How Will Arbery Writes Plays That Appeal To All Sides In A Deeply Divided...
"The key is Arbery's ear. He is one of the theater's greatest listeners, able to hear and reproduce the subtle and deeply specific ways...
Qatar’s Feast Of New Architecture Awaits The World Cup
Since winning the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, the Gulf state has focused on transforming itself into "a beacon of art and...
As Xi’s Crackdown Gets Ever Tougher, Hong Kong’s Filmmakers Turn Overseas
For decades, the little territory's movie industry was vibrant and proud: its martial arts thrillers and historical epics gathered fans throughout the world. and...
This Year’s Grammy Nominees
The 65th GRAMMY Awards, will air live on Sunday, Feb. 5, from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena. - Grammy.com
Pakistan Unbans Its Entry For The Best International Film Oscar
"Pakistan has reversed course and lifted a ban on its Oscars entry, Joyland, but the film will receive some cuts by local censors. ......
Report: Younger Americans Are Listening To Less Music, More Podcasts
While the share of Americans listening to spoken word audio increased across all age groups, it increased the most for those ages 13 to...
The Gestation And Birth Of “The Lion King” — An Oral History
"In interviews over the last few weeks, many of those involved in bringing The Lion King to Broadway in 1997 spoke about the show's...
For London Arts Organizations Squawking About Losing Funding, Some Choice Words From A Government...
Lord Neil Mendoza: "It's just not right — it's absolutely not fair. We're so London-focused. ... There's this idea that once you've had funding...
The Board Of ArtPrize Quietly Dissolves Itself
Last month, shortly after the 12th edition of the annual art competition in Grand Rapids ended, the board announced that "we know the time...
Philly Pops To Close Permanently
"Facing mounting vendor debt and depressed ticket sales since the pandemic shutdown ended, the group has decided to fold, says longtime pops president Frank...
2022 National Book Awards To Imani Perry, Tess Gunty, Sabaa Tahir, John Keene, Samanta...
More specifically: Imani Perry's South to America (nonfiction), Tess Gunty's The Rabbit Hutch (fiction), Sabaa Tahir's All My Rage (young people's literature), John Keene's...
Just How Serious Are Jay Leno’s Burn Injuries?
"Right now they're in that progression of somewhere between deep second and third-degree burns to the face," says his doctor. "We're hoping we can...
Kevin Spacey Is Hit With Seven More Sexual Assault Charges In London
"The Crown Prosecution Service said (Spacey) has been charged over 'a number of sexual assaults against one man between 2001 and 2004'. It also...
Art Basel Miami Ramps Up The Security
Art Basel Miami is the annual neon orgy of high-octane contemporary art, endless wealth, and celebrity bacchanalia where the art world’s most prominent high...
As It Turns 100, More Need For The BBC Than Ever
Is this the beginning of the end for BBC radio? The history of the medium provides some answers about the role radio still plays...
How AI Is Being Used In Creative Work
AI-generated content can be of higher quality than content created by humans, due to the fact that AI models are able to learn from...
Being A Writer Of Books In A Shrinking Market
Most books don’t succeed either in terms of sales or critical unanimity. Most writers don’t earn a living wage from their writing. Tenure-track appointments...
Can We Be Done With The Idea Of Longtermism?
Longtermism is a technocratic dream that purports to give some of the wealthiest people in the world the ability to plan the far future...
Historian Picked To Lead Courtauld Institute
Curator and art historian Mark Hallett has been named as the next director of London’s Courtauld of Institute Art. He will succeed Deborah Swallow,...
The New Public Art Of Newark Airport
“The airport is a theater,” the artist said. “It’s like a soapbox, a place where you can reach the whole world.” - The New...
A Newly-Discovered Artifact Could Rewrite The History Of The Mysterious Basque Language
"Investigators in northern Spain said this week they discovered what they believe to be the oldest written record" — inscribed on a bronze hand...
Russian Troops Looted Kherson Museum Before Fleeing
Russian soldiers looted nearly 15,000 objects from the Oleksiy Shovkunenko Kherson Art Museum and other cultural venues in the region two weeks ago. - Artnet
The Author Of “Gomorrah” Is On Trial For Criminal Defamation Of Italy’s New Rightist...
"Roberto Saviano, Italy's best-known anti-Mafia author, went on trial for libel on Tuesday for calling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a 'bastard'. If convicted, he...
UK Arts Funding Cuts Will Hurt Most Those They’re Supposed To Help
It’s pure vandalism to withdraw funding from institutions that are nurturing new talent. People who think that the arts are for the elite alone...
Are You Happy? Pharrell Williams Makes NFTs Of Hilma af Klint
"The NFTs come from af Klint's series Paintings for the Temple, created between 1906 and 1915. The series contains 193 paintings, none of which...
