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The Romantic poet William Wordsworth wrote of 'the sensation of sublimity' as 'a comprehensive awe'. Psychologists refer to the sublime as an awe-like aesthetic emotion. Without the positive…
A quarter of freelance theatre workers have been unable to access emergency income of any kind and a third are considering leaving the industry, according to a survey of more than 8,000 part…
"As a general insurrection erupts against America's foundational inequities, and a British national identity propped up by fantasies of empire finally splinters, it isn't enough to lament th…
Asked about reports that ATG had attempted to acquire the theatre, a statement sent to The Stage from the Old Vic said ATG " which owns 32 venues in the UK " "did approach the Old Vic some w…
The idea was met with skepticism from numerous architects, conservationists, and academics, and polls showed that the majority of Parisians favored restoring Viollet-le-Duc's design. (The…
Publishers have long relied on conservative imprints to churn out money-making bestsellers, but in the Trump era, fissures have emerged between those imprints, right-wing stars, and congl…
Skeptics see ErdoÄŸan's decree as a last-ditch call to his nationalist base for support as his political star wanes among Turkey's youth. Even before his disastrous Covid-19 response threa…
"The West End is full of wonderful historic theatres, but they're now completely outmoded. People are four inches taller than when they were built, so the seats are too small, the sight line…
To hold public officials accountable, in other words, "intelligent men""all people, in fact"need reliable reporting about the activities of government and politicians. But these days, local …
The COVID-19 lockdown, which has caused overall unit sales to drop by 27 percent, places Canadian publishers under huge financial pressure. Indigo's continued delays in payment could push th…
In October 2018, Mark Royden, 47, went equipped with a claw hammer, gloves and safety goggles, tampered with a CCTV camera and set off a fire alarm to cause a distraction before smashing the…
"How did I learn to judge between one work and another? By looking and reading and looking and reading and looking. It is not a matter of mere subjectivity. You acquire the skill to transmit…
You may not think of architects as the problem-solvers we need now. But now that interacting with people in any enclosed space is fraught, they are who you need. Though we have been living i…
"What is wrong with the theatre fandom is the belief that objectively, some musicals are better than others, and that if you like a certain show, you aren't the right kind of theatre fan. Ga…
Suddenly, the profession was at a crossroads. Was this a time for quick, targeted, pragmatic responses to a built environment that no longer felt safe, or was this a revolutionary moment, a …
"It was a novelty for a week or two," said Catherine Keen. "But it was really tough on the kids. They were on their computers all day with their home classes. And then to have to come to an …
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) says it is immediately terminating the contract of director general and chief curator Nathalie Bondil following what it describes as "disturbing testi…
The exploding audio medium is forecast to generate nearly $1 billion in 2020 advertising revenue, with an expected growth rate of 14.7%, according to the fourth annual Interactive Advertisin…
Newark's artists have applied their imagination to both cope with the time and seize its possibilities. Many have been documenting public and personal lives, and some have contributed their …
The Banff Centre shut down suddenly as the COVID crisis began and has canceled most of its residencies and programs. Much of the growth of the Banff Centre in recent decades has come through…
This week, in an operating theatre at the government's science facility at Porton Down, a small group of guinea-pig choral singers, some professional and some amateur, are taking part in exp…
The black Seattle blues singer has been in talks with the band [formerly known as Lady Antebellum] for weeks about using the name, maintaining that she doesn't want to share the Lady A brand…
COVID-19, unfortunately, has given the nation pause, but for LACMA it may be a blessing, a reason to apply the brakes: the pandemic has opened up time, offering the museum board, the LA Coun…
For the first time, anti-Olympics activists from around the globe are now joining to stand against the Games. Their slogan is "No Olympics anywhere," and after 200 of them met last summer in…
Some social media users took aim at the cheery "Welcome Back" videos Disney put out ahead of its world resort's reopening. Remixing the park footage with eerie music, including the opening t…
