Eurovision Music During War Time
Eurovision, like the Olympics, touts itself as an apolitical event. Fans and jury members are asked to vote for the best song, not the...
Béla Tarr Hates It When People Call His Films Pessimistic
Indeed, he says his films are comedies like Chekhov's plays. "If you are really pessimistic, you go up to the roof and hang yourself,...
Trove Of 16th-Century Murano Glass Found Off The Coast Of Bulgaria
It is speculated that the glass artifacts fell from the cargo of a ship battered by a storm in the shallow, rocky area of...
The Wizardry Of Shigeru Ban, The Architect You Want When Disaster Strikes
"As a virtuoso of pavilions, temporary structures, emergency shelter, and post-disaster community spaces, he’s developed designs that are quick, cheap, and clean to build,...
Steppenwolf Vet Laurie Metcalf Reflects On TV Versus Theatre
The need for stamina, combined with memorization and the commitment of a run. This run is short; I am used to being asked to...
Cross Dorothy Parker With Mae West, Have Her Date Frank Serpico And Then Run...
Betty Cooper, that's who. "For decades she lived at the center of a bohemian New York that long ago faded into mythology. … Betty...
Study: Why You’re More Likely To Believe Fake News From Acquaintances
So why do your weak links matter so much? One big reason is that they’re more likely than your closest friends to possess novel,...
Why It’s Okay, Even Good, To Be An Adult Who Loves Disney’s Theme Parks
"Disneyland is often said to be 'fun' or 'an escape,' but I wanted ... to ask those who have thought critically about theme parks...
What Sadler’s Wells Has Planned For Its New East London Outpost
"Sadler’s Wells East is due to open later this year in London’s Queen Elizabeth Park, site of the 2012 Olympic Games. The 550-seat auditorium,...
Here’s The First Museum in The U.S. To Return Benin Bronzes To Nigeria
The Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa restored a brass plaque and a wooden altarpiece to the Oba of Benin, the...
Faust In The Financial District, 1929: What’s Next From The Producers Of “Sleep No...
"A version of the Faust legend (well, several braided versions of the Faust legend), Life and Trust, which opens Aug. 1, occupies 100,000 square...
New Zealand Symphony’s Ex-CEO Admits He Suddenly Resigned Due To Financial Malfeasance
When Peter Biggs stepped down in April, the stated cause was ill health. He now acknowledges the reason was "grievous errors of judgment": commuting...
British Museum’s New Director Suggests “Lending Library” Model For Repatriating Parthenon Marbles And Benin...
"We can’t give them back because of the act of parliament 1963," said Nicholas Cullinan, "we’re not allowed to deaccession. … I would hope...
Musicians At Welsh National Opera Authorize Strike
"Orchestra members of the Welsh National Opera have voted overwhelmingly in favour of potential strike action, following threats of full-time jobs being reduced to...
Summer Theatre Festivals Are Facing Big Challenges
“All these challenges are an existential threat to summer theatre as we know it. I’m an optimistic person, but we are facing difficult headwinds. -...
Study: Job Prospects For Art History Graduates Stink
Art History majors face the worst employment prospects of any profession after graduating from college, a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has...
Bankers Suggest Warner/Discovery Should Be Broken Up
The “current composition as a consolidated public company is not working. At current levels, we argue that exploring strategic alternatives such as asset sales,...
Bob Newhart Dead At 94
"His understated comedy routines that emphasized the absurdities of ordinary life made him a national sensation. (He) became the first comedian with a No....
Is Public Radio Shrinking? Layoffs Continue
Following NPR’s 10% staff cutback last year, 2024 has seen 25 workers pink-slipped at KQED, 15 at WAMU, 31 at Boston’s WGBH along with...
Hannah Arendt’s Case Against Authenticity
What does it mean to discover one’s true, authentic self? To act from a place of authenticity? Is there a truer self within the...
A Growing Threat To Good Science: Self-Censorship
In a recent paper published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cory Clark and 38 co-authors argue that, in science, censorship often flows...
Why A Musical-Comedy About Witches And Cossacks Is The Smash Hit Of Kyiv Theatre
The Witch of Konotop is a 1982 stage adaptation of a classic Ukrainian novella published in 1832, telling the story of a Cossack town...
Museums Are Hugely Popular. But Can They Survive?
Beyond particular items in its collections, is the universal museum itself a product of colonialism that expresses an implicit belief in the superiority of...
Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson Convicted On All Fraud Charges
The online news outlet, founded in 2013, collapsed in 2021 after Watson and other execs were caught lying to potential investors with wildly inflated...
Artists Have Been Priced Out Of Seattle
In the survey, creatives of all stripes, success and income levels say that — faced with rising housing prices, inflation and a weakened local...
