Duvall Hecht, Pioneer Of Commercial Audiobooks, Dead At 91
As an Angeleno with an hour-long commute, he was desperate to escape the "bad music and worse news" on radio and started listening to...
Forgotten Design By Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Has Now Been Built
The 1952 design was initially commissioned by a fraternity at Indiana University, but money ran out before construction could begin in earnest. The plans...
Another Major Chicago Theater Is Losing Its Longtime Director
"Barbara Gaines will exit her position as artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the company she founded some 36 years ago, … likely at...
Another NPR Host Departs
Sam Sanders, who joined the network in 2009 and has hosted the radio show/podcast It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders since 2017, said...
Owner Of Barnes & Noble And Waterstones Buys Britain’s Largest Independent Bookstore Chain
Blackwell's, a 143-year-old family business with 18 bookshops which went up for sale last month, has been purchased by hedge fund Elliott Advisors, which...
Russian Airstrike Destroys Kharkiv’s Opera House And Concert Hall
A large Russian missile was fired at Freedom Square in the center of Ukraine's second-largest city, causing severe damage to the Kharkiv State Academic...
Anna Netrebko Withdraws From All Performances “Until Further Notice”
The Russian soprano, a former protégée of Gergiev and supporter of Putin who has come under pressure to denounce the invasion of Ukraine, said...
Pay Attention! (It’s Not Because Of Smart Phones. Historically We’ve Had Problems Doing That)
“You can read medieval monks nearly a millennium ago complaining that they were suffering from attention problems of their own. As human beings get...
Financial Institutions Are Isolating Russia. Will The Art Market Follow?
As the financial community shuts its doors to Russia, scores of Russian millionaires and billionaires may need to convert their trophy Warhols, Rothkos, and...
Canada’s Plan To Make Tech Giants Pay For News
The Online News Act, like Australia’s code, will compel Google and Meta to agree licensing deals for the online content of broadcasters as well...
Why Are Hedge Funds Buying Local TV Stations?
“Local TV still has large audiences. Even with so much programming chasing , there’s only so many hours in the day. The strength of...
Russian Performances Are Being Canceled Worldwide
Not only has Russia been stripped of two prestigious events – the Champions League men’s final and Formula One’s Russian Grand Prix –but an...
How TikTok Is Similar To Victorian-Era Parlor Games
In the 1840s, a similar interest in amateur play took hold in the United States. ‘Home amusements’, as one guidebook dubbed them, ranged from...
Suddenly, Ireland’s Film Industry Is Booming
"Ireland is now host to dozens of international feature films in production or post-production and a multitude of TV series,' with spending in the...
A Sci-Fi Novel That May Explain Now
Cullen Murphy: "I have no idea whether the book is a parable of where we were, where we are, or where we’re heading. Maybe...
Theater’s Dance Audition Call Becomes TikTok Craze
"What began as a legitimate audition call for the St. Louis theatre had become a micro-trend on TikTok, the short-form video app that has...
Film Critic Sheila Benson, 91
Her time as film critic at The LA Times coincided with the rise of both the ‘80s Hollywood blockbuster and the American independent scene. -...
Birmingham Will Host A Six-Month Arts Festival Alongside This Summer’s Commonwealth Games
"Birmingham 2022 festival will include more than 200 events from March to September across the West Midlands and will involve more than 100,000 participants,...
Andy Warhol, Value Of Creativity, And Crypto
Andy Warhol, innovation expert Clayton Christensen, and Etherum creator Vitalik Buterin walk into the bar. They don’t start out talking about crypto, but like...
Gemma New Named Principal Conductor Of New Zealand Symphony, Her Hometown Orchestra
The 35-year-old Wellington native, principal guest conductor of the Dallas Symphony and music director of the Hamilton (Ont.) Philharmonic, is not only the first...
Why Russian Artists Supporting Putin Are Paying A Price
To claim, as many do, that art should “transcend” politics — that it exists in a realm where the push and pull of human...
Zelensky’s Previous Career As A Performer Was Useful Preparation For His Current Role
Says one academic observer, "He's used to being in front of a camera. He's used to performing. While before this conflict his poll numbers...
Dubai’s Architecturally Fabulous New Museum Of The Future
In recent years, Abu Dhabi has been the United Arab Emirate to build and open high-profile museums in eye-catching new buildings. Now Dubai has...
Missouri School Board Reverses Ban On Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye”
Last month, the school board in Wentzville, a suburb of St. Louis, voted 4-3 to have the book removed from all district libraries because...
Russian Invaders Burn Ukrainian Museum To The Ground
The Historical and Local History Museum in the city of Ivankiv, about 50 miles north of Kyiv, was destroyed on Sunday. It housed 25...
