Tag: 04.26.21
The Enduring (And Contemporary) Art Of The Tartan
Far from being a dyed-in-the-wool slice of historic Caledonian kitsch, tartan design is very much alive and well in the 21st Century – as...
Ted Gioia On Finding Creative Success Outside The System
"For many of us in the creative economy, too much energy is spent on working the system. My response has been to operate in...
Police Bust Massive Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
Zachary Horwitz collected $690 million from investors for movie deals authorities say were fictitious. The HBO and Netflix contracts he used to convince Russell...
Oscars Ratings Plunge 58 Percent From Last Year’s Record Low
Among adults 18 to 49, the demographic that many advertisers pay a premium to reach, the Oscars suffered an even steeper 64 percent decline,...
How A 1967 Recording By The Who Predicted Where Pop Music Would End Up
The contradictory impulses about pop’s progress and possibilities at its heart make The Who Sell Out sound like a perfect snapshot of music at...
Workers Discover Two Hidden Frescoes In The Uffizi
According to the museum, an unknown person “protected” the Cosimo II artwork before it was plastered over. “Maybe this unknown savior wanted it to...
Former English National Ballet Principal On Trial For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Students
"Yat-Sen Chang, 49, has been charged with 12 counts of sexual assault and two counts of assault by penetration against a female aged 16...
Dallas Opera Launches Its Own Streaming Channel
“We view it as a second stage,” said Ian Derrer, the Dallas Opera’s general director and CEO. “And it has accessible on-ramps for many...
Is This Guy Really At The Center Of The Century’s Greatest Art-Forgery Scandal?
Over the past seven years, "this scandal — now known as 'the Ruffini affair' — has engulfed figures ranging from curators at the Louvre...
“Not The Civil Service”: Cameron Mackintosh Defends Cutting “Phantom” Orchestra In Half
"I've had a terrible year trying to keep on as many people as I can, but our job is to try to put a...
Does ‘The King And I’ Need To Be Decolonized? Yes (And It’s Largely Anna’s...
Not everything in Anna Leonowens's memoirs about her time at the Siamese court is a lie, but quite a lot is untrue, especially about...
Actors On One Of Germany’s Most Popular TV Shows Made Sarcastic Videos About The...
"A website called #allesdichtmachen ('close it all down') was launched on Thursday night, featuring 53 to-camera clips in which high-profile actors sarcastically boast...
Fired Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts Director Lands New Job In Paris
Last July, after a tenure that had been widely viewed (at least from outside) as a major success, Nathalie Bondil was dismissed from the...
Baltimore Symphony President To Depart, Ending Turbulent Tenure
"Peter Kjome capped a roller-coaster five years as president and CEO of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra" — a period that included a financial near-collapse,...
Italy Begins Reopening Theaters And Museums
"After six months of rotating on-again, off-again closures, restaurants, bars, museums and cinemas opened to the public in most of the country under a...
China Censors News Of Chloé Zhao’s Best Director Oscar Win
The Chinese government imposed a virtual news blackout, and censors moved to tamp down or scrub out discussion of the award on social media....
How TikTok Has Made “Vibe” A Multimedia Haiku
What a haiku is to language, a vibe is to sensory perception: a concise assemblage of image, sound, and movement. (#Aesthetic is sometimes used...
Anthony Hopkins Sure Didn’t Expect To Win, Either
The actor didn't appear on video for his Best Actor win, leaving the Oscars production with a big letdown of an ending. A Los...