"In fact, while his novels and stories may have won him global renown, journalism was his first calling. Not only was it foundational to his development as a writer, but it also remained int…
"Some community leaders … wonder why a city with such a fierce appetite for new parks, public spaces, museums and theaters has not invested in a major facility that acknowledges their sign…
The New Year seems to be a good time to try to set down some of my basic thoughts about the need for and the path to effective community engagement. As often happens on this blog, this is a …
As I watched Dolemite Is My Name on Netflix the other day, I realized that I never anticipated living to see the end of movies as a public and collective viewing experience. Yet it's well on…
"Perel, a famed Belgian cross-cultural psychologist and educator who has written numerous books and given countless talks on the subject of relationships and sexuality, conducts these sessio…
"Any man who's ever killed a chicken knows that it's best not to look it in the eye. [With his Sportsman's Notebook, Ivan] Turgenev forced his fellow landowners to do that, look the serfs in…
"Eric Wirth, vice president of the Guild of French Architects, … forcefully argued that wood " rather than concrete, material, or other materials that have been suggested " was the most ec…
Says the former master builder (i.e., chief preservation officer) of Cologne Cathedral, "The risk of further collapse is quite realistic. The vault is unlikely to collapse as a whole, but mo…
"In an announcement made on Tuesday, the French culture minister Franck Riester said the project was 'conceived and wanted' by Georges Wolinski " one of five caricaturists killed in the 2015…
"French-born Nederlands Dans Theater alumnus Medhi Walerski has been named the troupe's artistic director, starting officially in July 2020. … [He] replaces longtime artistic director Emil…
Along with his classmate MiloÅ¡ Forman, Passer was one of the key figures of the Czech New Wave in the 1960s, and after the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviets, the two escaped …
According to the Broadway League's annual Demographics of the Broadway Audience report for 2018-19, admissions for the season hit an all-time high of 14.8 million, with attendees from outsid…
A statement signed by hundreds of current and former employees says that "the reporting in the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer seems to barely scratch the surface of the abuses …
Just one business day after articles were published detailing accusations that he propositioned and even dated subordinates in Erie and in his previous post at the Philadelphia Museum of Art…
Here's a detailed look at a project by the Museo del Violino in the Italian city of Cremona (the Stradivari family's hometown and to this day a center of instrument-making) to digitally reco…
Here's an item purloined (with his permission) from bassist Bill Crow's column "The Band Room" in Allegro, the publication of New York Local 802 of the American Federation Of Musicians. " Do…
"Theatre artist Michael Cotey was in rehearsal at the Goodman Theatre when the news of the devastating Parkland shooting broke. 'I started thinking about ways theatre artists could respond t…
"Community music has a growing programme of scholarship and international projects. As a musical practice that emphasises people, participation, places, inclusivity, and diversity, those tha…
"These are the works of Mario Moore, a 32-year-old Detroit-born artist who recently painted a series of portraits honoring the African American service workers on the Princeton campus, where…
"Reconciling one's dance and racial identities can be a complicated, emotional process, especially since the dance world is so slow to embrace change. But as the overdue push for diversity i…
"Teachers in a wide variety of venues, including university professors, who seek a multicultural-intercultural-global array of songs, instrumental pieces, dance, and listening selections are…
"Jecorey Arthur uses his extensive knowledge of music to educate kids, entertain people of all ages, and give back to his community. He performs and records his own music under the name 1200…
"In the Arts, we've created new avenues for securing long-term, affordable spaces for arts and cultural organizations. We're also collaborating with grantees to find alternative organization…
"Researchers at Indiana University have been digitally preserving recordings of Native American songs made on fragile wax cylinders more than 100 years ago." " YES! Magazine
Herbert Sigüenza, a founding member of the Chicano sketch company Culture Clash and playwright-in-residence at San Diego Rep (which premiered his latest script, Bad Hombres/Good Wives) talk…