Police In Spain Capture Alleged Ring Of Banksy Forgers
"Spanish police said they have shut down an alleged forgery ring selling fake Banksy artworks across the US and Europe for up to €1,500...
The Wave Of Public Radio Layoffs Hits Colorado
The statewide network is eliminating 15 positions, some 8% of its workforce, mostly in audio and podcast production. (The newsroom is not affected.) The...
Steve Lawrence, Half Of Popular Jazz-Pop Duo Steve And Eydie, Is Dead At 88
"As a solo performer and with his wife, Eydie Gormé, (he) kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era. … Steve & Eydie...
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Will Make Its First-Ever Asian Tour
The full company has toured the Far East before, but this June will be the first time for the orchestra as a concert ensemble....
Europe Works To Pry Open Big Tech Companies
The law essentially crowbars open what the EU calls the gatekeepers’ “core services.” In the past regulators have proposed containing corporate giants by taking them...
Anti-TikTok Legislation In Congress Has TikTok Stirring A High-Schooler Rebellion
Congressional staff reported on some of the calls they were getting. “We’re getting a lot of calls from high schoolers asking what a Congressman...
The Making Of Keith Haring
Even as his fame grew, Haring remained dedicated to grass-roots activism: designing posters for anti-nuke rallies, anti-apartheid protests, safe sex promotions, and events for...
How Flamboyant Academics Were Purged From the Universities
Part of the official reason for the elimination of flamboyant academic styles such as these was that they tended to be off-putting to new...
Period Instruments: Experiencing Chopin On One Of Chopin’s Pianos
Pianos made in the 18th and 19th century were simpler, lighter and smaller than modern instruments, with narrower keys and lighter strings. The result...
Detroit Opera’s Experiments In John Cage
The original production featured 64 arias, stripped of their original context and set against a collage of other materials in ways that could be...
A 2,000-Year-Old Fresco, Still Brightly Colored, Is Uncovered In Pompeii
"Painted as if it were a framed artwork on a yellow wall, the fresco depicts the Greek mythological tale of Phrixus and Helle with...
The Oldest Oscar Nominee: John Williams And His 54 Nominations
Even though he’s not ready to surrender the staff-lined paper and pencil with which he’s written his scores, Williams, 92, is also the oldest...
In Ukraine’s War-Ravaged Second City, The Opera And Ballet Are Reopening Underground
After two years dark, the Kharkiv National Opera and Ballet company has built an underground bunker with a complete auditorium in it.Says general director...
UK Government’s New Support For The Arts
The chancellor has given Britain’s creative industries a boost, including £26.4m to help the National Theatre upgrade its stages and tax relief to encourage film-makers to...
Los Angeles Has Been A Hotbed Of New Classical Music For More Than 80...
Meaning since back in the 1930s and '40s, when Schoenberg and Stravinsky were there and musicians got lots of work playing movie soundtracks. Jim...
Finding The Differences Between “Natural” Intelligence And “Artificial” Intelligence
“What separates natural from artificial forces? Does natural intelligence end where I think something to myself, silently, alone? How about using a notebook or...
RuPaul Launched His Online Bookstore Last Week, And Already It’s Being (Ahem) Dragged
Allstora claims to offer 10 million titles, among which are Mein Kampf and books by such anti-LGBTQ campaigners as former actor Kirk Cameron. Lady...
Cleveland Institute Of Music Faculty Vote No-Confidence In School Leadership
Faculty senate of the Cleveland Institute of Music voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion of no-confidence in its president, Paul Hogle, and provost,...
Guy Wildenstein, Of The Art-Dealer Dynasty, Convicted Of Tax Fraud In France
"The 78-year-old billionaire ... has been found guilty of money laundering and tax fraud, following a years-long saga seeking his prosecution." He was fined...
American Tap Dance Foundation Closes Its Building And Cancels Its Annual Festival
"The ATDF non-profit organization will downsize yet retain its 501c3 status as a nonprofit organization to produce projects and programs in the future. Tap...
Texas School District Reverses Course, Will Allow High School Production Of “The Laramie Project”
When school district leaders in the Fort Worth suburb of Keller cancelled the production last month, they gave no specific reason but indicated that...
Boston NPR Station WBUR Warns Of Cash Crisis And Likely Layoffs
Though listenership and ratings are up (Nielsen reports WBUR is the top news station in its market and third overall), income from advertising and...
Staffers At Mass MoCA Are On Strike
Employees at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams have begun a walkout (97% voted in favor) as contract negotiations (which began...
Edinburgh International Festival Lowers Ticket Prices — A Lot
"More than half of the tickets will cost £30 or less, with £10 tickets on offer for every performance, while 2,000 free tickets will...
Armorer In Alec Baldwin Shooting On Set Of “Rust” Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter
"The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after an assistant director...
