33 percent of respondents “use AI to generate initial ideas, melodies, or reference...
Musicians Union Sues UMG And Warner Over License Deals For AI
“The AFM brings this lawsuit because defendants, two of the largest music companies in the world, have licensed sound recordings on which AFM-represented musicians...
Universal Music Group Contemplating A $1.5B Bond Sale
Universal Music has a one euro billion bridge loan, which was arranged earlier this year, that matures in late July – as well as...
Museum With World’s Largest Collection Of Kahlo And Rivera Paintings Reopens After Long, Unexplained...
“Set in lush gardens patrolled by peacocks and ... dogs, the (Museo Dolores Olmedo in Mexico City) closed in 2020 during the coronavirus outbreak....
What is it Like to be a Professional Musician?
There is no simple explanation for anything important any of us do, and the human tragedy, or the human irony, consists in the necessity...
The Latest Design For Rebuilding New York’s Penn Station Is Actually Very Good
Justin Davidson: “The latest version of this perpetual top priority just might dispel the curse of inertia — because it should dramatically alleviate crowds,...
One Year After It Shut Down, This Bay Area Theater Company Will Attempt A...
“Aurora Theatre Company devastated generations of fans and artists when it announced last summer it was vacating its (Berkeley) space and laying off staff. Now...
Geneva’s Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Names Tugan Sokhiev Principal Conductor
“The initial three-season appointment will begin with the 2026–27 season, marking the conductor’s first major long-term leadership position since stepping down from his posts...
French Superstar Patrick Bruel Detained By Police Over Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
“The singer became a major star across the French-speaking world in the 1980s and 1990s with a string of hits that became part of...
Wilma “Billie” Tisch, 98, One Of New York’s Leading Cultural Philanthropists
The wife of Larry Tisch, one of the brothers who made Loews into a conglomerate, she oversaw the donation of millions of dollars to...
Hampshire College Confirms It Will Offer Final Semester This Fall
‘Hampshire College says it has secured financing that will allow it to complete a fall 2026 semester before closing for good, reversing concerns raised last...
How America Lost Control Of Its History
A nation defined by blood and soil—built around a shared religion or ethnicity—can survive divergent narratives. To a country built on an idea, though,...
What I Saw From Inside The Kennedy Center Meltdown
Palermo also said Trump's Truth Social post about handing control back to Congress sounded like an attempt to distance himself from an institution. He...
Austin Opera seeks Director of Artistic Administration
The Director of Artistic Administration oversees Austin Opera’s artistic staff and works closely with the executive leadership to plan and execute season programming.
The Problem With Responses To AI Creations
At its core, this is a debate about values. A short story implies a human artistic act with intentional imaginative labour—the exact practice whose...
Will People Embrace The First AI Art Museum?
Dataland — a museum built with artificial intelligence — arrives as debates explode across socio-political lines about the impact of the advancing technology on...
Tired Of Streaming, People Are Turning To Physical Media
"Ten years ago, the average age of people walking in here were, 40, 50, 60. Now 20 and 22, we are even getting...
States Say They Will Sue To Block Paramount/Warner Deal
If Paramount doesn’t lock this down by October, it’s on the hook to pay shareholders a near-$6.9 million daily fee. - Gizmodo
