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Because Of New State Laws, Book Bans In U.S. Schools Are Soaring
"PEN America officials said that the organization has counted more than 10,000 cases of book censorship in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year,...
In U.S. Libraries, At Least, Book-Banning Efforts Are Slowing
"The American Library Association released its preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries, finding that the...
Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Where Things Stand Now And What Comes Next
With DBDT management having fired all the dancers (with an unconvincing explanation) after they tried to unionize, both the National Labor Relations Board and...
UK Culture Secretary Says Previous Government Had A “Violent Indifference” To The Arts
Lisa Nandy said that, under the 14 years of Conservative government which ended this past summer, "there's been a vandalism of the arts" and...
Why San Diego Symphony’s Concert Hall Needed That $125 Million Renovation
"Audience members had long complained about lousy acoustics under the balcony overhang and bad views from many seats. … Musicians coped with a backstage...
Venmo Is Actually A Social Network, Sort Of
Unless a user opts out, every profile is visible to the public and every transaction is shown in the feeds of a user's friends....
“La Haine,” Revelatory Film About Paris’s Suburban Slums, Is Now A Stage Musical
Matthieu Kassovitz's 1995 prize-winner is still considered the reference film about the crisis in France's suburban housing projects. After almost 30 years, Kassovitz and...
Visitorship At French Heritage Sites Is Back To Pre-COVID Levels
According to the statistics department at the country's Ministry of Culture, the total attendance figure for more than 1,450 museums and 46,000 monuments is,...
Benny Golson, Master Jazz Saxophonist And Composer, Has Died At 95
"Golson played an integral role in the transition from bebop to hard bop through his short but vital tenure with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers...
Stone-Eating Lichens Are Gradually Gobbling Up Ancient Persepolis
The ruins of the ancient Persian capital, built in the 6th century BCE, are an important locus of Iranian national pride and a major...
Firings At Dallas Black Dance Theatre: A Generational Culture Clash?
When management fired the entire main company in August, the dancers said it was because they tried to unionize; management said that a social...
About 40% Of Jobs In U.S. Book Publishing Have Disappeared Since 1997
Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that employment in the industry peaked in 1997 at 91,100 jobs; as late as 2008...
At American Ballet Companies, Artistic Leadership Remains Largely Male
Dance Data Project's 2024 survey of the 150 largest ballet and classically-based companies in the U.S. shows little change in the gender balance among...
A Nine-Panel, 483-Year-Old Masterpiece Has Been Reassembled In Venice
But not quite fully reassembled. Giorgio Vasari's 1541 portrayal of the Five Virtues, painted for the ceiling of a Venetian palazzo, was broken up...
In Unanimous Vote, National Symphony Musicians Authorize Strike
"At the core of the dispute is what the union identifies as an unacceptable wage gap between NSO musicians and their peers in orchestras...
Writers Explain Why They Love “The Chicago Manual of Style”
"The Chicago Manual of Style isn’t merely a guide; it’s a testament to the art of textual precision. … CMOS doesn’t skim the surface...
“Saturday Night Live” Turns 50, And Lorne Michaels Decides He Won’t Retire After All
Four years ago, Michaels, the series's founding producer, said that by the end of the 50th season, "I think I really deserve to wander...
A Decade On, “The Babadook” Holds Up, And It’s Still A Gold Mine For...
"Fans were soon drawing (the) hokey monster against rainbow backdrops. They were bending his rhyming schemes to echo contemporary gay lingo (“BABAYAAAAAAAAASS!!!” one illustration...
It Seems We Are Not The Only Primates Who Dance
Researchers in Germany and France have analyzed the stylized movements of some female gibbons, and they've found that, defining dance as "an intentional movement...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Gives Status Of Possible “The Warriors” Musical
This project started, as Hamilton did, as a concept album, which is being released next month. Miranda said that he won't proceed with creating...
Federal Court Rules That Big Bird Is Not Racist
Five Black and Hispanic families sued the Sesame Place theme park in suburban Philadelphia, alleging that their children were ignored by costumed performers there...
Soprano Lucine Amara, Met Opera Mainstay For Four Decades, Is Dead At 99
She sang 748 performances in 56 roles at the Met between 1950 and 1991. Many of those performances were last-minute: for many years she...
Newspaper Giant Axel Springer Is Separating From The Private Equity Firm That Owns It
The finance firm KKR bought the controlling interest in Axel Springer — which owns German news outlets Bild and Die Welt along with US...
San Francisco Symphony Cancels Season Opener As Chorus Goes On Strike
"More than 150 musicians and patrons joined the Symphony Chorus, which formed a picket … in front of Davies Symphony Hall an hour and...
Frick Collection Names New Director As It Prepares To Return Home
The incumbent, Ian Wardropper, announced last year that he would be retiring in 2025 as the museum returns to its now-renovated Manhattan mansion home....