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The site's editors wrote that the word "captures a sense of grappling with the survival " literally and figuratively " of our planet, our loved ones, our ways of life. … But, existential a…
While it may be the right time for a newer or smaller gallery to try to get into the bigger fairs like FIAC, Frieze and Art Basel, the costs can be almost prohibitive. " The New York Times
"In monumental biographies of Peter the Great (1672-1725), Catherine the Great (1729-96) and Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra, who were assassinated with their five children and others…
It strikes me as strange to mourn a format, particularly when the new format has made storytelling more accessible and widespread than ever before. Virtual reality transcends literacy, langu…
"Welcome to POB's annual 'concours de promotion,' or competitive promotional exam. In a company that employs 154 dancers, it is the only way to climb the ranks. Outsiders are often baffled b…
The number of casual ticket resellers appears to be on the rise, Fashion said, and it's his business to know. "It's pretty chill if you think about it: You get to get a ticket for 20 bucks a…
"The play's producers, Sonia Friedman Productions, declined to comment for this article, noting that the subject of Hermione's race had been discussed at length when the play opened in Londo…
"According to witnesses, the woman, whom [playwright Jeremy O.] Harris has nicknamed 'Talkback Tammy' on Twitter, stood up from her seat and loudly interrupted the Q&A just as it was fin…
"Hong Kong police deployed tear gas during a protest yesterday that took place close to the city's Museum of Art just one day after it reopened its doors to the public. The use of tear gas a…
"Author Kristoffer Leandoer said he was leaving because he had 'neither the patience nor the time' to wait for the committee to complete its reforms" called for after the scandal that led to…
From 2009: I spend a lot of time living out of a suitcase in my capacity as drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, for which I review theatrical performances all over America. Cross-cou…
"Rowdies are never revolutionaries, they are always reactionary. It is among the young that the greatest conformists and Philistines are found, e.g., the hippies with their group beards and …
"Sesame Street" was inclusive before anyone really knew what that meant, the first safe space. It is a friend to everyone, which has a lot to do with why it's the first TV show to receive Ke…
The Rise of Jordan Peterson is not a propaganda film. It's a film about propaganda. It's about the way facts have become helpless in the face of distortive framing. Whereas we once entrusted…
Dancers who are already stars in their field, like American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside, have had their photos liked, commented on, and reposted by…
The reconstruction of David Geffen Hall is finally about to happen " for real, this time. A new plan to transform the acoustically and aesthetically challenged auditorium into a more intimat…
Retired journalist John Richards, 96, started the Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 to make sure the "much-abused" punctuation mark was being used correctly. "We, and our many supporters…
Danville's method relies on new reading science. It has roots in an old way of teaching but is based on new cognitive neuroscience research that has revealed how brains process sounds and sy…
"After college, I actually wanted to be the mayor of Portland," Thomas Lauderdale recalls, "but working in the campaigns and political fundraising can be so dreary. And the music at those ra…
The stock photo business is highly competitive, with Getty and its rivals, such as Adobe and Shutterstock, steadily cutting prices to keep market share. Last month, for example, Getty announ…
Justin Davidson: The current scheme, a joint Philharmonic"Lincoln Center project, is relatively modest. The auditorium stays where it is but gets gutted and rebuilt (again). In 2022, the orc…
The Art Basel Miami Beach fair features 269 exhibiting galleries. Nearly two dozen satellite fairs have also sprouted around Miami. Add in pop-up shows, celebrity-studded product rollouts, a…
The collapse of the organization came quickly, just a few weeks after a group of former students accused longtime artistic director Burgess Clark of inappropriate behavior. The explosive all…
Boston Modern Orchestra Project commissioned the winning piece, A Thousand Mountains, a Million Streams, which premiered in 2018 in Boston's Jordan Hall with Gil Rose conducting. The annual,…
According to a new survey commissioned by Primephonic, 34% of the 1,000 Americans surveyed are interested in listening to classical music, but only 16% actually do so. Put another way, on…
