Tag: 05.26.21
The Independence Of UK Museums May Be In Danger
The government appears to be meddling in free speech on university campuses - and now in national museum decisions. "This came to a head...
Some Indoor Theatres Have Migrated Outside For Their First Reopening Season
The earliest decision-makers were not at all sure this was the direction to go. Ask then-newly installed interim director Shirley Serotsky at the Hangar...
TV Characters, Like Everyone During The Pandemic, Have Trouble Connecting
Both on Master of None and Solos, even when the pandemic isn't in the script, it affects everything. New seasons feel "intriguingly defined by...
The 1990s Magazine That Showed, And Gripped, Lesbian Mecca San Francisco
Curve began its life as Deneuve, a lesbian magazine founded by a 23-year-old who gambled all her money on horse races, won, and used...
Humans Might Not Be Cut Out For Universal Morality
Are there biological or other scientific causes for our moral beliefs? If so, how does that affect our moral beliefs and choices? It's a...
How Biden’s New, De-Trumpified Commission Of Fine Arts Could Make A Real Difference
Philip Kennicott: "The new members aren't just visionaries with a firm command of inspiring rhetoric; they know how to read a plan, look at...
France Reveres Roland Petit. Why Doesn’t It Perform His Ballets More Often?
"Even in Petit's home country, his works haven't been staged with great regularity. Nor do companies seem especially interested in resuscitating any of the...
Charles Larson, Who Established Study Of African Literature In U.S. Academia, Dead At 83
"As a professor at American University in Washington, where he joined the faculty in 1970, Dr. Larson taught some of the first classes offered...
Maybe We Shouldn’t Dismiss Magic So Quickly?
"Despite the often blood-soaked history of the use of the term ‘magic’, we must remember that Western history is filled with thinkers who have...
What Amazon’s Purchase Of MGM Means For The Streaming Wars
It's an inevitable progression, and not surprising Amazon would do it first. Unlike Netflix, it has failed to reliably produce original hits. And unlike,...
Dozens Of Artists Commemorate Tulsa Race Riot In A City That Used Not to...
“For generations, the worst event in Tulsa history wasn’t spoken about in public,” said Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum in a statement. “Today, artists are...
After 25 Years Leading Cincinnati Ballet, Victoria Morgan To Step Down
As one of the very few women to lead a major ballet company, Morgan championed women choreographers long before the rest of the dance...
We’ve Had Shakespeare In The Park. Now How About Molière?
"Sitting on a bench in Prospect Park recently as flocks of maskless Brooklynites passed by, Lucie Tiberghien reflected on the long, strange journey toward...
‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ Author Eric Carle Dead At 91
"Over the course of his career, Carle illustrated more than 70 books for kids. He didn't get started on that path until he was...
Tony Awards Finally Have A Date — And A Much-Altered Telecast
"Three of the 25 competitive awards — best musical, best play and best play revival — will be presented live during a television...
Germany To Spend Yet More Billions On COVID Relief For The Arts
"The German government on Wednesday unveiled a €2.5 billion ($3 billion) fund to kick-start the country's pandemic-hit cultural sector. The fund will provide insurance...
Amazon Buys MGM For $8.45 Billion
For Amazon, snapping up MGM — which has more than 4,000 movies and 17,000 TV shows in its catalog — is a way to...
The Mysterious Foundation That Rescued Performing Arts Orgs From Pandemic Ruin
Here is the story — told, it must be said, rather against the wishes of its founder, who'd have preferred privacy — of the...
Louvre Gets New Director, Its First Female Boss In History
"The French president Emmanuel Macron has nominated Laurence des Cars, currently the president of the Musée d'Orsay, to helm the Louvre in a major...
England’s Amateur Choirs Were Ready To Sing Again After A Year, And Then —
"Choirs had been working under the assumption that restrictions on rehearsals would be relaxed on 17 May, at the same time as shops, bars...