The Rise Of “Sleep Tourism”
"People often associate travel with decadent meals, extending their bed times, the attractions and the things you do while you're traveling, really almost at...
How Jon Stewart’s Attempt To Fix TV Journalism Led To The Triumph Of His...
"The problem was that he misunderstood what made the monolithic mass media world a financial success. He was convinced that you could keep all...
Story Time: How To Watch Dance
“Be sure to read the programme beforehand” is critic’s shorthand for a very confusing story. But Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell used to say that if...
The Podcaster Reclaiming Brazil’s Long-Suppressed Black History
Journalist Tiago Rogero has created three sets of podcasts — Negra Voz (Black Voice), Vidas Negras (Black Lives), and The Querino Project (Brazil's equivalent...
Not About The Labels: Music History As A Fluid Story
The more you study the history of music, you realize that composers were not marching in lockstep in the interest of fulfilling a linear...
The Conundrum Of Preservation Hall, The New Orleans Jazz Mecca
"It is a white-owned and white-run institution with a self-described mission to 'preserve, protect and perpetuate' one of the nation's greatest Black cultural legacies....
The Movie Tar: Conductor-As-Perp
We identify with Tár’s admirers, both because we feel empathy for her calculating misuse of them and because, like them, we can’t stop wanting...
Opera Australia’s Artistic Director Is Leaving A Year Ahead Of Schedule
"Within a week of former Australian Consumer and Competition Commission chair Rod Sims (becoming board chairman) at Opera Australia, ... its artistic director of...
A Small Army Of Citizen Detectives Is Helping Locate Looted South Asian Temple Art
"Collaborating over Facebook groups, (these) heritage enthusiasts spend their spare time scouring virtual museum catalogs and auction listings to identify stolen items, as well...
Can Turning An Old KKK Meeting Hall Into An Arts Center Bring Healing To...
"The Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing will house spaces for activities including performances, exhibitions, workshops and community meetings. ... As its...
Dan Sullivan, Longtime Theater Critic For The L.A. Times, Is Dead At 87
"The Los Angeles Times theater critic from 1969 until 1991, Sullivan earlier worked at St. Paul's Pioneer Press, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The...
Second City To Open A Branch In Brooklyn
"The improv stage and training center, based in Chicago since 1959, announced on Thursday that it would open a location in New York City...
Sinking? Why, No, Our Building Isn’t Sinking, Says Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
"The news site Bloomberg reported last month that this summer's drought ... has created a fungus that is eating away at the Amsterdam museum's...
Ten Of The Bolshoi’s Star Dancers Get Suspended For Doing A Gala In Uzbekistan...
They missed no performances in Moscow to do the gig, and while the official reasons given for the suspension were the gala's marketing (not...
After Decades-Long Wait, New Orange County Museum Of Art Opens
Even in the typically molasses-slow process of building a new art museum, 35 years is a rather protracted wait. (The long-ago aim was to...
Let’s Consider The Way Average People Use Twitter
Most people don’t follow a bunch of political “elites” on Twitter — a group that, for these authors’ purposes, also includes news organizations. But...
The Atlanta Symphony’s Nathalie Stutzmann Era Begins
“What is respect for a score? Is it to play exactly what is written, or is it to play what is written and put...
Donald Judd Foundation Sues Over Fingerprints
On Tuesday, the Judd Foundation filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court against New York-based Tina Kim Gallery and the Seoul-based Kukje Gallery, alleging breach of contract...
How Will TV And Movies Reflect Climate Change Realities?
A study by the University of Southern California’s Media Impact lab examined more than 37,000 film and TV scripts that aired in the US between 2016...
The Onion Files Brilliant Brief At The Supreme Court Defending Satire
Claiming global Onion readership of 4.3 trillion, the filing describes the publication as “the single most powerful and influential organization in human history”. It’s...
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Aspects Of Love” Is Being Reworked Again
Beyond the initial version, successful in the West End in 1989 but not on Broadway in 1990, the show has had at least three...
What’s Disney’s Next Move After Florida’s Attack On Its Business?
Six months after the “Don’t Say Gay” controversy, Disney has clearly been weakened by the fight while DeSantis’ profile as a conservative culture warrior...
The Post-#MeToo Morals Clauses In Hollywood Contracts Are A Big Issue For The Guilds
"While these provisions have been criticized by talent reps for being too broad and too subjective, there's actually a bigger problem with their presence...
Wall Street Fund Starts $2 Billion Fund To Buy Music Copyrights
“Increasing demand for content from streaming services and social media make iconic music IP a scarce and irreplaceable asset,” said Angelo Rufino, a managing partner...
A Major Cheating And Competition-Fixing Scandal Hits The Competitive Irish Dance World
"The prestigious global body that governs Irish dancing has this week been rocked by what is believed to be its largest ever alleged cheating...
