Tag: 06.05.21
Another US Classical Radio Station To Leave The Air
Northeast Indiana Public Radio purchased the license for 94.1 FM in 2002 for $1.8 million and has been operating it since then as Classical...
Venice Cruise Ship Ban Ends — Ships Return To The Lagoon
Residents were caught by surprise on Thursday when a cruise liner sailed into the lagoon city for the first time since the pandemic began,...
As Italy Was Locked Down, Looting Of Ancient Roman Artifacts Went Up
"The looting of ancient art in Italy is … at least as old as the Roman empire, which not only contended with its own...
Howard Herring talks digital in the arts
The President and CEO of the New World Symphony discusses the impact of digital environments on our art and audiences. - Aaron Dworkin
Why Do We Take The Tyranny Of Time For Granted?
“For most people, the last class they had devoted to clocks and time was early in primary school,” Kevin Birth, a professor of anthropology...
Amsterdam Is Falling Apart
"Sinkholes are appearing in its small streets, and nearly half its 1,700 bridges are rickety and need repairs, frequently requiring trams to cross at...
The Cinque Gallery Gives Us Another Chapter Of Black Art History
Cinque, founded by Romare Bearden, Ernest Crichlow, and Norman Lewis in 1969, showed more than 450 artists of color during its 35-year existence. "The...
Author Naomi Wolf Spreads So Many Anti-Vaccine Myths That She’s Banned From Twitter
One might even call them all lies. "The author variously claimed that vaccines were a 'software platform that can receive uploads' and that 'the...
The Moomintrolls’ Essence Came From Tove Jansson’s Island
Author and illustrator Jansson found her dream island when she was in her '50s. "Klovharun in the Finnish archipelago is tiny – some 6,000...
Conductor And Soundmaker Yoshi Wada, Of Fluxus Art Collective, Has Died At 77
Wada wrote and performed music that "was characterized by dense, sustained sounds that could create mind-bending acoustic effects. He borrowed widely from different musical...
Publishing Is So Easy To Spoof
Or so says Zakiya Dalila Harris, the author of The Other Black Girl. The book is a combined thriller and social satire that was...
A Return To Movie Theatres, Or Not, Summer Watchlist
Choose your own adventure - couch or theatre? Crowded or distanced? Popcorn or not? (That's a trick question: Always get the popcorn.) - The...
Check Your Local Little Free Art Gallery If You’re In Need Of Visual Stimulation
One artist says little free art galleries stir "feelings of 'cute aggression,' a term that describes the way our minds cope with the onslaught...