The Man Who Made Babar The Elephant Famous Has Died At 98
Laurent de Brunhoff took a character his mother and father invented when he was 5, and kept him going for decades. "'Babar, c’est moi,'...
We’re Culturally So Into An Apocalypse, But Why?
"This is not the religious end of time, or eschaton, that has fascinated humanity for thousands of years, but the end of the world...
Lyn Hejinian, Who Helped Remake Poetry In The Sixties, Has Died At 82
Hejinian was "a central figure in the Language poetry movement of the 1970s and ’80s who channeled the seismic social changes and avant-garde artistic...
Germany’s Culture Wars Are ‘Infiltrating’ Berlin’s 18th-Century Palace Replica
Inside, the Stadtschloss is publicly funded. Donors control the exterior. "A Christianised dome was hoisted atop the palace in 2020, complete with a band...
Writing A Novel Is Like Wandering A Flea Market
"Don’t be too precious about things. And also: everything has the potential to be precious." - LitHub
The UK’s Cultural Jewels Are In A Lot Of Financial Trouble
The budgetary alarm bells are ringing for fabled institutions, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, says a new arts lobbying group. "The new campaign frames...
The Challenges – And Rewards – Of Curating A Small Town Art Museum
The Sun Valley museum has no permanent collection, a small exhibition space, and an audience that’s mixed - contemporary art-fan resort visitors and local...
Creating A Full Language From A Few Words In Old Books
That was the remit for Dune, both Part One and the strike-delayed, well-reviewed Dune, Part Two. "For language constructors — conlangers, as they are...
Is This The End Of Apple’s Phone Supremacy?
The DOJ antitrust lawsuit will change the phone ecosystem. Sure, many people love Apple products - “but the federal government makes a compelling case that...
The Power Of An Oscar Changed Los Angeles Students’ Access To Music
In Los Angeles, 11 technicians work long hours repairing 6,000 public school instruments a year. "One of the last programs of its kind in...
The Cafe Where You Order Art Supplies From A Waiter
“At Happy Mediums Café, there’s nothing edible on the menu." - The New York Times
The University Ballet Program Taking An Orientalist Ballet And Plopping It In The American...
Why not? “By setting in a movie-land far west, and swapping Orientalist clichés for American ones, Chan said, the team was creating 'a...
The Charming Boldness Of Frida Kahlo’s Celebration Of Her Affair With Trotsky
"Kahlo’s red lipstick and fingernails, the yarn decorating her woven hair and blouse, and perhaps even the high blush of her cheeks are thought...
What Do New Yorkers Think About The New Museum’s Expansion?
It’s not incredibly popular, "with some viewing the project as 'hostile' and ‘corporate' when juxtaposed with the original building as well as the surrounding...
Was The Artist Of The Adultery Plaque A Really Angry Spouse, Or Banksy?
The people of Clifton have their theories about the bench plaque whose text ends with, “Yes, Roger, I knew." - The Observer (UK)
Saving Karachi’s Oldest Bookstore
"I feel like I’m fusing with the photograph. There’s even a sound in my head like a whaaaa. I feel like, Oh my God, this is...
What Happened When Hampshire High School’s Production Of The Prom Imitated The Musical’s Plot
“The student cast and crew were informed by the school district in the small town of Hampshire, an hour outside of Chicago, that they...
James McBride Is Dealing With The Overwhelming Success Of His New Novel
The author of The Color of Water and Deacon King Kong has known good sales before, but now? The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store...
Pianist Maurizio Pollini, 82
During a flourishing international career spanning more than six decades, Mr. Pollini was steadily ranked among those rare musicians to whom other musicians paid...
Indigenous Theatre Blooming Across Canada
The Indigenous theatre community has grown to sold out shows being produced across the country. This spring alone, stages in Montreal, Whitehorse, Ottawa, Saskatoon,...
What We’re Starting To Understand About Aging
While we think of our genes as being set from birth, DNA does accumulate changes over the years. Sometimes errors are introduced when a...
People Hate The Idea Of Car-Free Cities Until They Live In One
Going car-free is a lot harder than it seems. Not only has it led to politicians and urban planners facing death threats and being...
Report: Americans Are Spending $61/Month On Streaming. Up 27 Percent In A Year
Americans are spending 27% more on streaming than they did last year, up from $48. That $13 increase could have something to do with Netflix and Max raising prices...
A First: Man Convicted Of Streaming Music Fraud
A Danish man has been sentenced to prison in a “historic” case after being found guilty of fraudulently profiting from royalties on hundreds of...
Cambridge University Axes Its Co-Ed Choir. What’s At Stake:
“We are devastated by this decision, which we believe is a fundamentally regressive move for the college, the choral community in Cambridge, and the...
