Book Science And The Art Of Preserving Old Books
Book scientists are working tirelessly with an array of technologies — including microscopes, multispectral imaging and artificial intelligence — to recover, understand and preserve...
When The WPA Placed Art At The Center Of Democracy
The WPA provided for culture workers through Federal One, encompassing the Federal Art, Music, Theatre, and Writers’ Projects. But the social benefits of painting...
America’s Most-Visited Museums In 2025
Despite unsteadiness across the museum industry, the country's most-visited institutions remained relatively stable. - NPR
Should UK Government Fund Comedy?
Leading figures from the world of comedy have met the government to make the case for comedy, including that it be recognised as an...
Ellisons Intend To Fund Warner Bros. Deal From Gulf States
Per the outlet, the corporation is seeking signed equity commitments of close to $24 billion, for which Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has agreed to...
When Thinking About AI And Authorship, What Is Real?
The further artists move out of amateur hour and into the professional realm, of course, the more we expect their work to reflect their...
Trump’s Presidential “Library” Is A Grift
The design language is neither stately and trim in the Republican mode, nor bold and innovative, as preferred by Democrats. It is, instead, generically...
The Fake Fans Problem
In the dream world of an executive, fandom is something like a parasitic disease — contagious through mere exposure, trafficking quickly between hosts with...
Can The Louvre’s New Director Right The Ship?
The former head of the Château de Versailles, Christophe Leribault arrived after Des Cars’s desperate five-month struggle to save her job came to an...
Translation Isn’t Just Words, It’s World View. AI Translators So Far Aren’t Good At...
Linguistic diversity among AI systems is real and growing. Cultural worldview diversity, however, has not kept pace. - The Conversation
Musicians Say Touring Has Become Unsustainable
Independent venue closures, social media algorithms, streaming royalties and the rise of generative AI have contributed to a wider ecosystem that artists say is...
Bollywood Is Rushing Headlong Into AI
While union rules constrain Hollywood's use of the technology, Indian cinema is racing ahead, pitting efficiency against questions of creative authenticity and audience acceptance....
Uffizi Hit By Cyberattack
The Uffizi said it had been targeted by a cyberattack on February 1, but added that nothing had been stolen and no information lost....
Italian Court Orders Netflix To Refund All Subscription Price Hikes
The lawsuit was brought by Italian consumer advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, which alleged that the price hikes violate the Consumer Code, Italian legislation that...
What An Elite College Degree Really Buys
So the people who go to the fanciest colleges tend to have the most successful careers—this is not exactly news. The question of why...
How Do We Police AI In Writing?
Although I don’t buy the claim that AI is “inevitable” in some theoretical sense, I also feel like the current incentives in media and...
“Blows Off the Dust of History”
Reviewing my new novel “The Disciple: A Wagnerian Tale of the Gilded Age,” the British critic Clive Paget writes in “Musical America” that it’s “a richly detailed depiction of [New York] at the apogee of the Gilded Age and its embrace of all things Wagnerian.” His review reads in part:
The Writers Guild Has Reached A Tentative Four-Year Deal With Studios
“If given the stamp of approval, the deal will be notable for its unusually long term. Three-year deals have generally been the norm since...
Heists Are So Hot Right Now, From Art To KitKats, But Why Are We...
“What is it about these heists that people like, as long as nobody gets hurt?” - The Guardian (UK)
This Guy Was Set Up By An Amazon Comedy Wherein He, Accidentally, Played The...
Anthony Norman thought he was just doing a job. But no, says a writer for the weirdly Truman Show-like series: “It was so much...
Making Technology So Easy To Use Was Clearly A Huge Design Error
“What started as a technique to support human understanding in the face of increasingly complex tools became a way to replace human understanding. Ease...
Is The Vice President Trying To Use His Book Titles To Squash The Books...
No, you can’t “steal” a book title, but this is … hm, interesting. - LitHub
Melvin Edwards, Sculptor Who Welded The African Diaspora, Has Died At 88
“Edwards rose to prominence in 1963 with the first works of what would become his most notable series, ‘Lynch Fragments.’ … He combined fragments...
Nuns Inspired Call The Midwife
"Sister Margaret-Angela saw their involvement in Call the Midwife as something that would endure. ‘We've bought all the DVDs so it'll be in our...
Honestly, Who Would Serve On The Smithsonian’s Advisory Board Right Now?
Also, what’s that board going to look like once the president gets finished with it? “Smithsonian officials declined to comment on the appointment process,...
