Method Acting Can Actually Empower Women Actors (Despite What Natalie Portman Says)
Portman, who plays a method actress in May December, called method acting "a luxury women cannot afford." But acting professor Evi Stamatiou points out...
The Staffing System That Cripples Italian Museums
The effect of the national concorso system is that successful applicants may be placed somewhere geographically inconvenient or at odds with their own expertise....
Syracuse City Ballet Accuses Dancers It Fired Of “Misinformation Campaign”
"SCB’s Board of Directors released a statement sharing the news that the allegations eight of its former dancers made against artistic director Caroline Sheridan...
Defending “Rhapsody in Blue”
Of course, it is important to acknowledge that the rhapsody was, by our modern standards, cultural appropriation. - The New York Times
The Little Schoolhouse On The US-Canada Border That’s Keeping The Mohawk Language Alive
The Akwesasne Freedom School, on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, on the St. Lawrence River where New York, Ontario and Quebec meet, teaches K-8...
Three Principles For Achieving Greatness
Whether you want to write a book, run a marathon, or play a Beethoven sonata, here are three rules that can supercharge your effort—inspired...
“A Sense Of Relief” In Poland’s Arts Community As The New Government Undoes Politicization...
"The moves indicate a desire on the part of the new government to restore international credibility after years of culture wars, but they also...
Italy Gives Iraq Replica Of Ancient Bull Of Nimrud Destroyed By ISIS
"Italy has donated a reconstructed Assyrian statue to Iraq in what (was) described as a 'miracle of Italian cultural diplomacy'. Constructed in the ninth...
Academy Introduces First New Oscar Category In 20 Years: Best Casting
"Not counting the short-lived 'popular film Oscar' which never came to be, this is the first time the Academy has added a category since...
Former Host Sues Miami’s Public Radio Station, Saying They Canceled His Show And Fired...
"Cuban-American journalist and former Sundial host (Carlos Frías) filed a federal discrimination complaint Tuesday asserting that he and his staff experienced discrimination at the...
Warner Music Just Had The Most Lucrative Quarter In Its History — And It’s...
CEO Robert Kyncl wrote in an internal memo, "We’re in a position of strength, and that’s the smart time to change, innovate, and lead....
It Took Three Years, But Faculty At Philadelphia’s University Of The Arts Finally Have...
"This would be the first contract passed since UArts faculty unionized in November 2020. The union has been fighting for such issues as job...
Conductor Seiji Ozawa, 88
"The shaggy-haired, high-voltage maestro who served as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for almost 30 years, … was widely considered the first...
Ai Weiwei Warns About The Threat Of Censorship In The West
“In the context of censorship in the West, there was a prevailing illusion that the West embodied greater freedom of speech and press, portraying...
How Product Designers Get Ripped Off
Product design jobs, for many, hold the allure of creativity, innovation, and professional fulfillment. However, beneath the surface lies a stark reality: a landscape...
Defining “Cute” (Not Just A Product Of Its Time)
Jumping through time and geopolitical boundaries, the show demonstrates that “cute” cannot be bound to a single time or place but is an accessible...
What Medium Has Learned About Journalism
What "people find valuable is authentic personal experiences from people who know what they’re talking about. And those people tend not to be in...
Podcast Tech Is The Kind Of Open Democratic Tech We Need
"Wherever you get your podcasts" is a radical statement... the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech...
Video Games Are A $180 Billion Industry. So Why Are Companies Laying Off Thousands?
How is an entertainment industry said to be worth $180bn a year shedding staff at such an alarming rate? - The Guardian
Low Morale And Low Ratings Plague Boston Public Radio/TV Station WGBH
"Several staffers … say there’s an undercurrent of fear and intimidation fostered by domineering bosses whose push to make the station more relevant online...
Study: America Is Built On Cars. Could Its Cities Become 15-Minute-Cities?
As researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, we had a question: Can America — the land of the free and the home of...
Bigger Than Ever: Now One Of Every Four Books Sold In France Is A...
"It is testament to the fresh energy injected into the (bande dessinée) market by the pandemic: between 2019 and 2021, fanned by measures such...
Study: Is It Better To Have Friends That Agree With You?
Researchers "wanted to find out whether having certain personality traits was related to how people perceived their friendships and to how they were perceived...
Tokyo’s Favorite High-Tech Art Collective Reopens Its Flagship Space, Now More Immersive Than Ever
When the group of "ultra-technologists" (as they describe themselves) called teamLab opened its flagship space in 2018, it drew 2.3 million visitors in its...
“Starlight Express” Has Now Been Running Continuously For 35 Years
Many New Yorkers—including this one—forget that on the West End the show ran for 17 years. Estimations of the show’s total earnings ring up...
