Inside The Kennedy Center Renaming
“It was such a surprise to me when they said we’re going to rename it,” she recounted in a phone interview. “I said, ‘Oh...
How Did A Former Rapper Become The Recording Industry’s Favorite Influencer?
Rather than serve the public’s curiosities, he said, he wants to serve artists—to give them “a place for them to learn a little bit...
Hollywood’s New Favorite Funding Source? Saudi Arabia
“Inside the kingdom’s gilded palaces, industry players are mingling with princes and executives, while celebrities stroll red carpets at festivals, concerts and sporting events...
The Saudis Are Making Big Moves Into The Video Game Industry
“Estimates of the size of the video game industry range from $200 to $300 billion — larger than film, television and music combined, by some...
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Sony Acquires Controlling Stake In “Peanuts” Franchise
“The Japanese conglomerate has bought 41% of Peanuts Holdings, which owns the intellectual property Schulz created, from the Canadian children’s entertainment company WildBrain (for...
Why The Striking Staffers At The British Library Are So Furious
“(Library executives’) stated ‘values’ included a roll call of abstract nouns: openness, honesty, compassion, equality and fairness. Yet staff tell a story of gross...
The Choreographer Who Smeared Dog Poop On A Critic’s Face Is Back
In 2023, when he was ballet director at Germany's Hannover State Opera, Marco Goecke did this and was promptly fired. Now he’s been given...
British Museum To Loan Artifacts To Museums In Former Colonies
“Dr. Nicholas Cullinan, the British Museum director, told The Telegraph that the project would be a ‘new model’ for working with countries seeking redress...
Louvre Reopens After Strike Is Suspended
“The decision was taken during a general assembly of museum workers, who voted unanimously to pause the strike to allow the museum to welcome...
Kennedy Center Board Votes To Rename As Trump Kennedy Center
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the "Trump-Kennedy Center" name changer earlier Thursday after a board that the president handpicked earlier this year voted unanimously...
Beyond Bollywood: There’s A New Wave Of “Pan-Indian” Cinema With Hollywood-Style Ambitions (And Problems)
Bollywood produces films in Hindi, and there have always been “regional” cinema industries making movies in other Indian languages. Recently, following the huge international...
How Did US Museum Design Get So Boring?
As trends go, one can only hope the style spreading through US museum design today will eventually fall out of fashion. All forms of...
San Antonio Launches New City Arts Funding Program After Canceling Previous One
“Most nonprofits that lost promised funding after the city of San Antonio ended a grant program to protect federal dollars are getting money back this month...
2025 — The Year AI Slop Crossed The Rubicon
At first, slop was a widely derided format, the kind of clicky nonsense churned out by content farms or trolls. But, in September, with...
Designs For The Las Vegas Museum Of Art
The newly updated renderings follow news announced last year that the studio led by Pritzker-prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré is designing the building, which will be located in a former...
Who Went To Movies In 2025? You’d Be Surprised
Gen Z moviegoer attendance grew by 25 percent over the last 12 months — the highest increase of any age group. - IndieWire
PEN America Lists The Most Banned Books Of The 2020s (So Far)
Many of the titles censored in school districts around the US relate to race, sexual violence or LGBTQ+ issues, but that’s not the case...
Musicians Are Wary Of AI. So Why Are Big Music Companies Making AI Deals?
Those worries are being deepened by how the major labels, once fearful of the technology, are now embracing it – and heralding a future...
NPR’s Top Music Stories Of 2025
In an ever-changing and fast-paced attention economy, musicians hustled to put out records, connect with listeners and demand accountability from some of the industry's...
YouTube Pulls Its Music Data Off Billboard Charts Because It Disagrees With How The...
“Billboard uses an outdated formula that weights subscription-supported streams higher than ad-supported. This doesn’t reflect how fans engage with music today and ignores the...
Bonn’s Beethovenhalle Reopens After Decade-Long Renovation
“The variety of spaces posed major challenges during the renovation. Adapting rooms designed during a different era to meet modern standards took years and...
What It’s Like To Be Performing In The Kennedy Center These Days
Looking out across the hall’s empty seats, he often thinks of the pandemic—of that dismal year when the orchestra couldn’t perform, when he’d drag...
Reading, Literacy, And Brain Rot
If we consider literacy not as the ability to parse simple sentences but as the capacity to comprehend and enjoy complex texts, and ultimately...
While Many Regional American Theatres Struggle, Some Are Thriving
For a struggling industry, these two theaters — and a handful of others — are models of success: They are producing a healthy menu...
Utah Balletgoers Are Getting Scammed With Counterfeit “Nutcracker” Tickets
Ballet West in Salt Lake City reported Monday a “dramatic spike” in people “arriving at performances with fake or invalid tickets purchased from third-party...
