57 Media Power Players (Many Anonymous) Assess The Current State of The Media
"All of these media insiders have watched up close as the business that undergirds journalism (has) changed dramatically. ... We wanted to understand not...
Unlocking The Secrets Of Ancient Cement To Combat Climate Change
In contrast, ordinary Portland cement must be baked in a kiln at around 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit. “It’s a huge saving” in energy, she said,...
Protests In Spain Over Proposed New Guggenheim Museum
Critics argue that the new museum, which would be spread across two sites – one in Guernica and one in Urdaibai – will ruin...
Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” Conforms To Laws Of Physics That Hadn’t Even Been Discovered...
"Last month, fluid dynamics researchers from China and France published a research article in the Physics of Fluids journal indicating that van Gogh’s signature...
Why Are American Theatres Producing Less Shakespeare?
Over the past 10 years, as American politics and culture have grown more contentious, Shakespeare has become increasingly politicized. - The New York Times
How Artists Are Driving An Industrial Part Of Seattle
This wedge of South Seattle thrums with the rumble of trucks and planes, brims with warehouses and lacks green space and clean air but...
Seeking Wisdom — But What Is It?
Our findings revealed that, when people make judgments about wisdom, they are essentially linking wisdom to two key dimensions that we call reflective orientation and socio-emotional awareness....
The Entire Ecosystem Of Children’s TV In America Is Collapsing
"Linear ratings for kids television have cratered over the last decade and changed the programming landscape completely. … The carefully curated programming blocks of...
An AI Revolution: Disrupting Notions Of Art
AI-created artworks are disrupting the accepted norms of the art world. As philosopher Alice Helliwell from Northeastern University London argues, if we can consider...
Israeli Authorities Censor A Film Screening In Jaffa
“Hours before a scheduled screening of a documentary about the 1948 depopulation of the Palestinian city of Lyd, Israeli police blocked a Jaffa theater from...
Somehow The Gothic Cathedral In Cologne Has Become A TikTok Star
Several videos featuring the building have racked up millions of likes and tens of millions of views, and no one seems certain as to...
Off-Off-Broadway Theater Company Told It Must Clear All Productions With Its Landlord — The...
For years, the Connelly Theater has been performing in two auditoriums at a Catholic school in Manhattan’s East Village. In recent months, the Archdiocese...
Proposing A New, Different Model For Arts Funding In England
With the new Labour government having announced a "proper review" of funding body Arts Council England, Mark Pemberton suggests overhauling the structure of government...
San Antonio Philharmonic Inks Agreement For New Venue That Needs Millions’ Worth of Upgrades
The venue, of which the orchestra will have partial ownership, is the old Scottish Rite of Freemasonry hall downtown, which has, per music director...
City Of Dallas Puts Funding For Dallas Black Dance Theatre On Hold
Due to concerns over the company's firing and replacement of its entire roster of dancers earlier this year, the city council's Quality of Life,...
Steven Spielberg, Ruth Asawa, Spike Lee, Aaron Sorkin, Idina Menzel Among 39 Awarded National...
"Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts,...
The Ultimate Fan Find: A Long-Form Pre-Dracula Story By Bram Stoker
"Brian Cleary stumbled upon the 134-year-old ghostly tale while browsing the archives of the National Library of Ireland. Gibbet Hill was originally published in...
Art Of The Farm (With A Bit Of Opera And Ballet Thrown In)
The world’s first ever “Hay Rake Ballet” was a high point of what may be the last iteration of Farm/Art DTour, a 50-mile circuit of...
The Rich Hidden World Of The Music Archivist
For every song that is in print and available, there are at least 10 that are mothballed in storage, an estimated 2.5m pieces that...
Thirty Years Ago Arlene Croce’s Non-Review Review Of Bill T. Jones Ignited A Firestorm
Has a piece of criticism, much less of dance criticism, made such a mark on the culture since? “Discussing the Undiscussable” was in conversation...
Can AI Be Taught To Sing Opera?
The challenge of how to bridge the final gap for synthetic voices will occupy scientists for a while to come. Along the way, opera...
Decline Of The Working Musician
Some of the musicians have mixed feelings about their chosen careers. “It depends on the day,. Today I feel like a tired old whore....
“My Fair Lady” At 60: A Linguist Takes A Look
It is no coincidence that women and working-class people (and Cockneys who are often seen as emblematic of the working class) often bear the brunt of...
Penguin Random House Adds Anti-AI Statement To Its Copyright Notice
It’s a notable departure from other large publishers, such as academic printers Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and Oxford University Press, which have all agreed to license...
The Idea Of Who Owns Ideas In The AI Age Is Getting Blurry
Whether AI can achieve true imagination is an open question, but for now, what separates humans from machines is not the ability to invent...
