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The Benedictine Monk Who Roams The World Helping To Save Ancient Manuscripts
" the world's most renowned, prolific and peripatetic manuscript conservationist. Over the past 20 years his work has taken him from the Balkans to...
What Bob Garfield Did To Get Fired From ‘On The Media’ — Plus All...
Almost all the incidents roiling America's largest public radio station happened behind closed doors, but, as Times media columnist Ben Smith puts it, "one...
Paulo Mendes Da Rocha, Leading Brazilian Architect And Pritzker Prize Winner, Dead At 92
"He was globally recognised as a major architect of the 20th century, despite rarely building outside his native Brazil. … Because he worked with...
San Diego Mayor Maintains 50% Cut In Arts Funding
"San Diego arts organisations are still struggling from last year's 50% cut in the city's arts and culture budget, which Mayor Kevin Falcouner instituted...
Smaller Museums Across U.S. Try To Reach Communities They’ve Missed Before
"This is an existential moment for museums across America, with many facing yawning budget deficits alongside calls for deep structural change — and visitors...
France Takes Its €300 Culture Pass For Young People Nationwide
"After a regional trial run, French president Emmanuel Macron is launching his program to fund cultural activities for young people nationally. Culture Pass, as...
Nearly Half Of UK Musicians Consider Leaving Country Because Of Brexit
"More than 40% of musicians polled about their work in the European Union said they would consider relocating to Europe to continue accessing jobs,...
Michael Morgan Talks about Developing Young Conductors
The Music Director of the Oakland Symphony speaks about innovation and helping train promising young candidates for the podium. - Aaron Dworkin
How The AI That’s Supposed To Revolutionize Dubbing Foreign Films Actually Works
"The technology is related to deepfaking, which uses AI to paste one person's face onto someone else. … It involves capturing the facial expressions...
Meet The Grand Old Man Of Kathakali
Kalamandalam Gopi, who's about to turn 84, has been studying and performing the dance-drama form from the Indian state of Kerala for 70 years,...
‘This American Wife’: When Yale Drama Grads Take On The ‘Real Housewives’ Franchise
"This project takes formal cues from lensed images. It's styled as an episode of Real Housewives run amok, and the team cites French surrealist...
Sometimes The Best Way To Preserve Ancient Mosaics Is To Rebury Them
" an art form that is usually in good condition when first discovered because floors are the first area to be naturally buried over...
Sex Scenes On Screen Aren’t Disappearing. In Fact, They’re Getting Better.
"Today's sex scenes are first and foremost fun — as ideally sex itself should be — and emphasize the truthful over the tasteful. In...
‘The French Author Is No Longer Just The White Man Over 50’; The Gallic...
"Major publishers have created special collections to promote first-time authors and ethnic minorities while new publishing houses are opening the field to a larger...
Alix Dobkin, ‘Head Lesbian’ And First Star Of Womyn’s Music, Dead At 80
"In the early 1970s, long before the rise of lesbian or gay-friendly acts such as K.D. Lang, Melissa Etheridge, Ani DiFranco and the Indigo...
Eight Ways The Protests After George Floyd’s Death Changed American Culture
"From Judas and the Black Messiah to H.E.R.'s 'I Can't Breathe,' from the canceling of podcasts to the toppling of monuments to oppression, from...
Honey, I Found A Guarneri In The Attic
"A violin found in an attic in Italy has been confirmed as a priceless instrument made by Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae' in c.1705. The...
This Is What Banksy Gets For Saying ‘Copyright Is For Losers’
"In a new decision issued by the IPO Cancellation Division, a trademark owned by street artist Banksy has been declared invalid. … The...
New York’s Drama Book Shop, Saved By ‘Hamilton’, Set To Reopen
" quirky 104-year-old Manhattan specialty store that has long been a haven for aspiring artists as well as a purveyor of scripts, will reopen...
A Poetry Slam, Moved From The Apollo Theatre To A Clothing Boutique
"By noon, a dozen poets had arrived. Several paced the sneaker section, frantically whispering their metaphors, anaphoras, and onomatopoeias to themselves; others scrolled TikTok....
Debora Chase-Hicks, Pioneering Dancer With Ailey And Philadanco, Dead At 63
" was a part of the generation of Black dancers, many trained in classical ballet as children, who were instrumental in bringing top-flight modern...
After 66 Years, There’s A Professional Orchestra In Yorkshire Again
"Seventy-four years after it first formed," and 66 years after it closed, "the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra has been revived to support musicians in northern...
Meet The Mother Of LA’s Inner City Shakespeare
"For Andrews, Shakespeare represents a foundation for success, particularly for students of color attending under-resourced schools. If they can master Shakespearean wordplay, 'they...
Dr. Aaron Stern, Psychiatrist Who Headed Hollywood’s Ratings Board, Dead At 96
From 1971 to 1974, he led the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration, which gave films G, PG, R, and X...
Chloé Lopes Gomes, Fired From And Reinstated At Berlin State Ballet, Talks About The...
"I've realized that my case isn't just about calling out racism; it's about confronting all forms of injustice in the dance world. … It's...