Houston’s Stages Theatre Picks A New Leader
When he moves to Houston in August to take on that role, he'll become one of the first Black men to lead a major...
Reviving London City Ballet, 28 Years After It Closed
Christopher Marney "wants a company of dancers that reflect the present: a diverse lineup in age, ethnicity, experience and body type, and … an...
Large Study: Internet Might Be Good For Our Wellbeing
We might look for clues in a new global study from Oxford University that spanned 16 years and surveyed 2.4 million people. The findings suggest that...
Is The Five-Year Renovation Of The Pompdou Center In Trouble?
"A critical report from France’s court of auditors, who assess the use of public funds, revealed that the Centre Pompidou‘s economic model is unsustainable....
Naples Announces New Mega-Museum As Part Of Massive Cultural Investment
Italy’s culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, himself a Neapolitan, has showered funds on the ambitious cultural heritage projects in his hometown. “Naples is a global...
Arcimboldo’s “Four Seasons” Paintings, Newly Restored, Are Back On Display At The Louvre
The set of four paintings, each depicting seasonal plant matter assembled to resemble a human male figure, have undergone eight months of conservation work...
Boston’s Museum Of Fine Arts Says It Will Try To Recontextualize Controversial Statue
The museum announced last week a major effort to fight against the image created by the exhibit. As part of an ongoing series, the museum will invite...
Boy Thrown From Tate Modern Balcony Five Years Ago Can Now Play By Himself
The victim, who was six when, on a visit with his parents from France to London in 2019, he fell 100 feet after being...
One Of CNN’s Top Executives Is Leaving To Head A State Public Broadcasting Network
Rachel Smolkin, CNN Digital's senior vice president of global news (and previously vice president and executive editor of CNN Politics, and before that managing...
Why Did Boston’s WGBH Lay off So Many Staffers When So Many Of Its...
The CEO blamed flat revenue and rising costs. Yet nine senior staffers earn more than $300,000 each, and the best-paid 16 earn a total...
U.S. Appeals Court Panel Orders Some Banned Books Be Returned To Texas Town’s Library
"The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said in a 2-1 ruling that partially upheld a lower court's injunction that the...
California Legislature Restores Three-Quarters Of Arts Cuts In Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Budget
"Restored funds include $12.5 million to the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund and $5 million to the California Arts Council, which in turn provides...
Ravinia Festival Sues A Craft Brewery For Trademark Infringement
"The Ravinia Festival Association, whose grassy lawns come alive with a slew of summer concerts every year, filed an updated complaint in a trademark...
Seattle Rep Is Laying Off Most Of Its Artistic Staff
"Seattle Rep, the city’s preeminent regional theater company, is eliminating 17 staff positions over the course of the next several months, including the majority...
Donald Duck Turns 90. Here’s How He’s Changed
By 1940, Walt Disney himself referred to Donald Duck as “the Gable of our stable” – pairing Donald’s popularity with the Hollywood superstar Clark Gable, the...
Canadian Regulators: Foreign Streamers Will Have To Pay To Be In Canada
Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute five per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system,...
Class Action Suit Against Christie’s Over Cyberhack
The complaint filed in the Southern District of New York on June 3 alleges that Christie’s was unable to protect the “personally identifiable information”,...
How Do We Define Banning Books Today?
The practice of censoring books has been around for centuries. But what does it actually mean to ban a book today? - NPR
Why Are Today’s Debut Novels Failing To Launch?
Almost everyone mentioned that debut fiction has become harder to launch. For writers, the stakes are do or die: A debut sets the bar...
Warning: AI Is Eating The World
Leaders in all industries, terrified of missing out on the next big thing, are signing checks and inking deals, perhaps not knowing what precisely...
We All Know Theatre’s Odd Traditions. Here’s What’s Behind Them
No matter if it's a local stage show or a major Broadway production — or if it's a comedy, musical, or drama — these...
Today’s Students Haven’t Learned To Read Cursive. Is This A Problem?
Who else can’t read cursive? I asked the class. The answer: about two-thirds. And who can’t write it? Even more. What did they do...
Podcasting Is Contracting. Budgets, Staff, Shrinking
The ramifications of this contracted environment have varied. Teams are making do with less by reducing the number of episodes they produce or by...
Oregon Ballet Theatre Has A Record Season At The Box Office
I think that we have adjusted some of our programmatic models. You know, some of the data had been showing us that post-pandemic audiences...
Ursula Le Guin’s Family Is Turning Her House Into A Writer’s Residency
Writing in the same room as Ursula K. Le Guin’s rock collection? Yes please! - Seattle Times (AP)
