Colonial Jamestown, Oldest English Settlement In US, Is Getting Inundated By Climate Change
The site of Captain John Smith's 1607 settlement, still a rich archaeological source, is on a low-lying island in Tidewater Virginia, tucked between the...
More People Died In Mariupol Theater Bombed By Russians Than Previously Thought
Testimony of nearly two dozen survivors and examination of the now-destroyed theater's plans indicate that at least 600 of the people who had taken...
Canadians Debate What Canadian “Content” Is
The definition of Canadian content is at the heart of a bill before Parliament that would make streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime...
Conservators Appalled That Kim Kardashian Wore Marilyn Monroe’s Famous Dress
Textile conservators and fashion curators are appalled that beauty mogul Kim Kardashian donned Marilyn Monroe’s iconic Jean Louis gown for the 2022 Met Gala....
Another Grand Sweeping Narrative Of History (and It’s Optimistic)
Whether or not you have a “future-oriented mindset” – in other words, how much money you save and how likely you are to invest...
The Workers Who Checked COVID Status For Broadway Theatres
“Our team is largely made up of lots of actors, stage managers, company managers, all of whom work in the theater. Nobody has cared...
Facebook Drops Podcasts
Meta Platforms is confirming it will stop offering podcast integration and close down its overall audio hub in the coming weeks. “We’re constantly evaluating...
How Cyber Data Tools Can Empower Arts Organizations
“Arts organizations have access to a wealth of data and they don’t know how to use it, beginning with the days of Ticketmaster, when...
The Dispute Behind A Problematic NY City Ballet Retirement
The dispute provides a window into the complex, often fraught dynamics of City Ballet, a close-knit company in which relatives, spouses and romantic partners...
Why Did Everything Fall Apart At One Of New York’s Most Beloved Play Development...
When The Lark's board announced the company's closure last October, they said there was no way to keep the company financially sustainable. Former staffers...
The News Envelope That Defines Your Information Bubble
Within that media ecosystem, narratives around liberal bias, anti-expertise narratives, and the idea that if something was coming out of an institution, you couldn’t...
Arguing That Black Students Shouldn’t Have To Master Standard English Is “Underserving Black English...
John McWhorter: "The idea that for Black people standard English is something wholly apart is simply inaccurate. For most Black Americans, both Black and...
A Big New Foundation Funder For The Arts
A preliminary estimate of the worth of the collection is $180 million, according to Christie’s, and the designated beneficiaries include leading California-based organizations with...
Royal New Zealand Ballet Fires Its Ballet Master, The Artistic Director’s Husband, For “Inappropriate...
Michael Auer joined RNZB when Patricia Barker, his wife, took the helm of the Wellington-based company in 2017. His contract was terminated in April...
What The Embattled Guston Show Says About Our Critical Discourse
Statements about art from inside the silos are considered absolutely true, but not in a general, humanistic way. Thus balkanized, the art world increasingly...
The Guardian’s Chief Theatre Critic On Changing Her Mind About A Play
Arifa Akbar: "If a critic changes their mind, do they discredit themselves? No, because theatre reviewing is by its nature only ever an overnight...
One Of New York City Ballet’s Male Stars Reconsiders (Almost) Everything About Partnering
Russell Janzen writes, "Not the mechanics of partnering: I relish the physical challenge of supporting and entangling with someone else. But rather the politics...
Four-Year Prison Sentence For Botched Theft Of A Monet
The unnamed defendant, 49, and an accomplice were caught after taking Monet's De Voorzaan en de Westerhem (1871) from the Zaans Museum in Zaandam,...
Rebuilding Ukraine Must Include Culture, Not Just Infrastructure
"It's intergenerational heritage we're losing, and it's not just for one country. What's important to understand is that it's not just about saving the...
Vice Media Wants To Sell Itself Off — In Pieces, If Necessary
"Several buyers have expressed preliminary interest in acquiring Vice outright, ... (though) it also is exploring options to sell the company in parts." Just...
New York City Removes All Regulations On Sotheby’s, Christie’s, And Other Auction Houses
Now the city won't even require auction houses to be licensed, let alone disclose such things as whether they have financial interests in the...
Dave Chappelle Physically Attacked While Onstage At The Hollywood Bowl
"Footage showed someone running on stage and tackling Chappelle during his performance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival ... on Tuesday night. ...Chappelle,...
The Physical (And Spiritual) Power Of The Vibrations From A Single Musical Note
Though horribly abused and exploited by various New Age fads over the years, the old intuition still holds: vibrations reveal a lot about life,...
If America Didn’t Already Have Public Libraries, We’d Never Invent Them Today
I can imagine the internet hot take: Why punish people who can afford to buy books by making them free to read for everyone?...
The Essential Problem When Writing About Music
As far as I can tell, most writing about music is built on analogies and cliches. This is understandable; you can’t describe music literally...
