Who Owns The Internet? (It Matters)
It is now a common belief that something has gone horribly wrong with the Internet, but as with anything so hard to define, the...
How Did “Utopia” Become A Bad Word?
For the Victorians the word “utopian” did not carry the negative connotations of impossibility, naïveté, and dunderheadedness that it does for us now—the writers...
Pakistan Cultural Sites Devastated By Historic Monsoons
“The area and number of sites involved are vast; priorities will have to be set and financial and logistical assistance sought.” - The Art Newspaper
Why Fear AI-Generated Art?
The idea that art is only art when it shows evidence of the artist’s handicraft is, at this point, so ludicrous that it barely...
Former Cleveland Museum Of Art Director Katharine Lee Reid, 80
Reid’s accomplishments at the museum included launching an 8-year, $320 million expansion and renovation, designed by architect Rafael Vinoly, that transformed the institution by...
As Live Events Return, The Streams Are Being Turned Off, Leaving An Audience Behind
The arts is celebrating going back to normal – live events are back on; streaming is being turned off – but for many of...
Let’s Protect The Piano From Conductors!
What harm is done by letting conductors into our chamber music? More than you’d suspect. Collaborative pianists — we only recently stopped calling them...
How Did “Laureate” Come To Define Excellence?
The Greeks used Laurus nobilis, or “bay laurel,” as a remedy for rashes from other plants and boiled it down for antiseptic and first aid applications....
Sacheen Littlefeather Dies Just Weeks After Academy Apology
Littlefeather, "the Apache activist and actress who refused to accept the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Oscars," has...
The Attempt To Make True Crime TV Less Exploitative
One duo says it can be done. "We’re about understanding the evidence and showing how a case can go from what should have been...
Who Will Win The Nobel Prize For Literature This Year?
Or, at least, some authors who should. "You would think that in this, post-Squid Games, post-BTS world, the Academy would attempt to reclaim relevance...
The Climate Artist Who Stays Optimistic
Mary Mattingly creates "prescient environmental projects that address current crises and potential cataclysms: What might the good life look like if cities that depend...
The New Marilyn Monroe Movie Has Deeply Regressive Lines About Abortion
And Planned Parenthood has had it with the film's fetus fantasy world. - Variety
Humans Have A Hard Time Walking Away
How do we know when to quit? (And we don't mean "quiet quitting.") - Slate
The Artists Giving Up On Instagram
Before TikTok, Instagram "became a destination for an endless variety of beautiful, funky, far-out and vibrant images — of food, national parks and everything...
The Problems With Therapy Chat Bots
AI "therapists" are always online, always available, unlike the humans who invented them - but also unlike the humans who trained for years to...
Can Myths And Legends Help Us Navigate Climate Change?
One Irish writer says yes. "It is through the stories passed down by our ancestors that we can learn how best to live sustainably...
Joe Bussard, Collector And Guardian Of Rare 78 RPM Records, Has Died At 86
Though Bussard collected 15,000 albums, he was selective: "He loved jazz but detested any jazz recorded after the early 1930s. He loved country music...
Mariana Enriquez Says Argentina’s History Makes Her Country A Perfect Setting For Horror
For people who came of age in the '80s, the author says, "Slasher movies, Stephen King and Twin Peaks all got mixed with our reality, which...
Another Day, Another Streaming Dispute
People who subscribe to Dish or Sling suddenly found themselves without Disney's network of channels on October 1. While the companies blame Disney for...
The Minsk Cafe Was A Neglected Masterpiece Of Social Realist Architecture
Now, after having been restored by a billionaire, it's an art gallery in Potsdam. - The Guardian (UK)
Why A Gaming Designer Won’t Let His Kids Play Video Games
"Using the data we collected, we experimented with every feature of our games to see which versions allowed us to extract the most time...
When Music Is Torture
Musicologist Lily Hersh says that "people are still surprised that music can be used in negative ways: they think music is supposed to be...
Oscar Pettiford, The Minnesota Composer And Player Who Changed The Sound Of Jazz
Pettiford claimed, "Basically I’m a bass player. For kicks I play cello, for thought I play piano, and for odd moments I beat on...
The Andy Warhol Lawsuit That Could Drastically Change American Art
"It’s not just Warhol and Prince. Fair use is the doctrine that allows us to record broadcast materials, permits filmmakers to incorporate clips of...
