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Melodies Of Hit Pop Songs Have Become Much Less Complex Over Past 50 Years:...
"(Researchers) studied songs placed in the top five of the US Billboard year-end singles music chart each year between 1950 and 2022. … The...
Titian Painting Discovered In A Plastic Bag Sells For $22.3 Million
The Venetian master's Rest On The Flight Into Egypt (1510) was looted by Napoleon's soldiers in 1809 and returned at bayonet-point after Waterloo; it...
New British Government’s Designated Culture Secretary Lost Her Seat In Parliament
"Incoming UK prime minister Keir Starmer will need to appoint a new secretary of state for culture, media and sport (CMS) after shadow culture...
What Britain’s Arts And Culture Sector Expects From The New Labour Government
As UK Equity summed it up, "We’ll be pressing ... for UK arts funding to reach the European average, ... to make Universal Credit...
Vandal Beheads Sculpture of Virgin Mary Giving Birth To Jesus
"The Catholic diocese of Linz (in Austria) said in a statement that the Virgin Mary’s head was sawed off early Monday morning in an...
London Museums Should Charge Foreign Tourists Admission Fees, Says Former Director Of British Museum
Mark Jones, who stepped in as interim director last summer amid the stolen-items crisis, says that admission should remain free for under-25s and UK...
The Extraordinary Female Composer Whose 1835 Opera Has Been Rescued From Oblivion
Will Crutchfield: "(Carolina) Uccelli was indeed extraordinary, and so is the single surviving opera" — Anna di Resburgo — "by which we can assess...
Dance Company Accuses Louvre Of Stealing Its Idea For Museum Workout
"This spring, art lovers in Paris had the rare chance to participate in an early morning workout at the Louvre, enjoying yoga and dance...
Right-Wingers Are Banning Books From Schools In Brazil, Too
"Works targeted for banning typically involve race, gender and the LGBTQ+ communities. … Although scattered through different states and cities, the cases have a...
Accused Attacker Of Salman Rushdie Rejects Plea Deal
"Hadi Matar was charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault in connection with the attack. He has pleaded not guilty. … The deal required...
The 2023 Cultural Infrastructure Index: Seven Takeaways
"The findings … will likely surprise no one as they reflect the 'mixed picture' of the broader economic outlook. So, while there are many...
It Seems The Paramount/Skydance Merger Is On Again (For Now)
"In a holiday week shocker, Skydance Media and Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. have quietly renewed acquisition talks and have reached a tentative agreement...
Producer Garth Drabinsky’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Actors’ Equity Is Thrown Out
"The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the producer could not continue with his $50 million lawsuit alleging that the...
Screenwriter Robert Towne, 89, Oscar-Winner For “Chinatown”
He was also an Oscar nominee for Shampoo (starring Warren Beatty), The Last Detail, and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, and he both wrote...
How Do You Translate The 16th Century’s Bestselling Book, A Rhymed Italian Epic, Into...
Steven Monte talks about Ariosto's Orlando furioso, finding an equivalent to the original's eight-liner rhyme scheme in relatively rhyme-poor English, and the episode he...
The Non-Disclosure Agreement Has Become The Defining Legal Document Of American Life Today
"Gradually, then all at once, the NDA became enmeshed in every part of our lives. … No one can say how many are signed...
The Science And Art Of Dad Dancing
"While scientific studies have confirmed that older men do indeed dance differently to their younger counterparts – and this may have evolved as a...
The Dogs Go To The Philadelphia Orchestra
"They came, they listened, and barely a bark was heard — something that can usually go safely unremarked at a Philadelphia Orchestra concert. But...
Mysterious Individual In Spain Pays Off Back Taxes With Artworks By Goya
"Someone with a very powerful estate ... has settled a tax debt worth millions of euros, … partly by donating more than 200 engravings...
NPR’s “The Thistle And Shamrock” To End After 41 Years
Said producer/host Fiona Ritchie in a note to listeners, "When I’m asked what I like least about my work, there’s only ever been one...
Two Prominent French Filmmakers Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges
"Directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon have been taken into police custody for questioning on accusations of sexual assault made against them by actress...
New Jersey Withdraws All Funding For Pompidou Center’s Planned Jersey City Outpost
The state had allocated almost $58 million in funding toward Centre Pompidou x Jersey City, which was originally expected to open late this year...
Novelist Ismail Kadare Dead At 88
Albania's most famous author both domestically and abroad, Kadare won numerous awards (including the very first International Booker Prize) and was a perennial candidate...
Ian McKellen Withdraws From Falstaff Tour
Two weeks after the 85-year-old actor fell from the stage during a London performance of Player Kings, an abridged version of Shakespeare's Henry IV...
Minnesota Orchestra’s CEO Moves (Back) To Dallas Symphony
"Michelle Miller Burns, who has led Minnesota's largest performing arts organization since 2018, will take charge of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she had...