What Happened To Berlin?
The city was a beacon of artistic freedom. Then came October 7. Now, "a climate of fear and recrimination has put Berlin’s status as...
West End Production Of Romeo And Juliet Sees Barrage Of Racist Abuse Toward Its...
The theatre company said, "We are working with a remarkable group of artists. We insist that they are free to create work without facing...
Cole Brings Plenty, Actor In Yellowstone Spinoff 1923, Is Found Dead In Kansas
Days before the actor’s body was found, Lawrence, Kansas, police said they had probable cause to arrest Brings Plenty “in response to allegations of...
Texas Prisons Regulate Women’s Reading Material And Self-Education
“Living in a cell the size of a parking space without a television, tablet, phone, or air-conditioning and an only temperamental radio signal, a...
How To Shop In A Used Bookstore
Some wisdom from Michael Dirda includes wearing grubby clothes, starting at the sales cart - and taking your time. - Washington Post
You Can’t Escape Philip Glass
Whether you love him, hate him, pay him or his music no mind, or pretend he doesn’t matter — you cannot escape Philip Glass....
When Politicians Endorse Theatre
Figures from the political world getting involved in theatre makes a certain amount of sense, since producers and politicians both have to raise money...
Justin Davidson: Supertall Towers Have Turned Central Park Into A Canyon
The result is a skyline that’s no longer just a backdrop or a distant view or a pleasantly hard-edged contrast with the soft green...
Psst Pisa! Any Tips To Stop The Lean?
Bologna's Garisenda town is in trouble. After sensors attached to the monument, which leans at a 3.6 degree angle, picked up “anomalous movements” last...
Edinburgh International Book Festival Warns Of Cutbacks
The new director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival has warned Scotland is at risk of losing arts events “every other week” without more...
The Largest-Ever Expansion Of DisneyLand
The Magic Kingdom expansion is one part of a $60 billion investment Disney has said it’s planning for its parks, cruises and experiences over the next...
What’s The World’s Fastest Language? That’s Not Nearly As Simple A Question As You...
The problem is that "fastest" could, in this context, mean four different things. Syllables per minute? Amount of information conveyed per minute? And so...
A Young Woman’s Journal To The High Temple Of Violin Making
Violins like Ayoung An’s, made in the tradition of Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri, require about two months of work and sell for about 16,000...
What Happened To The Missing Panel Of The Bayeux Tapestry?
The 947-year-old, 230-foot-long graphic-novel-in-embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest is actually missing one section; roughly eight to ten feet long, it is believed to depict...
Study: People (Regardless Of Culture) Are Drawn To Simple Rhythms
A comprehensive study spearheaded by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics provides evidence that people...
How To Train Dancers In Acting Skills
There's a lot of overlap between acting and dance, and while it's standard for student actors to take dance classes, it's less common for...
At This Immersive Theater Show, Some Audience Members Mocked, Harassed, Pawed And Even Hit...
For several years, during The Speakeasy, the audience participation which immersive theater invites would regularly get out of hand. But there were no bouncers...
Why People Don’t Read More?
Millions of books, including self-published titles, are issued every year. But, according to an Economist/YouGov poll, 46 percent of Americans did not read a book...
The Coddling Of The Undergraduate?
To have such solicitous faculty on hand to advocate for students’ interests is, depending on how you look at it, either wonderfully supportive or...
Nashville’s Arts Agency Says It Will Restore The Grants It Rescinded, But When Will...
"Nashville’s Finance Director, Kevin Crumbo, … has not given a timeline for the payments. ... Until the 2023 grants are paid, Metro Arts (says...
Gaetano Pesce, Pioneer Of The Radical Design Movement, Has Died At 84
"Moving against the stream of rational, functional modernism in the 1960s and early 70s, Pesce experimented with materials and production methods to create furniture...
Can Both Of Boston’s NPR Stations Survive In One Media Market?
"When the pandemic hit and office workers stopped tuning in on their commutes, that accelerated a worrisome trend: a downturn in radio listeners, which...
How Cambodia Goes About Its Search For Looted Antiquities
"A 55-year-old American attorney named Bradley J. Gordon and three Cambodian women working for him are at the helm of a broadening expedition to...
Tory Government Will Slash Funding For Arts Instruction In England’s Universities
"Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s...
Boston Symphony Principal Flute Elizabeth Rowe Is Walking Away From The “Dream Job Of...
"In August, after Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ends the summer at Tanglewood, Rowe, 49, will take her final bow with the orchestra, which will...
