Tag: 03.20.21
3,000-Year-Old Gold, Silk, Jade Discovered In China Could Rewrite History
"The treasures unearthed at the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan, belonged to a highly-developed civilisation that may have lasted for thousands of years but...
Berlin Does Series Of Dry Runs For Reopening Performance Venues
"The pilot project, backed by Berlin Culture Senator Klaus Lederer, includes a series of nine events, held at seven different venues, including theaters, opera...
How Libraries Are Leading The Way On Digital Equity
As libraries continue to examine their role in digital life, they recognize that one of their critical and unique weapons is the hands-on, brains-on...
Clive Gillinson Talks Leadership in a Digital World
The Executive & Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall shares the importance of the digital landscape and leadership teams. - Aaron Dworkin
Palm Spring Giant “Marilyn” Is A Step Back
The Palms Springs Art Museum, a low-slung building designed by E. Stewart Williams in 1974, is emblematic of the Midcentury Modern architecture now synonymous...
Making The Argument For 1925 As A Literary Watershed
Don't just salivate over Ulysses, The Wasteland, and the soon-to-come centennial of 1922. Where would modernist English literature be without Great Gatsby? Mrs. Dalloway?...
What It’s Like Filming ‘The World’s Greatest Love Scene’ When You And Romeo Can’t...
Jessie Buckley is playing Juliet, and Josh O'Connor is playing Romeo, but there's no audience - and there's a huge audience. "When news first...
Selling Books With Some Tears On TikTok
TikTok might not be the place we think of immediately for book reviews - but a lot of bookbuyers - that is, young women...
Indoor Dance In New York Goes On Delay Once Again
The plan: Audacious, but careful. The space: The Park Avenue Armory, with an extremely limited audience. The issue: "The eagerly anticipated performances, which were...
Reading Books By Black Authors Isn’t Some Kind Of Magical Medicine White People Can...
And many Black authors resent the implication. Yaa Gyasi on her time touring the United States after her book Homegoing came out: "I was...
Composer Hannah Peel Goes Deep Into The Trees, And Neuroscience
Peel's star has been ascending, with work for TV and movies, and hosting a new, controversial BBC music show - and she managed, with...
Palm Springs Art Museum’s Executive Director Resigns Just Before Museum Reopens
Louis Grachos had a two-year stint, including a year of pandemic shutdown marred by controversy surrounding the museum's response to George Floyd's killing and...
Maryland’s State Song Has Been Booted By Lawmakers
The state legislature voted to scrap the state's official song. Why? "The pro-Confederate Civil War-era tune features lyrics that denigrate Abraham Lincoln as a 'tyrant' and...