Some Italians Are Highly Offended By Estonia’s Eurovision Song Contest Entry
The Baltic nation’s submission this year is “Espresso Macchiato,” in which Estonian singer-rapper Tommy Cash (who bills himself as the “Kanye East” of Europe)...
The Met Gala And What It Reveals About The Unfairness Of Tax Breaks
The charitable tax deduction is distorting American philanthropy. It doesn’t just shape where dollars go; it also warps the way that nonprofits behave. Let’s...
Marina Harss Adds Another Dance Critic Gig To Her Portfolio
The well-regarded author, critic and biographer has been appointed dance critic for The Hudson Review, a quarterly journal focusing on literature and the arts....
Extraterrestrial Languages Could Be So Much Stranger Than We’ve Ever Imagined
The space of possible languages is vast, and full of exotic languages that are much weirder and stranger than any we have yet imagined....
Donald Trump, Broadway, And Fame: A Brief History
With the real-estate heir-turned-tabloid fixture-turned-reality TV star-turned-politician having taken over the Kennedy Center and now talking about what big-name musicals to present there, Jada...
Why AI Can’t Be Your Friend
Sycophancy is a common feature of chatbots: A 2023 paper by researchers from Anthropic found that it was a “general behavior of state-of-the-art AI assistants,” and that...
The Sheer Dopiness Of Thinking You Could Tariff International Movies
Today, international markets account for more than 70% of Hollywood’s box office revenue. Ironically, Hollywood is one of the few places where the US...
The Berlin Man Who’s Made Gallery Crashing A Performance Art
Every day Jambon spends a few hours compiling a list of gallery openings from websites such as Index Berlin and social media accounts. Then he begins...
How Europe Could Retaliate Against Cultural Products In The Trump Trade War
The ACI is a mechanism, introduced to prevent foreign countries from using trade policy to interfere with European democracy, that gives the EU broad...
Researchers Identify Author Of Ancient Scroll Carbonized By Vesuvius
“Traces of ink lettering visible in the X-ray images” — virtually unrolled and scanned for words by a specially-designed AI program — "revealed the...
How Our Brains Take On The Rhythm Of Music
Rather than passively perceiving music, the brain physically embodies it, synchronizing with musical patterns to produce sensations of timing, musical pleasure, and even the...
This Year’s List Of Most Endangered American Cultural Sites
This year, the list includes not only buildings, but entire communities, such as a smattering of islands off Florida's northwest coast. Cedar Key was...
Portland Center Stage Says It Will Close Without Emergency Funding
On Thursday, the theater company launched a $9 million emergency fundraising campaign, saying that unless it can raise the first part of the funds,...
Chicago Public Schools Unveil Revamped Arts Education Plan
“Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday announced a plan aimed at increasing the quality of arts instruction by establishing a comprehensive arts curriculum and...
Jazz Singer Andy Bey, 85
“Bey had a multiphase musical career, with peaks and valleys that had more to do with shifting tastes than any fluctuation in quality. But...
Leading Dutch Museum Worries That Lending Art To The US May No Longer Be...
“Martine Gosselink, the director of the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, whose collection includes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring …, said the turmoil...
St. Louis’s Muny Gets 2025 Tony Award For Regional Theater
The Muny — officially, the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis — is the oldest and largest outdoor musical theater in the U.S., founded...
Trump Abruptly Fires Head Of Library Of Congress
“President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress — the first woman and first African-American to hold the position. She...
All Rape Charges Against Oscar-Winner Paul Haggis Dropped By Italian Court
A woman had accused the writer-director of Crash of raping her repeatedly over the course of two days in 2022 while they were both...
Trump Renominates NEA Head From His First Term
“According to governmental documents posted online, Trump has nominated Mary Anne Carter to reassume her post as NEA head, a position she left in 2021 when...
Why Mahler’s Songs Are As Great As His Symphonies: Lieder Pianist Julius Drake
“They may be less all-encompassing than the famous symphonies, but Mahler’s songs are miniature masterpieces, ranking alongside the greatest by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and...
What Happens To Hollywood Storytelling As Trump’s Projection Of America Changes?
“Historically, Hollywood has played a double role in U.S. soft power: It gave the country global relevance as a source of popular culture that...
The Legacy Of “Monty Python And The Holy Grail” At 50
“Despite the small budget, the film went on to become a comedy classic that influenced Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons and countless other comedies. Now 50 years...
Kennedy Center CEO Demands Consequences For “Les Miz” Artists Who Decline To Perform
Ric Grenell, reacting Wednesday to headlines about cast members of Les Misérables who are planning to boycott President Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance next month, demanded career-altering consequences for...
How To Respond Thoughtfully To Offensive Comments
Rather than freezing, fleeing or fighting, I propose that you forge. Forging ahead is an intentional approach to engaging with people who say or write...
