How Teaching Math Got Caught In The Culture Wars
"I’d argue that the spectre haunting today’s discord over math education is a growing suspicion of the equity-based movement of educators who, as in...
The Two Meanings Of “Irony”
The first meaning of the word goes back more than two millennia; the second dates back less than two centuries. Ben Yagoda explains. -...
US Patent Office: No, Mariah Carey Can’t Trademark “Queen Of Christmas”
While Carey might’ve filed a petition to be the one and only “Queen of Christmas,” that royal title will remain free for anyone to claim this...
Does Australia Have Any Classic Plays Of Its Own? Yes, Though You Wouldn’t Know...
The working definition of a "classic play" here is one that's revived repeatedly through the years and reinterpreted over time. What happens in Australia,...
“Cine-Theatre”: Australia’s Hottest Young Director On How He Integrates Live Video Into Stage Performance
Says Kip Williams, who won't pre-record video and insists that his actors perform before the cameras live, "It takes the best of cinema and...
The Dance Data Project Looks At How Much Money Artistic And Executive Directors Make
"This Data Byte examines artistic & executive director reportable compensation increases (or decreases) in relation to the overall budget of the largest 50 U.S....
“The New Yorker Radio Hour” Gets Its First Spinoff Podcast
"The New Yorker Radio Hour, the podcast and syndicated public radio series, is spinning out its 'Political Scene' feature into a full-fledged podcast. ......
This Year’s Classical And Jazz Grammy Nominees
This year's ubiquitous musician in these categories is Yannick Nézet-Séguin, performing as conductor or pianist on five separate nominated recordings. - WRTI (Philadelphia)
Today In Climate-Protesting Art Vandalism: Actual Oil On A Klimt In Vienna
"Letzte Generation activists targeted Death and Life (1910/11), one of a number of Klimt masterpieces that regularly draw tourists to the Leopold Museum. In...
Germany Is The Next Nation To Offer 18-Year-Olds A Free “Culture Pass”
"The €200 Kulturpass, which will be made available to all 18-year-olds, has twin aims: to encourage young adults to experience live culture ... and...
The “Velveteen Rabbit” As A Philosophy
First published in book form in 1922 by a little-known novelist named Margery Williams Bianco, it has now been in print for a century,...
Police Thwart Glue Vandals At Oslo Museum
The painting was not harmed, although some glue residue was left on the protective glass. The room was then emptied and closed to the...
Vandals Claiming To Be “Climate Activists” Throw Maple Syrup On Painting At Vancouver Art...
Police said no arrests have been made, but officers are investigating the incident. - CBC
Report: Numbers Quantifying Declines In Arts Attendance In 2020-21
Relative to pre-pandemic times, the 2021-22 season saw a 14 percent decline in the amount of seats sold, a 17 percent reduction in paid...
Conductor David Robertson Returns To Composing
My composition chops were extremely rusty and needed buckets of WD-40 put on them. What was interesting is how once you get started, you...
Why Do We Value Consistency? Consistently Wrong Isn’t A Good Outcome
Consistency isn’t of value, in and of itself. If the outcomes are bad, the fact that they were arrived at by employing a consistent...
Disasters Are On The Rise. We’re Going To Have To Think About Them Differently
Disasters compress time, and in a world besieged by them, dramatic shifts occur: For planners and architects and officials, whose work typically unfolds over...
The Marching Bands Of HBCUs Have A Lot To Teach Classical Musicians
"One of the main lessons we can learn ... is the ability to maintain musical traditions while also responding to the surrounding culture. While...
Misty Copeland Shares What It Took To Become A Star Dancer
"It wasn't until ballet came into my life that I started to feel that I could be a person, a person in the world,...
The Secret Of Mike Birbiglia’s Power
"One of Mike Birbiglia's simplest and best talents is his instinct for leaping from sprawling existential ideas to prosaic little experiences. ... (His) power...
Elon Musk’s Twitter Show: Does He Know What He Bought?
I’ve watched Elon Musk treat Twitter as a comedy club on the one hand, and the universal town square on the other. What he...
Seattle’s Once-Thriving Music Scene Is Broken. How To Fix It?
Seattle was a thriving, energizing, musical city. It was synonymous with Sub Pop and KEXP. It was home to literally hundreds of rock, pop, hip-hop, soul,...
The Recipe That’s Made “Yellowstone” The Best-Rated Drama On American TV
"(They) crossbred throwback Western with modern antihero drama, grazed on the myth of the West and hormone-injected it with rural-vs.-urban culture war. ... Yellowstone...
Brian Eno Explains Art To You
What happens when you go look at a painting you’ve never seen before? What I think happens is that you’re seeing it in the...
Pakistan Bans Its Own Entry For The International Film Oscar
"The Pakistan government has banned Joyland, the film that will be its Oscars contender, after pressure from hardline Islamic groups who called its depiction...
