Not My Culture: The Internet Has Truly Gotten Worse
"There was a time in my life when it was trivial to sign up to a new social network and pick up its patterns...
French President Macron, Failing To Read The Room, Defends Gérard Depardieu
Macron said that the 74-year-old star — facing multiple rape accusations and having been caught on camera sexually harassing a translator and making lewd...
Syracuse City Ballet Dancers Fired Last Month Have Already Performed As A New Company
The six performers sacked by the company — a week after going on strike over the board's refusal to address unsafe working conditions —...
New York State Sues Sirius XM Over Cancellation Practices
"Attorney general (Letitia James) filed suit Wednesday against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio and streaming service of making it intentionally difficult for its customers...
Warner Bros. And Paramount Are In Merger Negotiations: Report
"Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish (for several hours) on Tuesday in New York City to discuss...
Is The Publishing World Finally Getting Over Goodreads?
Less than a decade ago, readers, authors, and publishers put a lot of faith in the site and the ability of its user-written reviews...
English National Opera’s Chorus Threatens A Strike
"Equity said its members in the ENO chorus would vote in early January on whether to launch industrial action. The union said it was...
One Of DC’s Climate-Protesting Art Vandals Pleads Guilty, The Other Wants A Trial
Joanna Smith pled guilty to injuring museum property, punishable by up to five years' imprisonment; Tim Martin wants to see what a jury will...
Why Wagner Isn’t Canceled (Despite Everything)
"What should Wagner look like in the age of the Wagner Group? How can the hammer of the Norse god Thor appear on stage,...
The Internet Is Unraveling In Front Of Us
The very idea of popularity is up for debate: Is that trend really viral? Did everyone see that post, or is it just my little...
Evidence Smartphones Are Making Students Dumber
Researchers such as Jonathan Haidt and Jean Twenge have shown that various measures of student well-being began a sharp decline around 2012 throughout the...
Arts Journalism Is Fading In New Zealand. How To Save It?
There is a significant audience for arts and culture: 96% of adults in Aotearoa New Zealand participated in arts and cultural events in the past three...
We All Believed In Santa. But At What Age Should You Stop Believing?
Children start to distinguish fantasy from reality around preschool, but a belief in Santa Claus or Father Christmas usually lasts longer, to around seven...
Widespread Body Shaming In UK Dance Schools
In total, the BBC has now spoken to more than 100 former dancers who attended UK schools from the 1990s through to the present...
What Made Christmas Cards As We Know Them Possible? The Pigment Revolution Of The...
The discovery and development of synthetic aniline dyes in the 1850s and the widespread adoption of color printing in the following decade made the...
National Theatre Wales Dismayed By 100 Percent Funding Cut
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) previously announced that the theatre charity's £1.6m support was to be cut down to nothing following an investment review....
Humorist Dan Greenburg, Who Wrote “How To Be A Jewish Mother,” Is Dead At...
"A best-selling author, essayist, playwright and screenwriter, (his) satirical prose examined Jewish angst, women and sex, and (he) later produced a series of humorous...
UK Trend: More Standing Ovations In The Theatre
"Like all exuberant behaviour, it takes you off the scale, so if you are really overwhelmed you have nowhere to go aside from making...
Despite Success On Streaming Services, African Filmmakers Face Tough Times
Notwithstanding the big bets on the continent made by Netflix and Showmax, "multiple producers and executives in countries including Nigeria and Kenya … said...
Chrissie Hynde On The State Of The Music Business
"Honestly, the majority is always wrong. Music is just the backdrop to their life. I’m not saying that mainstream music isn’t important to them,...
The Manhattan Transfer Gives Its Final Farewell Performance
"The reason … is one that several pop stars who made it out of the 20th century have cited lately. 'The road life just...
And Now… Parties Where People Get Together And… Read
The parties, which began in May, take place on rooftops, in parks and at bars. The premise is simple: Show up with a book,...
Real Progress For Female Choreographers At U.S. Dance Festivals This Year, Reports Dance Data...
"DDP findings show that women choreographed 50% of the works programmed at the dance festivals collected in 2023, the highest percentage of female-choreographed pieces...
Ireland’s Arts Funding Is Now Up Almost 80% From Four Years Ago
That figure is "unheard-of for most State bodies," let alone arts-funding agencies in almost any country. How did it happen? With what one might...
Scotland’s Next Budget Makes Up (Barely) For The Last Two Cuts In Arts Funding
A mid-cycle cut of £6.6 million imposed abruptly in September has been made up for, with another £6.6 million allocated to make up for...
