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AI could easily compose a Vivaldi-like (Italian Baroque) piece that, if used as transitional music in a documentary or under dialogue and sound effects, would more than do the job. Could a l…
It cost $500 million. It's in the most expensive real estate development in America. But what it really is, says director Alex Poots, is a big experiment in trying to mix audiences that don'…
"It is now axiomatic that a locale of stunning natural beauty will quickly degrade into a morass of crowding once it is posted on the platform as a pristine image. The herd instinct kicks in…
Brian T. Allen argues that LACMA's new Zumthor makeover of its campus is just what the museum needs. "Donna Reed and Celeste Holm were attractive and workable. Lana Turner was fabulous. L.A.…
Judith Miller: "It is one thing to emphasize the darkness that lies beneath this iconic musical's cheery surface. It is another to turn what Rodgers and Hammerstein intended as a celebration…
Chris Richards: "I think they're tedious and samey and sedative, and when I'm feeling especially cranky, I consider them an enemy of music. Most podcasts are conversations for people to eave…
This surprising turn of events does not mean the end of Link Tax or censorship machines, but it does make an adoption of the copyright directive before the European elections in May less lik…
There's a solid history of such books " the Starr Report and the 9/11 Commission Report were bestsellers; the latter was a National Book Award Finalist." " CNN
Two of the most admired figures in classical music competitions are in charge: Yoheved Kaplinsky, chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York, is the competition's arti…
The Executive Director will champion visual arts educators and the value of visual arts and design education; lead a strategic vision that further strengthens NAEA, supports its members; and…
As part of his PhD research on theatre spectatorship at the University of Toronto, Scott Mealey interviews many audience members and says he's "shocked" by the level of anxiety many of them …
The two principals, Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro had been dismissed for sharing graphic text messages. An independent arbitrator determined that "while the company was justified in disc…
Using your smart speaker to play music is the top use for them. But making music choices useful has been a challenge. "Using voice to sift through and access music may be a relatively new id…
The point is, the act of reading is rarely a simple case of 'finish one, start another one'"it's an endless overlapping conversation between reader and page, an imprecise gumbo of genres and…
Churches damaged by earthquakes, buildings ravaged by fire. It's too dangerous for visitors to enter, or perhaps the site will be damaged by visits. Now a trove of 3D models has been put onl…
Even some writers writing science fiction get a bit cranky when you label is such… " The Guardian
They closed from neglect. Most were abandoned or turned into storefronts. Now, one-by-one they're being restored and reopened. It's quite grand. " BBC
Canadian museums have not done a good job including indigenous culture in their collections or on their walls. Now a new federal government initiative aims to make a review of museum policie…
Miami is a curious place, one of the world's most international cities. Everyone seems to be from someplace else. And in recent years that has translated into a lively theatre scene, with mo…
Organist organist Olivier Latry made the recording in January. This week he posted an update on the instrument on Facebook: "Despite all the damage in the Cathedral, the organ miraculously e…
On Tuesday, the appeals court restored a decision by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board preventing a Canadian auction house from shipping a painting by French artist Gustave …
Overall, the report finds total government expenditure in 2017 across the 28 EU member states was 38% higher in 2017 than in 2004 (using current prices), driven by the 11 post-communist coun…
"The Nobel committee seems not to recognise how collaborative science is today; their paradigm remains the lone genius, or a duet or troika at most. Year after year, they perform their arbit…
Christopher Goldscheider sued the London opera house, claiming damages for acoustic shock " a condition with symptoms including tinnitus, hyperacusis and dizziness " after being exposed to n…
The lack of diversity within artificial intelligence is pushing the field to a dangerous "tipping point," according to new research from the AI Now Institute. " Engadget
