Esino Lario wasn't even struggling " it had attracted resources through events and volunteering schemes, and its population of 745 had dropped only slightly since the turn of the century. " …
It's an alluring fantasy " you've found art that is possibly worth a lot of money. But The stories of authenticity quickly unravel in today's internet-connected world. " Washington Post
There is not a definitive reason why famous people and media lose their popularity. One theory is that as new content arrives, it simply pushes out older material. Another possible contribut…
Director Martin Scorsese thinks so. When you remove wrinkles and smooth out eyes, aren't you losing crucial expressive elements of an actor's performance? " The Guardian
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos spoke out on Tuesday. Then Disney CEO Bob Iger was asked about the situation on Wednesday. Disney will find it "very difficult" to film in Ge…
 iTunes had a good run, there's no denying it. But it's time for the world to move on. If Apple actually moves forward with its rumored iTunes plans, life could be significantly easier fo…
The finding by a team of Italian researchers is not necessarily that the crush of hashtags, likes and retweets destroys brain cells; that's a question for neuroscientists, they said. Rather,…
"What separates Schjeldahl is the tangible sense in nearly every piece in this book " say 85 of the 100 " that something existential is at stake as he writes. The same sensation is present i…
It is perhaps this apparent contradiction, between "fiction" and "facts strictly real", which can seem baffling. Is autofiction fiction, or non-fiction? Autobiography, or novel? There is no …
Dubbed "The Persistence of Chaos," the Samsung NC10 contains six viruses that have caused an estimated $95 billion in damages. Despite what you might think, it's not meant to be a tool…
According to research by Music Week, it took an average of 5.34 people to write last year's Top 100 biggest singles. That's up from 4.84 in 2017, and 4.53 the year before. So what's going…
"What's the difference between something that's not art because it's not good enough, and something that's not art because it's the wrong sort of thing? Let's start there." " 3 Quarks …
"Most organizations probably would have went under and failed," the drummer Adonis Rose, a charter member of the orchestra who took over as artistic director after the scandal broke, said in…
What, then, can we make of the anomaly that the elite liberals arts education so coveted today by the rich or those seeking to get rich consists largely of diatribes against the rich? " Wash…
Think of him as a modern-day Gilbert and Sullivan, or the millennial version of the piano-playing Mark Russell or Tom Lehrer " the key difference being that his get-it-out-fast production ma…
"The booksellers association again gained membership, rising from 1,835 individual companies (all but a handful independently owned stores) a year ago to 1,887, an increase of more than 20 p…
Attendance hit 14.77 million while ticket sales topped off at $1.83 billion in grosses, according the Broadway League, the national trade association tied to the Great White Way. That's a 7.…
"Two centuries of calumny have created sympathy for the musical devil: I found Salieri's grave festooned with bouquets. These were evidence that the man and his music are enjoying a modest c…
"Whether we look at political, economic or military capital, one thing is clear. Heritage is a top-down idea " it is defined and used by the most powerful members of society, rather than by …
What does it mean to "revitalize" something that we had a hand in extinguishing? Bunker Hill was a vital neighborhood that was dismembered by city, state and federal policies, then reassembl…
Scott Cantrell: "Thirty years later, week after week, I still marvel at the acoustics of my favorite modern symphony hall " maybe my favorite of any age. The sound seems a physical, tactile …
A.I.M (formerly Abraham in Motion) seeks a dynamic Executive Director to partner with Artistic Director, Kyle Abraham, and the Board during an exciting period of growth and productivity. HIS…
"No matter the establishment " cafe, trattoria, dive bar, coffeehouse, doughnut shop, pharmacy, even " those who make themselves permanent fixtures almost all say the same thing about what m…
"For five years and counting " the latest lawsuit came Friday " the artist's family, friends and associates have been trading lurid courtroom allegations of kidnapping, hired goons, attempte…
On one hand, passion for one's work can lead to greater satisfaction. But the researchers' new paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, "Understanding Contemporary Forms…