Seattle Art Museum Director Steps Down
Amanda Cruz oversaw some of the most turbulent years in SAM’s 90-year history. - Seattle Times
The Last Of The Original World War II Monuments Men, Richard Barancik, Is Dead...
"For three months after the end of the war, Mr. Barancik, then a 21-year-old private first class, assisted in the operations of a unit...
Sinéad O’Connor Is Dead At 56
"Recognizable by her shaved head and elfin features, O'Connor began her career singing on the streets of Dublin and soon rose to international fame...
Experts Dismiss AI Analysis Determining Painting Is By Raphael
“I have never seen the piece in person but judging from the photograph it would appear to be a copy after Raphael. True connoisseurship relates...
So Just How Did The Bhagavad Gita Influence Robert Oppenheimer?
"He was not seeking to escape to a purely spiritual realm. He was not seeking religion. What he sought was peace of mind. The...
Seattle Repertory Theatre Hires A New Artistic Director
Dámaso Rodríguez was artistic director at Portland’s Artists Repertory Theatre for nine years before stepping down in 2021. He co-founded Los Angeles troupe Furious...
How Dancers And Choreographers Are Using AI
"Dance artists are increasingly inspired by the generative potential of AI, whether as a choreographic tool, a topic to probe onstage, or an entryway...
French Horn Player Born With No Arms Makes His Proms Debut
He won the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Award in 2016, has recorded several acclaimed albums (including his 2013 debut Reveries and a 2019 performance of...
Kevin Spacey Found Not Guilty Of Sexual Assault In London
"Kevin Spacey was acquitted of sexual assault on Wednesday after the Oscar winner’s star turn as a witness in his own defense spared him...
AI Is Remaking The $200 Billion Video Game Industry
Hundreds of thousands of jobs are on the line. Yet company leaders and studio chiefs told Bloomberg News that the changes, while inevitable and...
It Costs Performers Thousands To Play The Edinburgh Fringe
A reporter talks to an independent theatre company director, a standup comedian, and an acting duo; they're spending between £7,746 (the solo comic) and...
Unprecedented: The Bayreuth Festival Is Expanding Its Repertory (By One Opera)
"The Bayreuth Festival intends to present Rienzi in 2026 for its 150th anniversary, going outside the canon of Richard Wagner's final 10 operas for...
How Vice Media Set Itself Up For Bankruptcy
"The digital media company Vice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, and new documents disclosed in the proceedings offer a rare glimpse into...
At Comic-Con, “The Biggest Nerd In Congress” Announces A New “Congressional Popular Arts Caucus”...
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA, and yes, he called himself "the biggest nerd in Congress") says that the caucus has attracted 20 House members, from...
Massachusetts Legislature Considers Taxing Streaming Companies To Fund Public Access TV
"The 'Act to Modernize Funding For Community Media Programming' proposes a 5% fee on digital streaming providers, based on a company's gross annual revenue...
Berklee College Of Music’s President Is Out After Unexplained Leave of Absence
Erica Muhl, who became the school's leader two years ago, went on leave abruptly last month and put her house on the market; this...
Kyiv City Council Temporarily Bans All Russian-Language Culture
"(The order prohibits) performing or showcasing Russian-language art and culture — such as books, music, plays and concerts — (as well as) cultural and...
Just What Was Behind The Popularity Of Barbenheimer?
Apart from being the latest works by beloved writer-directors, there is one quality that Barbie and Oppenheimer share, which is that they’re both movies of ideas: not just...
What’s Behind Our Addiction To DuoLingo?
It’s far from clear we’re getting anything from Duolingo’s purported speed. I’m not even sure it’s fun anymore. And there are quicker ways to not learn...
The War Has Galvanized Ukraine’s Culture
The fight against the urge to let hatred win can be seen playing out on the front lines—but also in homes, in institutions, and...
Sonny Rollins, Omnivore
To be able to make creativity and invention sound “natural,” one needs an avid, almost greedy urge to absorb anything—and everything—that is out there. -...
How Five Days Of Russian TV Can Warp Your Brain
The first thing you notice when you switch on Russian TV is its totemic fascination with the swastika, which regularly appears on one of...
Story Ballets Are Still Popular (But Problematic). So How To Fix Narrative Dance?
“There are no mothers-in-law in ballet”, George Balanchine, who dominated American ballet throughout the twentieth century, liked to say: dance, he believed, is not...
Why Mozart Still Captivates After Two-And-A-Half Centuries
"His letters show how he savvily wrote with an eye toward the market, hoping to delight listeners at every level of society. And pleasure...
How Our Digital Devices Killed Literary Fiction
Are you reading this on your phone, swiping up the paragraphs, swipe, swipe, swipe, wondering how far you're going to have to swipe to actually finish this...
