How To Fabricate The Severed Head Of John The Baptist For “Salome”
Makeup artist Liz Rathke explains just how she put together a tricky, icky prop that has to look convincingly like the star baritone —...
Scottish Culture Funding Crisis
In a new report, the committee warned: "The sector now faces a 'perfect storm' as it struggles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, compounded...
What To Know About The New Culture Minister In Italy’s Right-Wing Government
Gennaro Sangiuliano has degrees in law and economics and is an author best known for biographies of Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Xi...
Why Is It So Fun To Look At Pictures Of Derelict Shopping Malls? (It...
In various states of decay, the death of the American shopping mall is so much more than about the rubble. - The Guardian
Thomas Cahill, Author Of “How The Irish Saved Civilization”, Is Dead At 77
"A devoted student of ancient Greek and Latin, the Jesuit-trained Cahill worked in journalism and publishing before becoming a full-time author. Capitalizing on the...
Increasing Inclination To Regulate TikTok
In the US, moves to rein in the video platform have gained momentum only relatively recently, although there’s little debate that the round of...
The Great Virtuoso Diva Of The Toy Piano: Margaret Leng Tan At 76
"'I've always had aspirations to be a sit-down comic – not a stand-up one!' she says. 'The toy piano gives me that golden opportunity.'...
New Business Models For Creative Artists Seem To Be Taking Hold
For 25 long, hard years, creative professionals have been told that you must give things away for free on the Internet. But not anymore. Alternative...
How The Architect Made This Public Housing Project Fit In One Of Paris’s Poshest...
Jean-Christophe Quinton made a point of designing the project, inside and out, so that the neighbors in the 6th arrondissement would approve of its...
For The First Time In 20 Years, Shelley Duvall Is Appearing In A New...
The co-star of The Shining, Popeye, and a slew of Robert Altman films had retired in 2002 after a career that attracted high praise...
Putin Declares War In The Occupied Ukrainian Territories, Giving Legal Cover For Looting
"The martial law declaration and the official annexation of territories now claimed to be part of Russia are the ostensible grounds for taking their...
Broadway Dancers Demand To Go Back To In-Person Auditions
"(Dancers in particular have) expressed frustration with virtual auditions due to the cost involved and the feeling that their tapes were not being watched."...
CNN Will Stop Commissioning Original Documentaries And Docu-Series
"CNN is pulling back on the original series and films that have been a staple of its programming. ... Series like (Anthony) Bourdain's Parts...
US Federal Judge Blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster Merger
"'The court finds that the United States has shown that the effect of the proposed merger may be substantially to lessen competition in the...
For The First Time, NPR Will Let Individuals Donate Directly To The Network
In the past, member stations have pushed back hard against any move by the network to raise funds directly from listeners rather than via...
Adding Up Hurricane Damage To Florida Theatres
Part of the roof caved in on the 393-seat main auditorium of the Rep’s historic Arcade Theatre. The orchestra pit was under six feet...
An ABT Star’s Road Back After A Ruptured Tendon
Jumping remains a challenge; and regaining power has been difficult. “My tendon that severed feels different,” he said. “It feels like a foreign entity....
How Diaghilev Modernized Dance
One defining characteristic of Sergei Diaghilev’s personality, complementary to his capacity to make things happen and get things done, was a low boredom threshold. -...
Disneyland Shanghai Visitors Trapped Inside Until They Could Take COVID Tests
As well as the theme park, surrounding areas such as the shopping street were also abruptly closed shortly after 11:30 local time (3:30 GMT)....
Three Arguments In Favor Of Climate Activists Damaging Famous Art(?!)
This tactic was certainly a provocative act and Van Gogh’s work is undoubtedly some of the most important artwork of modern times. However, many...
A Poet Disowns Her Work In An Unsatisfactory Translation
How did an Italian press for $150, buy the rights to a book about the slaughter of 150 Africans, usurp its form, and deny...
Do Arts Organizations Have Too Many Administrators?
Will we continue to see the expansion of administration and management in arts organizations? Even if some may claim the expansion is justified, can...
How AI Is Changing Music
Machines have been facilitating music-making since instruments were invented, but computer technology is a seismic shift on a par with the advents of sound...
What’s At Stake In The Warhol Copyright Case At The Supreme Court
It will help decide whether a few unlucky creators will be hit with large judgments, and millions more creators will be deterred from expressing...
Cultural Data: The World Is Getting Sadder
Researchers analyzed more than 150,000 pop songs released between 1965 and 2015. Over that time, the appearance of the word “love” in top-100 hits roughly halved....
