5,874 stories by "Artsjournal"
Not only was literature politicised: sometimes it seems that any cultural initiative had the secret services of the US or the USSR behind it. We find the Soviet Union was backing the Scienti…
You don't have to watch many of these movies to see the bad rap that cities get. Before our protagonist (usually a single woman) gets enchanted by twinkling lights and prop Christmas trees, …
Humor is about connection"shared references, shared emotions, shared perspectives. The best comedians both surprise and unite the audience. They create a moment. But moments keep coming. Ove…
With the proliferation of prestige TV, show developers have been seeking out playwrights for their ability to compose sophisticated dialogue, plot turns and character. Everyone from recent M…
As Hollywood continues to enjoy its ability to recast mega-stars as their younger selves, it has brought fears that younger and less experienced actors are being pushed out. At the same time…
Overreaction is crucial: the work must prompt commentators to proclaim the end of art, to evoke the cliché of the emperor's new clothes. " The Art Newspaper
This year, a huge chunk of total sales went to a handful of titles. The top 10 films at the domestic box office have accounted for 38% of ticket sales so far this year, according to data fir…
"You can never be comprehensive in some absolute way. So, in a way, we've gone in the opposite direction and decided we're not even going to attempt to do that. Instead, we are going to enga…
What are the essential pieces of culture you have to have? For Whelan, they include Stravinsky, MoMA, socks and Chanel No. 19. " The New York Times
Analysts claim it's not only possible to see who's blowing up now, but more importantly, who's going to be blowing up next. Chartmetric says it can shortlist which of the 1.7 million artists…
"Our friendly neighborhood book review aggregators put on our black hats and seek out the most deliciously virulent literary take-downs of the past twelve months. It's a ritual blood-letting…
"In television, film, literature, and other media over the past ten years, artists have presented information as though it is gospel, then reframed it in ways that force us to reconsider our…
While computer-generated suggestions aren't going away, companies are increasingly looking for other means to help viewers discover shows and movies they might otherwise have missed in a wor…
The Executive Director will be a dynamic and experienced professional with overall strategic, financial, and operational responsibility for the Festival's programs, staff, and execution of…
From Zadie Smith to Christian Marclay's clock to Beyonce and Clive James " the decade was a series of flashes. The New Yorker
"If you haven't been in a public library lately, you probably wouldn't recognize where you were if you entered one tomorrow. This is no longer, as I wrote early on, your mother's library. Th…
I have tried not to think too often about the long shadow that Paul Bowles casts over Tangier, but this year's commemorations have made it hard to avoid: the twentieth anniversary of Bowles'…
Classical music and opera are not an old wooded sailing ship about to break into pieces in a fierce storm. They are the thin, iridescent film of soap bubbles stretched and borne aloft by the…
The world of Hallmark often resembles a kind of rear-guard action in a culture war that the network's prime demographic is losing. The jobs, homes, community and security in the bleached pas…
Typically kids, adolescents and adults with autism take in information differently than their neurotypical peers. They can be easily overwhelmed by the senses, noises, visuals and smells. Th…
The last British owner of Penguin, Pearson, announced that it was selling its remaining stake in Penguin Random House, the book publishing joint venture it formed six years ago with Bertelsm…
While Clive James, a critic, writer and television broadcaster who left his native Australia to find fame in the U.K., received encomiums for the catholicity of his taste, the splendor of hi…
Leaving people's personal abilities to distinguish high sonic quality from low sonic quality out of this conversation, there is a virtually insurmountable issue with mass adoption of hi-res …
Raising profound, unsettling questions about slavery and the nation's past and present, as The 1619 Project does, is a praiseworthy and urgent public service. Nevertheless, we are dismayed a…
"If modesty sucks so bad, then why did I spend so much of my time thinking about it? Because, despite all the unsavoury accumulated baggage that modesty has acquired over the years, I think …
