Archaeologists Are Discovering Centuries’ Worth Of Paris History Underneath Notre-Dame
“Among the hundreds of objects already found: a fourth-century coin stamped with the face of the Emperor Constantine, and shards of medieval pottery painted...
The Man Now Making Movie Decisions For Netflix
Dan Lin’s instructions at Netflix are to spend less money on fewer, better movies. - The New York Times
The Music Industry’s Music Streaming Problem
The industry is not short of superfans. It never has been. It is short of the infrastructure and the will to treat them as...
There’s A Big Need For Creative Talent In The Age Of AI
Our survey found that 79% of Americans believe that cities investing in colleges dedicated to the creative industry will be more successful economically in...
Literary Arts Fund Awards Its First-Ever Grants — $7.7 Million Worth
“Among 40 organizations in 19 states, (the) recipients of grants ranging from $40,000 to $500,000 include the National Book Foundation, which oversees the National...
Miami’s Bass Museum Of Art Creates New Artistic Director Position, Hires Philippe Vergne
“Philippe Vergne, the former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Dia Art Foundation in New York, has been named...
Veteran Character Actor James Hardy Stabbed To Death
“The 81-year-old actor was found in the front yard of his home in Tarzana, California, at 9.30am on Wednesday. ... He was unconscious and had...
PBS In Arkansas Is Saved As Donations Reach Goal And Officials Back Down
“The state’s public television commission agreed Thursday to pay PBS dues and undo its effort to cut ties from the national network. Arkansas had been set...
Three Years After Crippling Strike, SAG-AFTRA Approves New Contract
“Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month after their union leaders negotiated a deal...
National Symphony Is Paralyzed Because Kennedy Center Still Hasn’t Approved Its Budget
The National Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season is in jeopardy because the Kennedy Center has not approved its budget, according to officials familiar with the...
Kennedy Center Staff Told To Remove Trump’s Name From Everything
“(An internal) memo states staffers must immediately change email signatures, letterhead, and other documents ‘to reflect the name as ‘The John F. Kennedy Center...
“What if JFK had not been assassinated? What would have been the impact on...
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy has published an interview with me pondering the implications of my study of the
Venues In England Are Scared To Program South Asian Dance: Arts Council Report
Managers of smaller venues fear that they would lose too much money presenting unfamiliar performers in an unfamiliar genre, said the report, which also...
Gary Dunning
My introduction of Gary Dunning at New England Conservatory’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday May 17, 2026. He received an honorary degree.
Let me speak of...
A Frequent Book-Prize Juror Explains How These Awards Actually Work
Rebecca Makkai has judged six major awards in the past eight years (a pace she does not recommend), and she shares some things she’s...
Pace Gallery Cuts 50 Artists, 50 Staff
“The whole art gallery art system became too big, too commercial, too impersonal and too corporate,” Marc Glimcher, the chief executive, said in an...
Hollywood Is Using AI – Like It Or Not
The AI revolution in Hollywood is not just real, but taking form in tangible projects that people can now see. Whether it's animated shorts,...
Chaos At 60 Minutes
If Bilton stays, as he presumably will, the organization will try to muddle its way forward, damaged and listing and leaking to the gossip...
City Of Chicago Launches New Fund For Emerging Theater Companies
“The program, Next Stage Chicago, will provide a maximum of $50,000 to up to eight nonprofit theater companies that have been in business for...
All 11 Edinburgh Festivals Propose A Common Ticket Platform
The festivals involved in the plan, including the main international festival, will soon invite bidders to investigate how to merge the ticketing operations and data...
Are The Arts Simply Incompatible With Right Wing Government?
A belief that what is good will be paid for by consumers, and that the state should stand back and play as small a...
Japan Embraces ‘Zines
“I think print media is incredibly open. You can hand it to someone, you can read it together,” Obara says, calling mobile phones “very...
The Leading AI Music-Generation Company, Suno, Has More Than Doubled Its Market Value To...
“The (latest) funding round” — a sale of stock which raised $400 million — “comes just six months after Suno previously announced a $250...
Why Trump’s Arch Is So Wrong
Triumphal arches are thuggish. They’re the architectural equivalent of a domestic abuser standing, arms crossed, legs athwart, in front of the bedroom door. I prefer...
Monet Heirs Case Against Wildenstein Allowed To Continue
The complex case revolves around a 2004 transaction, in which Monet’s great-nephew agreed to relinquish a rare Monet painting depicting the artist’s father, Adolphe,...
