Pew Study: Where Americans Get Their News
A large majority of U.S. adults (86%) say they often or sometimes get news from a smartphone, computer or tablet, including 56% who say...
Garth Fagan Is Stepping Away From The Leadership Of His Dance Company
After 53 years at the helm, he is turning Garth Fagan Dance over to principals Natalie Rogers-Cropper (executive director) and Norwood “PJ” Pennewell (artistic...
The Oscar-Winning Playwright-Screenwriter Running The Geffen Playhouse
Tarell Alvin McCraney (who wrote Moonlight) calls it "your friendly neighborhood playhouse": "I really want to make sure L.A. artists or artists who call...
Don’t Worry, We’re Not Out Of Clay For Our Claymation, Say Makers of “Wallace...
"After reports that the manufacturers of Aardman’s favoured modelling clay had gone out of business, meaning the animators had enough supplies for only one...
Joss Ackland, Versatile Actor With A Seven-Decade Career, Is Dead At 95
"A self-described workaholic, (he) brought a mellifluous voice and commanding presence to more than 200 movies and television shows, in addition to starring in...
Meet NPR’s New Top Arts Editor
"Ciera Crawford has been promoted to Chief Arts and Culture Hub Editor at NPR. (She) has been working with the culture desk since 2021...
“Hallucinate” Is Cambridge Dictionary’s Word Of The Year — But Not For The Definition...
"It now has an additional meaning, relating to when artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT, which generates text that mimics human writing, 'hallucinates' and...
For The First Time, The Guggenheim Will Have A Woman As CEO And Director
"The Guggenheim Museum announced that Mariët Westermann, currently vice chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi, will be the next director and CEO of the Solomon...
MuchMusic Was Canada’s Answer To MTV. Its Demise Says Much About What Happened To...
MuchMusic is often commemorated for its halcyon days, but a proper examination of the decline of media and the dearth of music coverage today...
Siskel And Ebert And The Chemistry Of Being Critics
These fundamental conundrums of criticism involve questions about specialism, authority, personality, art, and business. And, with Siskel and Ebert, these dilemmas came into play...
Are We Headed Into A New Romantic Age?
That’s the world, circa 1800. The new paradigm shocked Europe when it started to spread. Cultural elites had just assumed that science and reason...
Why Are New TVs So Amazingly Cheap? Your Data!
Whatever you’re watching on your smart TV, algorithms are tracking your habits. This influences the ads you see on your TV, yes, but if...
A Use For Empty Downtown Buildings: Universities
I’ll say straight off: It’s not architecture for the ages, but it’s an interesting, high-end model of an urban quad and a good example...
University Finally Opens A New Concert Hall, Just As It Shuts Down Its Music...
“One of the ironies of Brookes history will be that the university will finally offer a proper performance space, at the same time that...
Young Person Goes To Her First Orchestra Concert. This is What She Thought
"I can totally admit that these questions highlight my naivety. But overall I really did enjoy my first experience at the orchestra, and although...
Behold The League Of Live Stream Theatre
The League of Live Stream Theater, the nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing live performances to audiences around the world via livestream, can play a...
Syracuse Opera Suspends Operations
Syracuse Opera board chair Camille Tisdel said ticket sales are down 40-60% from where they were prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The opera company...
Ticket-Sellers Beware: We’re Coming After Your Junk Fees!
“We know that junk fees resonate with American consumers. They don’t like being taken for suckers,” said Lael Brainard, the director of the White...
Redefining And Redeploying Expertise
The phenomenon is sped by automation, which usurps routine tasks, leaving employees to handle the nonroutine and unanticipated—and the continued advance of which throws...
No One Knows Joan Baez Like Her Friend Of 37 Years, Who Made The...
Somehow, the friendship has survived - and "honesty, even at its most uncomfortable, is far more compelling than just another celebrity swan song." -...
If Gens Z And Alpha Can’t Read Cursive, Will Brands Change Their Logos?
Coca-Cola. Coors. Hallmark. Even Instagram - all with cursive script logos. Are they distinctive enough to stay, or will they follow Eddie Bauer and...
The Wallace And Gromit Claymation Studio Is Running Out Of Clay, Quickly
When the factory that made the very specific sort of clay Aardman Animations uses, the company bought up all the backstock - but now...
Will Gen-Z Bring About The End Of Dating Apps?
In a recent study, most college students "are forgoing regular app usage (79 percent) in favor of in-person connection." Time truly is a flat...
The United States Has A Ballroom Dance Guy
That guy is Derek Hough, who's barnstorming across the country, sharing his joy in competitive (and expressive) dance. - The New York Times
The Vatican Makes It Easier To Visit An Ancient Roman Necropolis
"In the past, organized tours of the necropolis were generally only granted to approved groups of academics, students and other specialists." Now, anyone with...
