Rembrandt Or Not?
“It was accepted unconditionally as a Rembrandt from 1823 to 1969,” he told the New York Times. “It’s a canonical image, and no one else...
Why We Need To Be Highly Critical Of New Artificial Intelligence Models
For us, critique is service. We critique because we care. And if these powerful companies cannot release systems that meet the expectations of those...
Artificial Intelligence Promises A Wild Future
Let’s say there’s a writer named Derek. One of the things that Derek does for The Atlantic is explain stuff. Well, if there’s a technology that...
Peter Marks: This Year’s Best Theatre
In many respects, 2022 was a transitional year. But in one, it was a traditional year, with a lot of splendid work to point...
Behold The New Church Designed By Santiago Calatrava At Ground Zero
The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine replaces a church which was destroyed in the attack on New York's World Trade Center...
Director Guillermo Del Toro: AI-Made Art Is An “Insult” To Humanity
“I consume and love art made by humans. I am completely moved by that. And I am not interested in illustrations made by machines...
Investors Bet YouTube Libraries Will Be Worth Millions
Investment firms for years have sought to lock up income streams from assets such as mineral rights and songwriter catalogs, with classic-rockers Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen cashing in for...
Using Theatre As Therapy For Domestic Abuse Survivors In Cambodia
At least one Cambodian woman in five suffers from violence by a partner, yet the subject remains taboo, something which the Battambang-based company Lakhon...
Simon Woods: Orchestras Need To Rethink The Music Director Role
It’s a sobering reality that few of the great artists of the past would be well equipped for the role of a music director...
How The Australian Ballet Became A Leader In Injury Prevention
Built on a foundation of sports medicine and run in partnership with a research university, the company's program is countered on daily conditioning exercises,...
Tech Enthusiast Makes AI-Created Children’s Book. He Gets Death Threats
I’m honestly just saddened by how that debate has played out. The hateful rhetoric and the abuse is really not fun to read." -...
A Radio Drama Adapted From A Video Game (Is This A First?)
"Video games are inherently a visual medium — which is why high-profile crossovers have focused in the main on film and television," and Sebastian...
Why Should Anyone Write In Cursive Anymore?
I understand that handwriting imprints the memory better — I notice it even in adulthood — but I am skeptical that there is a...
Russian High Culture Feels Very Different Since The Invasion of Ukraine: Philip Kennicott
"The war recalibrates everything. The humanism and decency of Chekhov now seem less relevant than the survey of Russian violence in the works of...
The Rise Of Celebrity Book Clubs (Reese Witherspoon Is The New Oprah)
"For all their informal organisation, these virtual reading groups led by a famous figurehead have emerged as a driving force within the publishing industry,...
The Philly Pops Announced That It’s Shutting Down. Now Its Musicians Are Threatening To...
"According to union leaders, the musicians have been trying to negotiate contract commitments with Philly Pops management since August without success. They learned on...
Actors’ Equity Lobbies Congress To Pass Performing Artist Tax Parity Act
"The bill, if passed, would allow more performing artists to deduct essential work expenses from their taxes by updating what's called the Qualified Performing...
London’s New “Ticket Bank” Will Offer Unsold Seats At Performances To Social Services Clients
In partnership with food pantries, housing nonprofits, support organizations for ex-prisoners, and similar groups, the Ticket Bank will offer 1,000 free or pay-what-you-wish tickets...
Adam Sandler Awarded Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
Said Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter in announcing the honor, "Adam Sandler has entertained audiences for over three decades with his films, music, and...
Growth As A Measure Of Success? How About De-Growth Instead?
Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (GDP) as a goal and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This...
ChatGPT Is Wildly Popular. The Site Keeps Crashing, And The AI Will Explain What’s...
Having only launched as a public beta on Nov. 30, ChatGPT crested well over a million users in five days. Since then, media coverage...
Apple Promised A New Classical Music Streaming App This Year. What Happened To It?
"Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year combining Primephonic's classical user interface," said an Apple Newsroom press release shared last year....
Museums’ Days Of Swashbuckling Collecting Are Over
Today many U.S. museums are facing a reckoning for their aggressive tactics of the past. Attitudes have shifted, the Indiana Jones era is over,...
Yoga Practitioners Push Back Against Cultural Appropriation
This week, practitioners in India have once again sought to draw attention to what they see as cultural appropriation of yoga, amid allegations it...
The Ambitious Public Art Going Into Seattle’s New Light Rail System
Just the long noun “government-agency-run public art” might’ve made some of you sleepy; the adjective “taxpayer-funded” might have others wondering where you put your...
