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The Mysterious Phisher Haunting The Publishing World
For four years, someone has been impersonating dozens of agents, editors, translators, and others in the book business to get early copies of new...
Why Do So Many People Get Master’s Degrees These Days, And Are They Worth...
Not only is the master's degree the quintessential example of a bureaucratic credential — drably functional and frequently deeply pointless — but much of...
What Happens To The Washington Monument When It Gets Struck By Lightning?
A timely question, because that happened last Sunday night — as it does a couple of times every year or so. The bolt damaged...
Orlando Ballet Director Robert Hill Steps Down After 13 Years
"Through years marked by mold infestations, financial turmoil, leadership changes and homelessness, artistic director Robert Hill was the constant face of Orlando Ballet. …...
Maki Kaji, Who Brought Sudoku To The World, Dead At 69
"Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn't want to think too hard. … Sudoku championships have drawn some...
Great Tapestry Of Scotland Gets Its Own Gallery Space
Wait, Scotland has a historical chronicle done in needlework like the Bayeux Tapestry? Yes, but this one wasn't completed until eight years ago, and...
Children’s Book About Same-Sex Parents That Caused Row In Hungary Is Now In Russia
"(Weeks) after a Hungarian bookshop was fined for selling a children's story about … a child with same-sex parents, the same book has been...
Director Of Salt Lake City’s Largest Theatre Company Resigns After Lies On His Résumé...
Christopher Massimine came to the Pioneer Theatre in 2019 after seven years at National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, where he doubled the budget and oversaw...
Co-Founder Of Snopes Caught In Plagiarism Scandal
David Mikkelson and his then-wife started Snopes.com in 1994 in "a quest to debunk misinformation online." But a BuzzFeed investigation has found that he...
Thomas Quasthoff Is Singing Again — But Only Jazz
The acclaimed bass-baritone experimented with jazz (including one album) before he made a surprise retirement announcement in 2012. Now, at age 62, he says:...
Curtis Institute Lets Go Its Longtime Star Oboe Teacher
Richard Woodhams, who retired after 40 years as the Philadelphia Orchestra's principal oboist in 2018, was told by the music school that his teaching...
Another Glass Ceiling Breaks As Black Female Leaders Arrive At Dance Companies
Sarah Kaufman talks with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago artistic director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell; Dionne Figgins, Eliot Feld's successor at Ballet Tech; UNC School of the...
Deepfakes Are Now Being Used In Business Presentations
Some bigwigs at EY (formerly Ernst & Young) have started using AI-assisted videos of themselves to impress customers. One partner, for instance, used the...
Robber Steals A Monet, Then Drops It As He Tries To Escape
The thief grabbed Monet's The Voorzaan and Westerhem Island (1871) from the Zaans Museum, just north of Amsterdam, on Sunday morning. When a passerby...
R. Murray Schafer, Canada’s Leading 20th-Century Composer, Dead At 88
"(He) composed a large body of music in all genres — symphonic, chamber, opera, choral and oratorio — and was best known for his...
Hachette Will Pay $240 Million To Buy Leading Indie Publisher
No, they're not spending that kind of money for a literary press. Workman Publishing is the company behind the Page-a-Day calendars and the Brain...
New Zealand Goes Into Full Lockdown
After months with no restrictions and no locally transmitted cases of COVID, the appearance of one new patient has prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
Breakdancing In The Olympics: What Does It Mean, For Art And For Sport?
"In theory, ballet, or any performance art could be an Olympic event so long as it can be judged and scored. … But does...
Australian Ballet Cancels Rest Of Season In Melbourne
We'd hoped that stories like this were in the past, but, with the Delta variant spreading and vaccinations lagging in Australia, the company felt...
A Boom In Murals Brightens Buffalo
"In today's Buffalo, … many locals are now filled with a kind of confidence and optimism that defies population trends and poverty rates. That...
Exploring The Door-Closing Chimes Of The World’s Subway Systems
"Ted Green has been collecting … the telltale chimes — beeps, ding-dongs, jingles and arpeggios that warn riders around the world to stand clear."...
What Should Theatres Do When Actors Aren’t Vaccinated? And How Will They Know?
Last month in the Bay Area, rumors that the actors in a two-hander were performing unvaccinated in a 99-seat house led to the cancellation...
Trove Of Intact Late-19th-Century Opera Sets Discovered In Old Colorado Mining Town
The collection of flats and drops had been languishing in the attic of the Tabor Opera House in Leadville. The theater was built by...
All Over The World, More Governments Are Censoring More Books: Study
A "Freedom to Publish" report from the International Publishers Association covers hundreds of examples of censorship since the start of the COVID pandemic —...
The Old Flagship Barney’s Will Become A Department Store Of Art Galleries
The three guys who brought Maastricht's TEFAF to New York are turning the Madison Avenue building into Art House, which will host exhibitions and...
