Seattle Exhibit On Confronting Hate Spawns More Of It
“In an exhibit that was supposed to be about coming together to confront hate, hate has won. And, our community feels more alone as...
What Have We Done To Beethoven’s Ninth, And What Has It Done To Us?
The symphony — and not only the "Ode to Joy" — has been used for everything from Nazi propaganda to the fall of the...
State Designates “Nutcracker” As “Living Historic Landmark”
The show is now officially known as a Living Historic Landmark by the state of Utah, the studio announced Monday. This designation is the...
Disney Avoids Getting Publicly Sued By Adding Arbitration Clauses To Absolutely Everything
After a visitor died of anaphylactic shock from being fed allergens (the servers had been warned) at a Disney World restaurant, Disney attorneys tried...
Battle Of The Theme-Park Titans
Disney and Universal are engaging in one-upmanship as their theme parks bring in more revenue than their sputtering entertainment divisions. (This is despite the...
The Black Women That Big Publishers Hired As Senior Executives In 2020 Are Now...
"In response (to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations), major publishers recruited and promoted Black editors and launched new imprints devoted to books by nonwhite...
Warner Bros. Discovery Promises Massive Investment In Nevada If Nevada Gives It Massive Tax...
"Warner Bros. Studios COO Simon Robinson on Tuesday promised that the company would commit to a minimum of $500 million in annual content spending...
Condé Nast Joins The Flock Of Publishers Signing Contracts With OpenAI
"(The agreement is) to license content from brands including The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired and Vogue for use within...
Attendance At The Louvre Sank During The Paris Olympics
During the Games themselves (July 27-August 11), visitor numbers fell by 22% from the previous year. In the 11 days leading up to the...
Streaming Service Aims To Expand Live Theatre Audience
“We’re expanding the size of the theatre; we’re not creating a competitive product." Now, with unions across the field adopting streaming provisions, the second-best...
Rethinking A Culture Of Innovation For Opera
The canonic composers learned by doing, failing, and doing again. This is no longer the norm in opera, where creators rarely get the opportunity...
Pittsburgh Symphony Musicians Agree On New Contract
The musicians current base salary is $110,384, which includes an electronic media agreement stipulating payments relating to recordings and electronic media. At the conclusion...
Local News Is Disappearing From Radio Stations As Radio’s Business Model Collapses
The existential threat to the radio business model comes as listeners abandon terrestrial broadcasts in favor of on-demand podcasts and streaming services, part of...
AI-Created Cartoons For Kids Are Here (But The Kids Don’t Seem To Be Watching)
The shows have failed to take off. Since last year, roughly 20 episodes have been released. They collectively have less than 40,000 views on...
Why Do We Let Technology Drive What We Do?
Our tech debates do not begin by deliberating about what kind of future we want and then reasoning about which paths lead to where...
Do We Now Know Where The Long-Lost Leonardo “Salvator Mundi” Has Been Stashed?
During a BBC profile of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, a friend of the ruler said that the painting, purchased in 2017 for...
The Ethical Tangle In Trying To Do Good
Is it possible for such a civic minded person, concerned with the wellbeing of others and the events of the day, to view the...
More Theatres In Britain Are Doing Shows Without Intermissions
Skipping the interval (as they call it over there) is somewhat controversial: some producers and directors think that offering a shorter evening may bring...
Artists Using AI For Images Of A More Sustainable Climate
“Something different happens in the mind when you create something that defies even your own expectations or ideas. I don’t think anybody who plugs...
A George Orwell Archive Is Being Sold Off Bit By Bit
"The extensive archive of correspondence and contracts amassed by Orwell’s original publisher, Victor Gollancz, … is being offered for sale on the open market,...
Not So Fast: A Last-Minute Buyer Makes An Offer For Paramount
The bid is the latest twist in a monthslong saga over control of Paramount, a once-mighty TV and film colossus. In July Skydance, the...
Lisa Nandy May Not Be An Artist, But She May Be The Culture Minister...
"Those pining for a cultured culture minister should be careful what they wish for – especially when looking romantically to counterparts in Europe who...
Barcelona Is Being Crushed By Overtourism
For anyone hoping to understand the complicated contours of overtourism in Barcelona, the Carmel Bunkers is a good place to start. - The New York...
Harold Meltzer, Composer And Contemporary Classical Evangelist, Has Died At 58
"(He) set aside a career as a lawyer to create a highly regarded body of energetic, colorful chamber, vocal and orchestral scores that mixed...
Melbourne Symphony Musicians Vote No Confidence In Management
While the precipitating event was the canceling/uncanceling of performances by pianist Jayson Gillham after he dedicated a piece to journalists killed in Gaza, a...
