Canceled Glasgow Book Festival Gets a Surpise Gift From A Lottery Winner’s Fund
The full multiday festival – which last year saw 175 authors appearing in more than 120 events across 10 days – will still not...
When Inigo Philbrick And I Tried To Cut A Banksy Out Of The Wall...
Orlando Whitfield (as recounted in his new book): “I mean, this is great, but it’s on a fucking wall. A door was one thing,...
Why New Zealand Nees A Culture Strategy
Government regulation can help and hinder the creative sector, just as much as it does agriculture and housing. - The Big Idea
An All-Male “Macbeth” Gets Pushback, And The Director Returns It
Alex Burns of Philadelphia's Quintessence Theatre Group has been criticized by a number of female and trans actors for, in effect, robbing them of...
Our Aimlessness Online
Byung-Chul Han diagnosed what he called “the violence of positivity,” deriving from “overproduction, overachievement, and overcommunication.” We are so stimulated, chiefly by the Internet,...
The Pop Star Who’s Dancing A Martha Graham Solo With Graham’s Own Company
FKA twigs (née Tahliah Debrett Barnett), the British singer/songwriter/actor, studied ballet and contemporary dance, including Graham technique, throughout her childhood and teen years. This...
Seattle Opera Hires An “Artistic Ambassador”
Although specific events are not yet planned, in his role as artistic ambassador, Kellogg will engage with opera audiences through post-show Q&As, panel discussions,...
Silent Book Clubs Are (Ahem) Booming
"The rules are always the same: 30 minutes before the meeting’s official start time, people can come, share what they are reading and find...
Anne Midgette: Calling Out Fake Concern In The Classical Music Industry
"I will truly believe you mean your support and sympathy when I stop seeing ads featuring these people as star attractions at your concerts;...
Italian Government Vacillates Over Tax Incentives For TV And Filmmakers, Driving The Industry Nuts
"After reaping the rewards of a protracted growth spurt, Italy‘s film industry is facing a forced slowdown as the country’s right-wing government dithers with...
Putin’s Government Adds Imprisoned Playwright And Director To List Of “Terrorists And Extremists”
"Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have been added to an official list of 'terrorists and extremists' as they await trial...
“When The Beginning Is Also The End” — Some Of The Very Greatest One-Hit...
Ralph Ellison. Charles Laughton (as filmmaker). Willis Alan Ramsey, the granddaddy of alt-country. Miguel Adrover, a former fashion designer who made a coat from...
Why The Costumed Performers At Disneyland California Are Unionizing
As one cast member puts it, "After a couple of months … the fairy dust fades away, and you see your friends and people...
Florence Is Drowning In Selfie-Seeking Tourists. One Museum Director Suggests A Solution
The city has 360,000 residents, only 40,000 of whom live in the historic center, but receives 11 million tourists each year. Cecilie Hollberg, director...
Flagship National Museum Of Wales Faces Staff Cuts And Possible Closure
Due to funding cuts and an existing deficit, the main gallery in Cardiff could eliminate up to 90 staff positions, and it may have...
Brooklyn Museum Appoints Its First Composer In Residence
Cellist and composer Niles Luther, 27, "is kicking off his residency by composing three musical arrangements to accompany the exhibition 'Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views...
Welsh National Opera Has To Reduce Again After Funding Cuts
The funding received from Arts Council England (ACE) was cut by 35%, which led to WNO performances in Liverpool being cancelled in 2022, while operas...
Report: Lloyds Bank Estimates Taylor Swift Fans Lost More Than £1M In Ticket Scams
The bank said more than 600 of its customers had come forward to report being scammed, losing an average of £332 each - with...
Culture Is Arguably The UK’s Biggest Industry. So Why Isn’t The Government Supporting It?
Even a hard-nosed economic perspective suggests that arts provision warrants support, rather than a freeze. By the government’s own estimates, the creative industries contribute...
NPR Editor Who Criticized The Broadcaster Resigns
Before he resigned from NPR, Mr. Berliner was on a five-day suspension from the network for violating company policy against working for outside organizations...
Small Presses Lost Their Distributor. Now What?
Small presses play a crucial role in the American literary landscape, publishing books that have artistic merit but little commercial potential. Without S.P.D., it...
Disneyland Expansion Approved
The plan wouldn’t expand Disney’s footprint in tourism-dependent Anaheim but would help it add rides and entertainment by letting the company relocate parking to...
Hugh Grant, Suing One Of London’s Most Notorious Tabloids, Settles For “An Enormous Sum”
"The actor had accused the Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun of phone hacking, unlawful information-gathering, landline tapping, bugging his phone and burgling his flat and office....
How Fiction Gives Us Insight Into Ourselves
The philosopher Gregory Currie has examined the implications of how fiction encourages us to imagine a character’s experience. If a character in a film or novel...
How To Install Hundreds Of Solar Panels Atop A 500-Year-Old Church
Said church is the chapel of King's College, Cambridge, where a year-long (and rather delicate) project to place 438 panels on the roof was...
