How YouTube Made A Snack Out Of Podcasts And Then Ate Television For Dessert
“Short-form video, autoplay feeds, and video podcasts are reshaping our attention, our politics, and even our sense of self—turning podcasts into background ‘wallpaper’ while...
The Royal Society Of Literature Names Elif Shafak Its New President
Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, has a popular appeal across the globe: She "is the author of 21 books, including 13...
How Alban Berg’s ‘Wozzeck’ Keeps On Shocking Its Audience, A Century On
“The music is thoroughly and smoothly integrated with the plot, representing opera in its purest ideal of form.” - The New York Times
A Startup Wants To Relaunch Twitter
The group Operation Bluebird claims Elon Musk’s X has legally abandoned Twitter (not to mention the word “tweet”), and wants to relaunch. If you...
The Smithsonian Returns Suspected Looted Khmer Artifacts To Cambodia
The National Museum of Asian Art’s "records showed that there were no export licenses for the objects, as required under Cambodian law, and that...
Why The Pope Would Like The Newest Knives Out
It actively engages with Catholicism and belief - and not in a surface way. That’s vanishingly rare. - Vulture
Enrico Morricone Finally Gets His Opera Premiere
But sadly, he’s not here to see it. “Why the opera was not performed when it was written, in 1995, offers a snapshot of...
Whether It’s TikTok Or Celebrity Book Groups Or Both, Some Books Turn Into Surprise...
Sometimes it’s timing - or a good translation. Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection didn’t find its audience in Italy, but English readers love it. It “has...
Museums Were Prepared For Vandals, But Not For Thieves
Two recent heists “represent a different threat altogether, one involving weapons, threats to staff, getaway vehicles, and missing artworks worth over $100 million, all...
The Definitive Oral History Of How Jim Carrey’s Grinch Movie Really Did Steal Christmas
The rewriters who didn’t get a credit: “The way that Writers Guild arbitration process works is that if you arbitrate for credit and you...
This Free Web Serial Turned Into A Book Series With Millions Of Books Sold
Oh, people don’t read anymore? Tell that to Matt Dinniman, who was making a living drawing people’s cats (yes, that’s a job) until he...
There’s A PR Push From AI Companies To Say Data Centers Might Not Be...
A lot depends on where you are. “In the near term, it's not a concern and it's not a nationwide crisis. … But it...
The Toughest Shot In Cinema Got A New Entry This Year
“The long take, the unbroken tracking shot, ‘the oner’ — whatever you want to call it, … it’s a feat of creativity, but...
Madeleine Wickham, Whose Pen Name Was Sophie Kinsella, Has Died At 55
“The works under her pen name came to define Ms. Wickham’s career. She wrote nine Shopaholic novels, which sold tens of millions of copies...
Peter Greene, Actor In Pulp Fiction And The Mask, Has Died At 60
“Over a four-decade career, Mr. Greene stood comfortably in a villain’s shoes, bringing to life a range of characters who unnerved audiences with their...
Kate Winslet On Her New Movie, Written By Her Son, Inspired By Her Mother’s...
“I almost felt like I was living out moments of my own mother’s passing that I never would have witnessed. So directing actors in...
The Holiday Music Race In Britain Is So, So Serious
Sorry, it’s truly the Christmas music race. “There are 20 Christmas songs overall in the Top 40. But these classics will have new rivals...
An Ethnomusicologist Analyzes Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby”
Prof. Michael O’Brien discusses why we listen to so many of the same songs year after year, the unusual appeal of “Santa Baby,” and...
The Woeful State Of Arts PR. Here’s Why It Matters
On the inside of my job, lousy PR is one of the biggest signs that an institution is struggling. Outreach goes ignored, follow-up is...
The Collective Who’s Transforming Ballet In France’s Second City
“(LA)HORDE is a choreographic collective running the National Ballet of Marseille and rewriting the ballet rulebook for a new era. Their work blends classical...
What Happens To You Creatively After You’ve Won Success?
These big breaks and large prizes are remarkable things that can provide incredible opportunities, but there is so often another side to that success. -...
Fred Child To Lead Portland Classical Music Station
He is best known for his 25-year run as host of American Public Media’s national classical music program “Performance Today.” Child, who will relocate...
Jake Heggie’s New Opera: A Historic 1976 Wine Competition
His one-act opera "The Judgement of Paris" is set to make its world premiere at Festival Napa Valley at Charles Krug Winery in St....
World’s Third-Busiest Public Library Withdraws “Restructuring” Plan After Outcry
Many of Australia’s most prominent writers and artists, along with thousands of ordinary citizens, expressed outrage over the proposal to eliminate 39 jobs —...
David Ellison’s Dangerous Play For Warner Bros.
David Ellison was able to ascend to Paramount moguldom thanks in part to his closeness with Mr. Trump, and now he is trying to...
