Why Pope Francis Pushed Along Sainthood For Architect Antoni Gaudi
If this happens, Gaudí would be the first secular architect in history to be declared a saint. - The Conversation
How Physics Is Improving Deep Learning
Research has drawn on principles of fluid dynamics to improve traffic predictions, sped up simulations of turbulence to enhance our understanding of hurricanes and...
Fantasy Versus SciFi: Where The Politics Align
Since the founding of the tiny corner of academia known as science fiction studies in the 1970s, there has been a sense that science...
Comedienne Ruth Buzzi, Mainstay Of “Laugh-In,” Is Dead At 88
“A comedic actress with a high-beam smile who often played sidekicks both wisecracking and wise, (she) scowled her way to pop-culture fame on the...
Queer Art Visible
We wanted to make clear that in many respects, trans and queer have always been with us. You can’t talk about same-sex desire without...
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Musicians Blame Bad Management For Shutdown
They’re blaming the orchestra’s management for what they call “over a decade of weak and shortsighted leadership.” - Fort Myers News-Press
This Year’s Tony Nominations Rewarded Risk
The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies. What marketing genius, for instance, could have predicted that “Maybe Happy Ending,” a jazz-infused rom-com...
Sotheby’s Prepares To Auction Off Jewels Revered As Relics Of The Buddha
“The auction of the Piprahwa gems will take place in Hong Kong next week. Sotheby’s listing describes them as being ‘of unparalleled religious, archaeological and...
When Immersive Wall Street Play “Life And Trust” Closed Without Notice, Cast And Crew...
The show was staffed with early-career, non-unionized theatermakers, and they received no severance pay or other compensation when producers abruptly ended the run. When...
The City Of Austin Finally Has An Arts Department
“As of Feb. 14, the city has a real, big city-style department, the Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment. After years of performers,...
Ari Emanuel Buys Frieze Art Fairs From His Own Company
“Beverly Hills sports and entertainment company Endeavor is selling contemporary art organization Frieze to a new events and experiences company launched by superagent and...
Trump Issues Executive Order Blocking All Funding For NPR And PBS
“The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies ‘to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS’ and further requires that...
“Immature”: San Francisco Symphony Management Publicly Slams Musicians Over Contract Negotiations
Just days after musicians leafleted the audience at Michael Tilson Thomas’s last-ever concerts, management released an open letter pointing out that the orchestra is...
UK Culture Secretary Rules Out Taxing Streaming Services To Fund British TV Dramas
“British Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has firmly rejected proposals for a levy on streaming platforms operating in the U.K., despite recent recommendations from a parliamentary committee suggesting such...
A Brief History Of May Day In America
The roots of May Day, or International Workers Day, stretch back over a century to a turbulent and pivotal time in U.S. labor history...
How AI Is Transforming Book Publishing
Due to the advent of online self-publishing platforms, what once required a team of professionals—editors, graphic designers, and formatting specialists—can now be done with just...
How San Diego’s Dance Organizations Are Facing Down A Barrage Of Challenges In 2025
“We spoke to four local company leaders about challenges unique to dance organizations that present shows, in addition to operating schools and serving the...
Controversy Over Removing Books From City Library Roils Alabama Town
“There are two books they are leaving (in the teen section). There are some people not happy about that decision. They feel there is...
Child Accidently Damages $50M Rothko
The work in question -- Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 (1960) by Mark Rothko -- sustained several visible scratches in its unvarnished lower...
Wikipedia Says It Won’t Replace Human Volunteer Editors With AI
Instead, the Wikimedia Foundation says it will use AI to build new features that “remove technical barriers,” allowing editors, moderators, and patrollers tools that...
The “Secret” Public Radio Service That Has Survived The Switch To Digital Signals
It’s a separate service which even public radio fans might not know is there: subchannel broadcasting with dedicated programming for the blind and visually...
What Does Working Class Literature Look Like?
Over the past two decades, the U.S. has seen a wave of books preoccupied with our working lives, many of them focused on white-collar...
How “Gatsby” Became A Literary Institution
By some estimates, the total worldwide sales of the novel are now upward of thirty million copies. How did “Gatsby” grow so great, and...
UMG Posts Strong First Quarter Music Earnings
UMG’s research suggests that approximately 20% of current music streaming subscribers would be willing to pay up to double the current standard price for enhanced offerings. - Music...
André Lewis On His 30 Years At The Helm Of Royal Winnipeg Ballet
“(Artistic) vision is most clearly expressed through the repertoire you do. It was really important for us, I felt, to go into contemporary full-lengths,...
