A Composer Responds To California’s Water Crises
"Reena Esmail acknowledged the irony that we were talking about her new choral work — 'A Requiem for Water,' inspired by California’s water crisis —...
The Meanest Literary Profile Of The Year, And The Writer’s Response
When a journalist doesn't find the story he wants, the thing to do probably isn't to write a long piece that pokes fun at...
This Woman Game Designer Would Appreciate Credit For Her Game In A Popular Novel
The novel? Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin. The irony? The novel is partly about women not getting enough credit for their...
Dance, Revamped At The 92nd Street Y
The newly revamped space "is a boon for a New York dance scene still recovering from the setbacks of the pandemic. But it’s also...
So, How Is ChatGPT At Writing Movies?
The dialogue is abysmal, but experiments point "to a future where programs like ChatGPT don’t actually write movies, but generate plot ideas that could...
A Full List Of The National Book Critics Circle Winners
Ling Ma won for her short story collection and Isaac Butler for his nonfiction work The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act....
Nicholas Lloyd Webber, Composer, Producer And Son Of Andrew, Dies At 43
The oldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber had "a protracted battle with gastric cancer," representatives said. "We are all totally bereft," said Webber, who...
Book-Banning Crusades Are Energizing Indie Bookstores
As book banning efforts intensify—along with assaults on women’s bodily autonomy and on the AP African American studies curriculum—old-school feminist bookstores and new intersectional...
Are Expensive German Opera Training Programs Worth It?
There’s no guarantee that the programs will help young singers get roles in the first place. - Van
Marty Baron: In Defense Of Journalistic Objectivity
These critics of objectivity among journalism professionals, encouraged and enabled by many in the academic world, are convinced that journalism has failed on multiple...
LA’s Metro Turns To Classical Music For Crowd Control
The music — described to me as “earplugs-at-a-concert loud” by one frequent commuter — is the audio version of hostile architecture, where bumpy benches...
Is Being Profound Overrated?
In a conversation, when we’re talking with and not at each other, profundity is an impediment to the flow of thought. It’s more fitting...
Our Failure To Expand Our Definition Of Life Is Holding Us Back
No matter which way we’ve tried to turn, we’ve encountered ruptures and revisions and counterexamples that obstruct our progress toward a universal definition. Despite...
What Does A Film/TV Choreographer Do? More Than Just Dance Numbers
For instance, anytime there's a scene in a club, a choreographer will suggest moves for the extras so they don't look awkward (which is...
How Ann Philbin Transformed LA’s Hammer Museum
The renovation — part of a building boom that is transforming the vibrant Los Angeles museum world — caps the Hammer’s emergence as one...
Adobe And Nvidia Team Up To Address AI Copyright Issues
The companies will work together on this—they’ll codevelop new generative A.I. models, and Firefly is partially hosted on Picasso—and have accordingly come up with...
The Suffering, Death, And Rebirth Of Professional Orchestral Music In San Antonio
After three decades of financial difficulties and musician-vs.-management strife culminated in a nine-month strike, the board threw up its hands and dissolved the San...
The Internet Archive Is Defending Its Digital Library In Court
The court will consider whether the Open Library violated copyright law by letting users “check out” digitized copies of physical books, an assertion several...
Resurrecting The Gargoyles Of Notre-Dame De Paris
Here's a look-in on the sculptors who are carefully restoring or, where necessary, reproducing the delightfully grotesque waterspouts (yes, they help drain rainwater from...
Why Kids Aren’t Developing A Love Of Reading
The ubiquity and allure of screens surely play a large part in this—most American children have smartphones by the age of 11—as does learning loss during...
The New San Antonio Philharmonic Now Has A Proper Union Contract
"The musicians of the San Antonio Philharmonic have reached their first collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) union Local 23."...
Paradise For Young Playwrights: Jeremy O. Harris Leads A Residency In The Hills Of...
"(They're) eating gourmet meals in a medieval village turned boutique hotel with breathtaking views of the postcard-perfect Val d'Orcia countryside. With access to a...
Researchers May Have Just Found A “Lost” Shakespeare Sonnet Inside A Ben Jonson Play
"Beyond 'compelling' stylistic evidence, the sonnet, titled 'To the Deserving Author', is signed with the mysterious pseudonym Cygnus, after the mythical figure who was...
A Major Piece Of Gospel Music’s History Has Been Rediscovered In Pittsburgh
"Charles Henry Pace … was one of the first African American gospel music composers in the United States, and the owner of one of...
BET Is For Sale, And The Cable Network Has Several Bidders
"Tyler Perry's Black Entertainment Television? It could happen: The prolific producer/director/actor is one of several very famous, very rich businessmen who have signaled an...
