"Once the most highly coveted game developer " a hit-maker with the Midas touch " [Howard Scott Warshaw] had been immortalized as the man who created E.T., the 'worst' video game in history.…
"Expert players vary a lot in the number of practice hours they put in, and on average amount of practice can only account for about 30% of variation in performance quality, meaning that 70%…
"Mr. Clements wrote more than 80 children's books, including the text of picture books about a pampered Egyptian cat, an unbecoming fish, a Christmas in which Mrs. Claus stands in for Santa …
"Linnea Valdivia discusses the weight of reviews in theatre, the failure in arts journalism to approach queer stories with respect and empathy, how a critic should react if they misgender an…
"Clare Hennessy discusses the challenges of developing a play that sheds light on eating disorders " depicting them accurately, avoiding triggers " and offers suggestions for other writers i…
"A bonus for viewers as they sort through the competing options: More programming doesn't just mean more of the same. The decade has been marked by opportunities for diverse and candid voice…
"Art on gallery walls doesn't just materialize " the effort of displaying works is done through preparators. And a collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Joyce…
"Working primarily in the public realm, Bryony Roberts Studio is a collaborative practice focused on how cultures, histories, and systems of power and politics are represented or erased in s…
"This article reports on the impact of music education for students in a secondary school in Victoria, Australia. Socially inclusive practices were a focus of the study as the school has a h…
"Museums can be hostile places for disabled visitors, with buildings that are hard to navigate by wheelchair and exhibits presented with few concessions to those with sensory or cognitive im…
"Donors are often confused about the appropriate levels of social risk and reward they should target in their philanthropy. They tell us they should bring the same risk aversion to philanthr…
"Teaching middle school choral music in a culturally diverse middle school in Hawaii resulted in new knowledge about welcoming the challenges posed by diversity to the benefit of both studen…
"I'm a politically minded person and have spent a lot of time thinking about poverty and income inequality. The idea of tackling this subject matter in the context of a symphony orchestra, w…
"Black opera singers are now cast in a wide range of roles and great operas written by black composers have gained more recognition. Yet, Porgy and Bess has maintained its cultural status as…
"Currently Joachim is riding a wave of success for her album Fanm d'Ayiti (Women of Haiti), which The New York Times called 'an evening-length artistic exploration of matriarchy, drawing Hai…
"In the 70-minute chamber opera Mila, Hong Kong playwright Candace Chong Mui Ngam has come together with composer Eli Marshall to tell the story of a Filipina woman named Mila who has travel…
Isaac Butler: "Usually when a piece from the U.K. fails to resonate in the U.S. (or vice versa), we can chalk it up to intangible cultural differences between our two countries and their fam…
The Hermitage in St. Petersburg has just opened a branch in Omsk, the Pushkin in Moscow is setting up in Samara and Nizhny Novgorod, and both museums are making plans to open outposts in Yek…
"I think I'm at the top of my game. I'm not retiring, I'm not doing this because of health. And I love teaching and coaching." And, while he loves Chicago, he's moving to L.A. "First of all,…
"In recent weeks, hundreds of TV and film assistants … have begun to speak out about their experiences on the bottom rung of the industry, mounting a fight for better pay and fair treatmen…
"The Opéra de Paris's pension regime is one of the oldest in France, dating back to Louis XIV. It is costly as ballet dancers are allowed to retire at 42 and technical staff can leave with …
METdance, the city's largest company after Houston Ballet, was disbanded this past summer, having never recovered financially from 2017's Hurricane Harvey. Before the summer was over, Marlan…
Films such as Greta Gerwig's Little Women, Melina Matsoukas's Queen & Slim, Lulu Wang's The Farewell, Olivia Wilde's Booksmart, and Lorene Scafaria's Hustlers have been nearly shut out o…
Tenor Zach Finkelstein: "Below I'll show you four case studies demonstrating that the inability to continue in a performing career and support yourself financially has very little to do with…
"On Monday, in a small step to preserve this tradition, the House passed the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act, named after the legendary Tewa linguist. …