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Executives' job descriptions are changing under their feet, requiring skills in handling not only a global health crisis but also issues of racial equity. " The New York Times
Amid mass demonstrations against structural racism spurred by George Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., activist-created book lists have been widely shared across social …
The fund comes amid backlash against entertainment companies that have shared messages of support for the Black Lives Matter movement on social media, without putting actions behind their wo…
Now, at most 450 people at one time are allowed in the Uffizi's many galleries, chock full of some of the art world's greatest masterpieces. " Washington Post
The absence of a tactile literary culture"one that happens in real time rather than on a screen"meant an uncomfortable cultural silence. And yet, during early morning walks through an empty …
"Short as it is, [Jamar Roberts's] video, Cooped, released last week, is one of the most powerful artistic responses yet to the Covid-19 crisis. And as that crisis changes shape, as the anxi…
A couple of architects are 3D printing using organic materials " a project to support coral reef restoration via protective clay 'coral seeding units', and a prototype cabin built from ceram…
"[She] first became known in Cambridge when she started selling her photos in a pushcart in Harvard Square. When police tried to chase her away, [her husband], a civil rights attorney, succe…
"I don't understand the point of asking people who were already posting non-stop about George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and protests and racism and police brutality and links to financial and…
What then can we expect of the contemporary artistic community by way of helping us digest this experience of physical confinement and anxiety? Some have already shared their creations durin…
"'I can't make my characters exist without interaction," [one novelist] says. 'While, for instance, I can edit out cheek kisses because this may no longer seem the norm, my characters need t…
"Without the availability of insurance policies to cover future COVID-19 risks, most production in Canada will not resume. A government-backstopped insurance program will provide confidence …
"Hoffman was one of the first book retailers to employ aggressive marketing techniques in the service of creating mass market bookselling. Despite occasional criticism from authors and publi…
"Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the c…
No, this isn't some Regieoper conceit. This performance will take place on an actual parking deck " the one at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where, starting next Friday (June 12), music director…
"Amanda Crowe, a museum employee who was laid off on March 30, filed a lawsuit in a county court against the institution and [ex-director Mark] Masuoka last week, alleging that she had been …
"Carol Murphy, whom [former director Mark] Masuoka fired in 2015 as director of external affairs, painted him as a boss who was 'quiet,' 'strange' and 'extremely introverted' yet also parano…
Due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and social distancing rules, the company is postponing everything through the end of the year that had been announced for its Stratford-upon-Avon head…
"The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theaters.…
Amanda Hess: "The mask is a public health device, but it has also revealed itself as a mask in the more traditional sense: a tool in a social ritual, a fetish object that signifies a person'…
The world's largest movie theater chain revealed that it expects its financial report for the first quarter of 2020, during which the COVID lockdowns began, to show a loss of up to $2.4 bill…
A scene from The Third Man, written by Graham Greene, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, and directed by Carol Reed:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related vi…
"It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself."
Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear
Continue reading Almanac: Graham Green…
I hear from nearly all corners of the arts sector that there is "no going back to normal" " that something fundamental needs to be redesigned in our systems to make them more equitable, heal…
The Chicago Lyric Opera plans to spend $23 million from its $173 million endowment this year, almost triple what it typically takes. It canceled its season in March, furloughed staff and cut…
