Climate-Protesting Art Vandal Strikes A Monet At The Musée d’Orsay
"The activist targeted (Monet's) 'Poppy Field' ..., affixing a sticker that covered about half the painting with an apocalyptic vision of the same scene....
More Public Radio Layoffs, This Time In Louisville
"Louisville Public Media … says it has an operating budget deficit of $755,000. To make up for the shortfall, it’s laying off six full-time...
Canada’s Film Industry Is Struggling To Survive
Because despite success at Cannes — and a few unforgettable notes at the Oscars — Canadian films and filmmakers still make up a small sliver of...
The False Gods Of AI
Computers might in fact approach what we call thinking, but they don’t dream, or want, or desire, and this matters more than AI’s proponents...
How Hollywood Got Trapped In A Doom Loop
Turns out Hollywood executives do believe in magic. Somehow they thought that forcing six months’ worth of strikes by writers and actors last year would come...
The Brilliant Art Of Being A Critic: Peter Schjeldahl
Peter’s prose was always ruthlessly concentrated. His wit had a bubbling, organic quality: The line punched, but you never heard the clanking windup machinery....
Ticketmaster Was Hacked, Exposing 560 Million Accounts
According to a screenshot of the post shared by Mr. Callow, the group posted that it had the identifying information of 560 million Ticketmaster...
Tokyo To Get Its Own High Line Park
The project is part of a global trend of repurposing old roads and railways into places for pedestrians and wildlife. While the skywalk won’t...
A New Generation Of Online Culture Curators
We are in a transitional phase of digital culture, and thus more in need than ever of friendly faces, personable human guides to help...
How Artists Go From Unknown To Famous
Hugo McCloud, 44, offers a recent case study of one path from obscurity to recognition. In just over a decade, he had gone from...
Study: Links Between Conservative Political Viewpoints And Creativity
A new study reveals that conservatism is associated with less creativity, across 28 countries. - Psychology Today
Massive Copyright Lawsuit Over 1000 Reggaeton Songs Moves Forward
A federal judge has denied the motion to dismiss a massive copyright lawsuit targeting over a 1,000 reggaeton songs from such globally recognized acts as Bad Bunny and J Balvin. -...
Ghost Bikes Are Street Art, But Who Are The Artists?
"The bikes — completely white, including tires, spokes and pedals — serve as stark memorials, both an alert to passers-by that a cyclist was...
In Search Of Books That Elicit Feelings, And Maybe Some Connection
“I am staring in horror at something on my phone or laptop, and no matter how many other people are also staring in horror...
Inside The Last Of New York’s Original Artist Lofts
One artist lost hundreds of paintings in a loft fire before the city made laws about loft safety; another says it’s not easy because...
Libraries Are About So Much More Than Books
Take Minneapolis, for instance. “What separates Minneapolis’s library from the rest is their intensive approach to serving people who are homeless and frequent the...
A Plea And A Manifesto For More Middle School Books
“I am here on my knees begging the publishing industry not only to publish books for younger teenagers, but to create a new publishing...
In An Unexpected Development, Disney Princesses Have Been Leading A Diversity Charge On Stage
One nonbinary Black actor who played Belle says, “I was really encouraged to do my own interpretation, ... and I got to have a...
Bringing Nollywood To Hollywood
“In the past decade, Daniel Oriahi has made over 25 movies. But the filmmaker hit a new career breakthrough when the Tribeca Festival accepted his latest, The Weekend.” -...
The Best Actress Winner At Cannes Sues A Far-Right French Politician Over ‘Sexist’ Comments
Karla Sofía Gascón, who is trans, filed a complaint against Marion Maréchal, granddaughter of National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, who posted on Twitter/X: "So...
Which Reading Platform Is Best For The Planet?
Paperback, audiobook, hardcover, or e-book: Which wins as least bad for the environment? Tough call, and a complicated one. Even "certain fonts can be...
How An Ivory Coast Graffiti Artist Became The World’s Top Seller
After being kicked out when he was 15 for saying he wanted to be an artist, “the young Aboudia pressed on and enrolled in...
This Game, Seven Years In The Making, Shows What The Indie Gaming Industry Stands...
“Every month this year has included new headline-making layoffs at big game companies, while smaller studios without the name recognition have faded away quietly...
The Joys Of ‘Relaxed’ Ballet
One mother of two autistic children said, “I’m hoping that what we see here shows that you can do anything, especially in the arts,...
Granddaughter Brings To Life The Songs Of A Musician Silenced By The Holocaust
“Throughout the 1930s, Stephen composed feverishly, performing in hotels, bars and theatres across Hungary and Switzerland, as well as scoring music for Hungarian films....
