If Literary Theory Seems Too Abstract For You, Let’s Consider The Power Of A...
If faith in something as abstruse as literary theory seems absurd, consider a more familiar vehicle of human knowledge: the novel. As a form,...
The City Of Birmingham Is Bankrupt. But It Has A Half-Billion-Pounds Collection Of Artworks…
Birmingham City Council owns an artwork collection valued at almost half a billion pounds, a BBC investigation has discovered. But none will be sold...
Hong Kong’s Highly-Touted, Popular Arts District Is Selling Off Land To Remain Solvent
The West Kowloon Cultural District received a set amount of funding to open, expecting to sustain itself long-term by developing commercial and residential real...
La Scala Subtitles Go Multi-Lingual
The mini-screens used until July could only show two languages. The new system will offer five languages – Italian, English, French, German and Spanish...
Scottish Government Orders Reassessment Of Embattled Arts Funder
“We continue to see unprecedented levels of demand for the Open Fund for Individuals and will process the high volume of applications we have...
Why We Should Value Awkwardness
We often joke about awkwardness; it’s a staple of contemporary comedy. The exclamation ‘Awkward!’ functions as a light-hearted deflection, defusing social tension. The reality...
This Highly-Praised New Ballet Was Cancelled After Accusations Of Cultural Appropriation. Were Those Claims...
England's Northern Ballet premiered Geisha just before the 2020 COVID lockdown. The troupe has several Japanese dancers who were excited about it, the creative...
Yuval Harari — The Guru We Need?
Harari is to the tech CEO what David Foster Wallace once was to the Williamsburg hipster. This is a surprising role for someone who...
Why American Culture Has Become “Junkified”
Our dopamine-driven brains drive us to choose cheap distraction over entertainment and art. A 15-second video causes a dopamine release in the brain, which...
Seattle Theatres In Disarray And Downsizing
There’s been a lot of bad news: Seattle theater companies are launching emergency fundraisers, exploring mergers, furloughing or laying people off, and cutting back on — or...
Philly Fringe Begins 2024 Festival By Announcing Its New Director
Nell Bang-Jensen, artistic director of Theatre Horizon in (the Philadelphia suburb of) Norristown, will be (FringeArts') … new CEO, taking over from cofounder Nick...
María Benítez, 82, Was A Pioneer In Establishing Flamenco In The U.S.
Born in Minnesota, raised in New Mexico and trained in Madrid, she established María Benítez Teatro Flamenco in New York and Santa Fe in...
UK Won’t Charge Harvey Weinstein With Sex Crimes, So New York Will Charge Him...
"Spared from prosecution in Britain on Thursday, Harvey Weinstein now faces the prospect of a new indictment in New York, where prosecutors retrying the...
One Of Rome’s Ancient Monuments Has Been Struck And Damaged By Lightning
"The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged (by a lightning strike) after a violent storm hit...
Las Vegas Will Be Getting A Proper Art Museum — With Help From LACMA
Las Vegas is the largest city in the US without a major art museum; casino magnate Elaine Wynn and LACMA director Michael Govan intend...
At Last Some Good Financial News For NPR
"NPR expects to close its current fiscal year with revenues about 2% over budget due in part to growth in development. … (The network's)...
Seattle Symphony Names A Music Director: Xian Zhang Of New Jersey Symphony
"Xian Zhang was hired Thursday as music director of the Seattle Symphony, becoming the first woman conductor to head a major West Coast orchestra...
US Playwright Ken Ludwig Gives £1 Million To Preserve Shakespeare Family Home
The author of the farce Lend Me a Tenor and the book for the Gershwin musical Crazy for You donated in order to fund...
How The Salt Lake City Tribune Went Nonprofit, Reinvented Its Culture And Made It...
We’ve seen news organizations open communication that gives journalists a better idea of what, exactly, needs to happen for their publication to survive and...
The Inherent Tension In Children’s Books
Should we pander to the little rotters’ desires (BURRRP!) or should we give them impossibly pious characters Doing Good? The answer, of course, lies...
Giller Prize Drops Bank From Its Name Over Controversies
The rebranding follows months of controversy surrounding Scotiabank’s investment in the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems and comes amid an ongoing campaign calling on arts organizations like...
Venezuelan TV News Agency Is Using AI-Created Avatars
Amid a harsh crackdown by the Maduro regime following an election he claims to have won but apparently lost badly, a news service called...
Scientists Studied Eye Movements To See How Our Brains Process Stories
"Traditionally, we've thought of eye movements as a simple response to what's happening in front of us. But recent research shows that's not the...
The State Of The New York Philharmonic Through Its Tax Return
The Philharmonic released its 2022 tax return Wednesday, covering its first season back at David Geffen Hall following a $550 million renovation. Ticket revenue rebounded to $29.76...
FBI Arrests Musician For Alleged $10 Million Scam With AI-Created Songs
"An indictment in Manhattan federal court said (Michael) Smith created thousands of accounts on streaming platforms so that he could stream (tens of thousands...
