Opera Philadelphia Picks A New General Director
Anthony Roth Costanzo, 41, has a history with Philadelphia going back almost 30 years. His first appearance at the Academy of Music was in 1996...
Washington National Opera Institutes New Award For Trans/Nonbinary Singers
"On May 1, the Washington National Opera will recognize transgender singer Katherine Goforth as the inaugural recipient of" the True Voice Award, to be...
How AI Will Be (Is) Wrecking The Internet
LLMs have begun to disrupt the traditional relationship between writer and reader. Type how to fix broken headlight into a search engine, and it returns a...
How Dallas Turned Into A Literary Hot Spot
"Today Dallas is home to one of the most dynamic, international literary scenes in the country, inspired in many ways by the infectious, D.I.Y....
John McWhorter Writes That Sounds Of Protest Preclude John Cage Performance. But…
For people familiar with Cage’s work, McWhorter’s argument appeared antithetical to the spirit of “4’33.” Cage’s conception of silence, though heavily and often debated,...
Venice’s Day-Tripper Entry Fee Starts Today — And Some Venetians Are Protesting
The €5 charge is meant to discourage overcrowding and pay for extra upkeep costs. Yet, says one activist, "You can’t impose an entrance fee...
Venice’s New Entry Fee For Day-Trippers — An Explainer
Why it was introduced, on what dates will it be charged, who does and doesn't have to pay, where does and doesn't the fee...
The New Law Requiring The Sale Of TikTok Is Going To Make A Great...
"Setting aside the possibility that the courts declare the law unconstitutional, here are (some) of the glaring logistical issues facing the legislation: First, recommendation...
Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Overturned By New York State’s Highest Court
“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying...
NPR Has Serious Problems. They’re Well Beyond Any Alleged Bias.
"Internal documents … and interviews with more than two dozen current and former public radio executives show how profoundly the nonprofit is struggling to...
There Is “No Evidence” That Our Egon Schiele Was Looted By Nazis, Says Art...
"The Art Institute of Chicago contends that decades of investigation and litigation have concluded that a watercolor it now holds was never stolen by...
The Pompidou Center’s Business Model Is “Unstable,” Find Auditors
"An audit report conducted by France’s Court of Auditors revealed that the Centre Pompidou‘s economic model is unsustainable. The museum faces financial strain from...
Literary Critic Helen Vendler, 90
In an era dominated by poststructuralist and politically influenced literary criticism, Ms. Vendler, who taught at Harvard for more than 30 years, adhered to...
Cincinnati Symphony Picks A New Music Director
Romanian conductor Christian Macelaru, who holds prestigious posts in Europe, leading both the Orchestre National de France and the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Cologne, Germany,...
Rise Of The Dumbphone
The growing dumbphone fervor may be motivated, in part, by the discourse around child safety online. Parents are increasingly confronted with evidence that sites like Instagram...
Lost Klimt Painting Sells For $32M
It was commissioned by a family of Jewish industrialists in 1917, a year before Klimt's death. However, there are many unanswered questions about the...
Four Finalists For This Year’s Turner Prize
The Turner Prize carries a £25,000 purse; shortlisted artists will be awarded £10,000. The Turner Prize exhibition at Tate Britain opens on September 25...
NPR CEO Responds To Bias Charges
“All of this frankly is a bit of a distraction relative to the transformation our organization needs to undergo in order to best serve...
How A Star Of Ukraine’s National Ballet Washed Up In Miami Beach
Stanislav Olshanskyi fled Putin's invasion of Ukraine for the Netherlands, where he was discovered by choreographer Alexei Ratmansky; later that same year, he found...
Why Disney Is Spending $60 Billion On Theme Park Expansion
Why the massive investment? At a time when Disney faces revenue challenges due to cord cutting, streaming wars and a slower film box office,...
Embattled Director Of Nashville’s Arts Agency Placed On Administrative Leave
Daniel Singh, executive director of Metro Arts Commission, has been on medical leave for two months, claiming that racism he faces has affected his...
Prospects For Journalist: Low Pay, Few Jobs
Our findings show that the vast majority of “primary occupation” freelancers (those who spend more than 50% of their time on freelancing) earn less...
In Praise Of Pro Wrestling, America’s Proletarian Theater
"It was just after 3 AM on a Saturday night in South Philadelphia, and I was watching an angry inflatable chicken fight a Japanese...
How Breakdancing Got Into The Paris Olympics
Bizarrely, Paris 2024 may well be the only time we will see breaking in the Olympics in the foreseeable future, although the World DanceSport...
A Changing Of The Guard At Smuin Contemporary Ballet
Celia Fushille is stepping down after 17 years as artistic director (the first after founder Michael Smuin), passing the reins to Amy Seiwert. "Seeing...
