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Goethe genuinely advanced fields of scientific inquiry such as geology and colour theory; Nabokov is always said to have been an eminent entomologist. Leonardo da Vinci, naturally, is an obv…
The shift to an almost purely commodified art world surely begins with the rise of the art dealer as influential trend-setter and arbiter of taste from the 1870s onwards; it has reached its …
Understanding consciousness might be the greatest scientific challenge of our time. How can physical stuff, eg electrical impulses, explain mental stuff, eg dreams or the sense of self? Why …
"In a world where we are already confronting critical interconnected challenges: climate change, the refugee crisis, food scarcity, system collapse, etc. I think it is essential that we cont…
Nearly all the jobs in this supersector involve some form of in-person services rendered for gatherings of people " which, of course, became impossible to maintain when social distancing req…
"In The Long Haul" draws on the painful financial aftermath of the 2008 recession. The report concludes that nonprofits can expect attendance, subscriptions, working capital and corporate gi…
"If 'Tenet' doesn't come out or doesn't succeed, every other company goes home," said a marketing executive from a rival studio who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not …
City of Philadelphia political leaders must recognize that arts, culture and the creative economy are a critical part of the City's economy and quality of life and it is a "must have" functi…
Turns out, no. But here are several reasons to reread, including missing your favorite characters: "I miss the them"miss their superegos, their relatable pride, their all-too-human folly. I …
It's not "strictly legal" to be out during lockdown (though it's not strictly illegal either), so most of the artists will only speak anonymously. "One of those behind some of the most strik…
A new episode of Three on the Aisle, the twice-monthly podcast in which Peter Marks, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and I talk about theater in America, is now available on line for listening …
Actor Leslie Jordan is just fine with all of the attention to his "pillow talk" tales of working with more famous " and often much more highly paid " actors and performers. "What was interes…
It's not as if the 8th graders will get another chance. The Olympics were postponed; the Spelling Bee was canceled. They have been working much of their entire (short) lives for this. Despit…
What's special about midsize groups? The perfect storm: "these organizations have greater overhead costs than small groups and fewer deep-pocketed donors than large organizations, [so] they …
At least for magicians. For instance, one new show, "with a stringent ticket allocation " only 25 Zoom logins per performance " felt more like pre-isolation theater than anything I have enco…
Yes, this is real. The cherry tomatoes get snipped once a week, and a hundred pounds at a time are donated to City Harvest. "They were written about in the Southeast Produce Weekly, which…
One illegal downloader: "Just streaming is not enough, I mean, people want to watch those fresh, hot films that are just not on streaming." " BBC
Some directors say they're not truly created for stressful times. "Calling an endowment a 'rainy day fund' is 'grossly inaccurate,' said Brent Benjamin, Saint Louis Art Museum director and A…
Basically, it's tough to plan for anything. "What does our season look like if we start in January of 202? What if there is no theatre for a full season? … What if the government says thea…
The masked audience members lined up, 6 feet apart, at the concession stand. People were grilling. There was at least one birthday party going on. Then the movies began " and then the storms…
Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always was never tipped to be a blockbuster. Her heavily realistic, light on the swelling music movie of two young women in search of at least temporar…
A computer playing the Goldberg Variations backwards sounds, yes, like a counter-counterpoint, but "at the same time, it sounds eerily familiar, starting with the upside-down Aria " the them…
No one " certainly not the federal government " will be saving the arts, it appears. And that's horrible. Also, it's time for all kinds of thinking. "How about we make possible something I h…
Vladimir Horowitz plays Scriabin's D-Sharp Minor Etude, Op. 8, No. 12, at Carnegie Hall in 1968. The video is from a concert telecast by CBS. The audio has been synchronized from a high-qual…
"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never"in nothing, great or small, large or petty"never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense."
Winston Churchill, speech,…
