Istanbul Gets A New Cultural Hub
ArtIstanbul Feshane, spread across 8,000 sq. m, includes galleries, a library, concert space and conference hall in the 190-year-old building, named after the fez...
Why Wisconsin’s Arts Funding Is So Low
"Arts groups say Wisconsin ranks last in the nation in per-capita funding for the arts and want to see some of the state budget...
Prague Summit Debates The Future Of Theatre
59 countries and regions were represented. It is unsurprising that at a festival that asks how design can respond to the most pressing issues...
Google Says It Will Block Canadian News From Its Products In Canada
The company says its search engine will no longer carry news links when the Online News Act. It will also remove news links from Google...
Jeremy O. Harris Gets 36 Minutes On “Fresh Air”
The playwright talks about producing Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, the awkward conversation with a straight guy that inspired Slave Play,...
AI-Generated Books Flood Amazon This Week
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited young adult romance bestseller list was filled with dozens of AI-generated books of nonsense on Monday and Tuesday. - Vice
Fledgling San Antonio Philharmonic Appoints Its First Executive Director
The new chief of the orchestra — formed last year by the musicians of the defunct San Antonio Symphony — is Roberto Treviño, a...
Why Streaming Platforms Are Removing Tons Of Shows From Their Platforms
In recent months, big studios have started pulling content off their platforms, sometimes at baffling speed. - Vox
With San Francisco Art Institute Bankrupt And Closed, Its Diego Rivera Meta-Mural Is For...
SFAI attempted to sell the work, titled The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City, in 2021, hoping to save the...
David Richards, Former Theater Critic For The Washington Post And New York Times, Is...
"He covered cultural news stories and profiled stage luminaries such as director Jose Quintero, playwright Edward Albee and actors Julie Harris and Carol Channing....
Theater Development Fund Executive Director Victoria Bailey: The Exit Interview
"A few months after she took the job, the booth was shut down because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and in the time since...
New York Public Radio Has An $8 Million Deficit
"As its fiscal year comes to an end on June 30, New York Public Radio is facing an $8 million deficit, which is causing...
National Geographic Has Laid Off The Remainder Of Its Writing Staff
"The cutback — the latest in a series under owner Walt Disney Co. — involves some 19 editorial staffers. … Article assignments will henceforth...
Painter At Center Of Old Master Forgery Ring Is Arrested — Again
"Once again, Italian authorities have arrested Pasquale 'Lino' Frongia, the artist suspected of forging a string of Old Master paintings that have appeared at...
Folger Shakespeare Library Director Michael Witmore Will Depart Next Year
"The announcement comes during a period of dramatic change for the research center, which houses the largest Shakespeare collection in the world and is...
Why TCM Movie Channel Is An Important American Cultural Resource
The channel that Turner put together holds an astounding degree of control over a crucial part of the American artistic and cultural heritage. What makes...
Tribute Bands, Personalities Protest As Facebook, Instagram Ban Impersonators
Dolly Parton, Freddie Mercury and Adele impersonators were among those fighting the "unfair" moves, which they said were putting their livelihoods at risk. "They...
Bell Canada Petitions Government To Let It Drop Local TV News
"In the four-year period between 2016 and 2019, average annual news operating loss was $28.4 million." It said that number increased to $40 million...
USA Today Resumes Publishing Book Bestseller List
Gannett had not run the list since Mary Cadden, the longtime compiler, was among hundreds laid off late last year. According to Erik Bursch, senior vice...
New Tech Is Exposing The Unheard Sounds Around Us
The science of bioacoustics opens up a novel window into worlds of sound unheard by human ears. Across our planet, sound is a primordial...
Republicans In Congress Revive Trump’s Plan To Make New Federal Buildings In Classical Style
This month, Republicans in both the House and Senate introduced legislation to once again make classical architecture the preferred house style for federal buildings....
College Librarians Under Siege In Ron DeSantis’s Florida
"Lots of librarians have wasted a ton of time cleaning up files in their OneDrives; removing their names from projects, committees; taking down …...
Why Your Brain Is Tricking You Into Thinking Things Are Worse
People have believed in this moral decline at least since pollsters started asking about it in 1949, they believe it in every single country...
Why Ayodele Casel Did An Autobiographical Tap-Dance Show With Voiceover
"When I got to do While I Have the Floor, that was me really saying, okay, I can be in control of the narrative....
Seattle Opera Produced A “Relaxed” Performance Of “Traviata. Here’s What They Learned
The response was overwhelmingly positive, with a common refrain of, “It’s about time!” One patron was grateful to move around and said that sitting...
