Movie Theatre Turnaround? AMC Reports Positive News
Earnings for the second quarter hit $8.6 million, compared to a loss of $121.6 million in the comparable period of 2022, the company reported...
Inside The Making Of A Medieval Illuminated Manuscript
Morgan Library curator Roger Wieck explains just how an elaborate 15th-century Book of Hours was copied out and embellished — and paid for. -...
How To Determine Which/Whether Words Are Harmful?
When confronted with claims that term X causes harm to people with a given characteristic, or that term Y is the only way to describe them respectfully, a...
“I’m Not A Philanthropist. I’m A Dance Educator.” Really, She’s The Godmother Of Dance...
Jody Gottfried Arnhold taught children in New York City schools before and after she married an extremely wealthy banker; she even created a dance...
The Sad State Of Arts Coverage Today
While readers see less coverage from traditional outlets, arts critics also find it harder to earn a living in the field. Many have moved...
In Boston, Artists Pushed Out By Gentrification Are Fighting Back
"An unlikely group of artists and activists known as the Art Stays Here Coalition has emerged to combat displacement. The small, all-volunteer group is...
Book Statistics Site Shuts Down After Revelations It Used AI Trained On Copyrighted Work
The site, which analyzed word usage and provided statistics, did not have consent to use copyrighted works within its program. - Gizmodo
“Barbie” Has Become A Surprise Hit In China: Middle-Class Women Can Really Relate
"Despite limited availability, Barbie has quickly become widely discussed on Chinese social media, at one point even topping searches on Weibo, China's version of...
With The Philly Pops In Limbo, The Kimmel Center And The No Name Pops...
As the Philly Pops' legal and financial difficulties drag on, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. will produce a holiday pops concert with...
Cecilia Bartoli Moves Into Opera Management
At 57, though her singing career is not yet over, she's becoming a top administrator: having been artistic director of Salzburg's Whitsun Festival for...
In This Rural Town, If Conservatives Can’t Ban Books From The Library, They’ll Shut...
In Dayton, WA, about halfway between Seattle and Boise, when the public library's board refused a demand to remove or sequester a list of...
“Jeopardy!” Finds A Resourceful Way Around The Writers’ Strike
With no more new clues being written during the work stoppage, the game show will re-shuffle and re-use answers and questions from earlier seasons....
William Friedkin, Director Of “The French Connection” And “The Exorcist”, is Dead At 87
"In a checkered filmmaking career spanning 50 years, Mr. Friedkin was regarded as both a cinematic pacesetter, responsible for two box-office juggernauts, and a...
It’s Official: Simon & Schuster Has Been Acquired By Capital Firm KKR
"In a move that some in the industry will welcome as putting at least a temporary stop to industry consolidation, the private investment firm...
Has Loneliness Been Weaponized Against Us?
Hillary Clinton: An “epidemic of loneliness” may sound abstract at a time when our democracy faces concrete and imminent threats, but the surgeon general’s...
Amazing (And Rare) Turnaround: “Funny Girl” Revival Makes Back Its Investment
Michele, whose reputation had been tarnished by allegations that she had behaved poorly to co-workers on “Glee,” worked tirelessly to transform the way people...
Maybe We Ought To Expect More Complexity In Our Theatre?
The problem arises when melodramatic simplicity makes its way into a play without elaborate spectacle, and instead claims to present a realistic view of...
The Many Ways AI Will Upend Publishing
In publishing, too, the technology has the potential to reshape nearly every aspect of the work that goes into producing a book — even...
The New Intensity Of Concert Experiences This Summer
Concerts have always been spaces where like-minded fans can gather to discover connection, but now this brand of togetherness has transformed concertgoing into an...
Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Museum Reopens After a Refresh. Here’s A Look
The once-in-a-generation refresh, the work of architect Shohei Shigematsu at design firm OMA, reestablishes the modern art museum as a friendlier neighbor with easier...
The Republicans’ War On Libraries
Attempted book bans in libraries and public schools have proliferated in Republican states, complaints made on grounds of history, race, gender, LGBTQ+ rights and...
Some Real Talk About AI In Music
Production music, aka commercial music, will likely be AI’s victim number one. Production music is rarely the music you’d choose to listen to all...
Getting Navajo Culture Right On TV
George Joe consulted family to help with accuracy, since they all lived through the time and place depicted on Dark Winds. Then, language: "On...
What’s The Point Of The Met Museum’s New Collaboration With A Virtual Reality Company...
Maybe this: "I realized I was paying more attention to historical objects and works that I otherwise might not have given a second glance...
Artificial Intelligence Programs Seem To Threaten The Profession Of Architecture
"In terms of strategic thinking and real-time analysis, AI is already way beyond what human architects are capable of. This could be the final...
