After A Century, The Great Dome At New York’s Cathedral Of St. John The...
"It cracked. It creaked. It leaked. Ever since (it was designed), it's been a source of wonder. It's also been a cause for worry...
NPR Has Launched A New Fundraising Portal That Has Member Stations Rather Nervous
The local affiliates have always insisted on doing the fundraising themselves, so that listeners don't bypass the stations, which already pay dues to NPR. ...
Vandals Ruin 30,000-Year-Old Australian Rock Carvings: “The Art Is Not Recoverable”
"The vandals entered Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain (in South Australia) and scrawled graffiti across the heritage-listed site, writing 'don't look now, but...
Juilliard Composition Professor Placed On Leave Following Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Robert Beaser, who was chair of the school's composition department from 1994 to 2018, was placed on leave last Friday, following a report in...
Alexei Ratmansky Will Leave ABT This Summer
Considered by many the greatest living ballet choreographer, Ratmansky will have been artist-in-residence at American Ballet Theater for more than 13 years when he...
Routine Writing Is About To Be Free
Instead of writing boilerplate corporate memos, managers will soon assign them to bots. Insight and beauty are still rare, but serviceable prose isn’t. -...
Technology Of The Year: AI That Can Create
These systems are master imitators of human creativity. They have been trained on millions upon millions of human artifacts such as documents, articles, drawings, paintings, movies,...
The End Of Broadcast TV
Not only does it seem like a fait accompli that broadcast TV is dead, no one seems to be the least bit sad about...
How The Boston Symphony Lost Its CEO
Culture in Boston was encrusted in past practice and inflated self-esteem. The musicians did not take kindly to proposed changes or hard truths. Artistic...
Master Forger Turned Over To French Police
The dealer and collector Giuliano Ruffini, who is suspected to be the mastermind behind a major Old Master forgery scandal, has transferred to France following his...
Jenna Bush, Power Publisher
Since 2019, Ms. Hager, 41, has highlighted nearly 50 books as part of her “Read With Jenna” book club promoted on “Today.” Most...
Is ACE Rethinking Funding For English National Opera? It Still Needs A London Home
Debate in the Lords focused on the term “grand opera”, which fans of lyric theatre believe was deliberately used by ACE to imply that...
Meet TikTok’s Favorite Classical Organist (Yes, TikTok Has A Favorite Organist)
"It's the best thing I've done in my career, in terms of bringing people to the instrument," says Anna Lapwood, who has 420,000 followers...
I Asked Chat GPT To Write My AP English Essay (And I Passed)
You can tell it to write a 500-word essay about “The Great Gatsby” or the Spanish Inquisition. So I did what any masochistic tech...
The Literary World’s Top Ten News Stories Of 2022
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... All right, it was mostly still the worst of times." LitHub...
How “It’s A Wonderful Life” Became A Classic (By Accident)
It wasn’t Frank Capra or Jimmy Stewart or the enduring power of cinema that made it a lasting success. It was neglect. “The damnedest...
Amsterdam Is Now Looking To Drive Away The Vice Tourists
"The Red Light District has become a huge problem for residents, sex workers, and city officials alike, as it attracts some of the world's...
Important Lessons About How Theatres Work From The Victory Gardens Fiasco
The conflict seems to come down to addressing the gap between what boards can do legally and what they should do to build trust, transparency, and community, especially...
San Francisco Ballet Uses AI-Generated Art To Promote Its “Nutcracker,” And Backlash Ensues
Said one of many Instagram commenters, "This AI art looks like CRAP, I can't believe you did this instead of hiring real artists." Another:...
Putin Clamps Down On Culture In Russia
“The presidential decree gives us, the culture authorities, guidelines to provide state support only to projects that obey the requirements. We now feel a...
Sharing Your Netflix Password Is Illegal, Rules UK Government
"Millions of UK viewers are breaking (copyright) law by sharing their passwords for services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, according to...
Someone In Turkey Accused This Prize-Winning Film Of Being “LGBT Propaganda,” And The Culture...
"The art-house thriller Kurak Günler ("Burning Days") was the subject of a smear campaign by pro-government media outlets that dubbed it an 'LGBT propaganda...
Elayne Jones, A Pioneering Timpanist, Is Dead At 94
"(She) was said to be the first Black principal player in a major American orchestra when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972,...
Broadway’s “Funny Girl” Sets A New Box Office Record For A Single Week
The revival, starring Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh, grossed $2,005,696.80 last week, breaking the all-time record set by Mean Girls in 2018. - Broadway...
A Collector-Dealer Thinks He’s Found A Rembrandt That’s Been Missing For 87 Years
Clifford Schorer saw the painting, described as in the "manner of Rembrandt" in an auction catalogue with a high estimate of $1,500, he smelled...
