The tiny California Symphony is 1/25th of the Pittsburgh Symphony. But the smaller orchestra has seen the size of its audience and its support explode in the past few years. The growth is ba…
Considered a giant in the museum field, Lonnie Bunch, 66, becomes the 14th secretary of the quasi-federal institution, responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget that supports 19 museums, …
What's particularly frustrating for international festival presenters is the idea of treating artists like immigrants and that they are not seen as the economic motors they are. After all, t…
Ark Encounter, which unveiled the 510-foot-long model in 2016, says that heavy rains in 2017 and 2018 caused a landslide on its access road, and its five insurance carriers refused to cov…
A study of nearly 7,000 older Americans found that, over a four-year period, people who felt their lives had meaning were less likely to die than their counterparts who lacked that convictio…
When people go on a digital cleanse, detoxing from the poison of too much screen time, one of the first things they do is bury themselves in a book " that is, one to have and to hold, to rem…
The off-Broadway theater company is celebrating its one millionth ticket sold through the initiative, and the company says its audience demographics speak to the program's success. Almost 60…
Libraries step in to fill gaps and offer help when normal channels are inaccessible. Pima County, Arizona, pays for a team of nurses to come to the library to help with medical questio…
In online forums, well-meaning parents agonize over what instrument to pick for a child, because she is too young to pick for herself and will fall irredeemably behind if she waits. But stud…
Alumni of the Obama administration say the symbolism of the Tubman decision is hugely significant. Dan Pfeiffer, Obama's White House communications director, told me last night: "It has a…
So what to make of Jeff's point that it's too early to judge the impact of the internet"what he calls a "connection machine""on democracy? It's an interesting position. Yes, he's right to co…
A year after Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Shoplifters" won the 2018 award, Alejandro G. Inarritu's jury gave this year's top prize to Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite," one of the most critically acclaimed …
The students were at the museum as a reward, but were subjected to racist comments and scrutinized by guards. " Washington Post
Never invited to be the part of Venice Biennale, undeterred, Banksy once again invited himself to showcase his work. Using the pop-up stand that typically sells tacky paintings and souvenirs…
Spanish architect David Romero, has been using advanced techniques of 3-D representation over the last few years to transform those visions into images so detailed they almost look like cont…
When it comes to fun activities done in public " having a drink in a bar, going to the opera " being alone becomes socially loaded. And it runs deep: entire Reddit forums are dedicated…
With the right hashtag, anyone can view thousands of potential destinations"and choose which to visit based on aesthetics alone. A single social-media post can expose lesser-known or isolate…
"He's extremely sure of what he believes in, so much so he doesn't need to push it on people. He's very open and non-dogmatic. His confidence about how good he is gives him a "fuck you" qual…
The frontal cortex is the most recently evolved part of the human brain. It's where the sensible mature stuff happens: long-term planning, executive function, impulse control, and emotional …
Anchored by the Eiffel Tower, the park will connect the Place du Trocadéro, the Palais de Chaillot, the Pont d'Iéna, the Champ-de-Mars, and the École Militaire. " Architectural Dig…
The new paper by Samsung's Moscow-based researchers shows that using only a single image of a person's face, a video can be generated of that face turning, speaking and making ordinary expre…
Sofar Sounds  puts on concerts in people's living rooms where fans pay $15 to $30 to sit silently on the floor and truly listen. Nearly 1 million guests have attended Sofar's more than…
In a world where customers determine what's relevant " not grantmakers, not executive directors, not board members, not staff members, and not artists " there is good…
"I was inspired by the news that Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, and subsequently saddened by the news that the Trump administration was walking back that plan. …
Showmanship likes to reveal itself as such and often in some sort of great theatrical caper. In contrast, this marketing approach " for obvious reasons " prefers to stay in the shad…