New Science Is Revising Stories Of The People Of Ancient Pompeii
Scientists analyzed ancient DNA extracted from skeletal remains and pieced together fragments of five people’s identities, rewriting the romantic stories of who they were...
The US Archivist Is Accused Of Whitewashing American History
U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan and her top advisers at the National Archives and Records Administration, which operates a popular museum on the National Mall, have sought...
Has Our Technology Collapsed Our Ability To Experience Awe?
Today, we are rapidly becoming ‘tech-vexed’ – my word for the gradual yet relentless seduction of computerised life. The COVID-19 pandemic simply accelerated a trend: many...
Film Festival In Istanbul Cancelled After Daniel Craig Film “Queer” Is Banned
"Streaming platform Mubi has cancelled its long-planned Mubi Fest Istanbul at the eleventh hour after (the local district) governor banned a screening of Luca...
Voters In El Paso Veto Funding For Downtown Arena/Performance Venue
"With the approval of Proposition A, voters in El Paso have formally revoked the city’s authority to issue the remaining $128.5 million in bonds...
King Tut’s Iconic Funerary Mask Was Probably First Made For Someone Else, Say Researchers
How could anyone tell this after all this time? The answer, say Egyptologists at the University of York, has been right in front of...
A Pulitzer Prize Winner Is Adapting “Fahrenheit 451” For The Stage
Martyna Majok, who won the Pulitzer for drama in 2018 with her play Cost of Living, will write the script. The project is in...
It’s Only Been Three Days, And “The Handmaid’s Tale” Is Back On The Bestseller...
Since the presidential election results became clear early Wednesday morning, Margaret Atwood's novel has been high on Amazon's list of top-selling books, as are...
India Lifts Ban On Import Of Rushdie’s “Satanic Verses” — For A Surprising Reason
And that reason is bureaucracy at its finest. - The Guardian
There’s No Water In The Fountain Of Trevi in Rome, And Tourists Are Bummed
"The city drained the fountain to clean it ahead of the Vatican’s Jubilee Year. ... Visitor access to the site is currently via a...
Well-Known UK TV Actor Comes Up With Scheme To Save Small Theatre
Funds would be raised by selling tickets to the performances of the winning entries, with the theatre’s president Suranne Jones giving an on-stage critique...
Sandra Cisneros Is Turning “The House On Mango Street” Into An Opera
The author of the beloved young adult novel is writing her own libretto, with music by composer Derek Bermel. The work just had its...
The Need To Be Right (It’s Seductive)
The background condition of this discussion is our current state of permacrisis: the collision of multiple critical problems whose conjunction renders effective response to...
How Quincy Jones Became The Ultimate Artistic Collaborator
Even when letting a singer loose, he knew that rhythm would always end up having its say. - The New Yorker
When Johnny Carson Animated American Late Night
His easygoing exterior belied a deft improvisatory mind that could take the temperature of the room, the guest, and the viewer all at once,...
Joseph Rykwert, Architectural Historian Who Fought Bland Functionalism And Pushed For Good Urban Design,...
"His books and his teaching changed the understanding of his discipline and helped to move the design and planning of cities and buildings away...
Why Is “American Gothic” Such An Enduring Image?
The painting’s essential elements—man, woman, pitchfork—have been referenced, reimagined, and parodied in everything from a 1942 photograph by Gordon Parks to a 2012 episode...
Warhol Prints Damaged In Amateurish Attempted Heist
The gallery’s owner Mark Peet Visser has described the heist as “amateurish,” noting that explosives used to gain entry were “so violent that my...
This Play Is Part Puzzle, Part Real-Life Video Game, Part Grief Ritual
"Great Gold Bird is set across three locations, (starting with) audience members' homes. Where to go next is revealed via the narrative — an...
Studies Touting The Benefits Of Universal Basic Income Pile Up. But The Case For...
Spreading the fear of AI stealing all our jobs seems to garner much more enthusiasm for basic income than continually pointing at the evidence. But...
Can Audio Description For The Visually Impaired Work For Dance As It Does For...
Stopgap, a contemporary dance company which integrates variously disabled and neurodiverse performers, has a piece titled Lived Fiction in which audio description is integral...
How Quincy Jones Helped Redefine Pop Music In The 80s
The pairing of Jones, a noted composer, arranger and producer for jazz and R&B acts, and Jackson, the child star looking for a breakout...
Ticket Scams Are Plaguing The Performing Arts
Even venues with programming that leans more toward Beethoven than Bad Bunny face mounting challenges from ticketing scams. - CultureOC
Raygun, The Notorious Olympic Breakdancer, Retires From Competition And Public Performance
Rachael Gunn of Australia already has an established career as an academic (studying breakdancing and popular culture), and the public roasting she received after...
Why Abu Dhabi Is Shoveling Cash At Sotheby’s And Art Basel
Both companies currently have debt problems and are relieved for the investment. What's more, Sotheby's is trying to turn itself into a luxury brand...
