Newton published his findings on the laws of motion in the 1687 book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. Now, by sheer accident, a rare first-edition copy of this groundbreaking b…
"With his tousled dark hair, roguish smile and boxer's physique, Mr. Whitman was a half-century staple of film and television, appearing in studio blockbusters and John Wayne epics as well a…
With so many countries on forced lockdowns to fight the spread of the virus, hundreds of millions working from home and even more children out of school, EU officials are concerned about the…
The charity Art UK, which lists every publicly owned oil painting on its online database and is in the process of adding every sculpture, has announced details of a new curation tool. It wil…
"The pandemic has clarified the dark bargain of our internet-connected devices: We look to them to protect our bodies and soothe our nerves, and in return, we hand over our minds." " The New…
Nintendo Online was unavailable for almost nine hours on Tuesday, preventing users from playing games such as Mario Kart 8 online or buying new titles on the console's online shop. Steam, a …
"Mobile County, the city of Mobile and the Alabama Historical Commission say work will begin 'immediately' on an Africatown Heritage House that will feature artifacts from the slave ship Clo…
"We have been forced to make the unthinkable decision to lay off the vast majority of you in the coming few days. Many people have spoken publicly demanding we pay our employees and extend h…
On an individual level, innumerable artists and bands have rearranged tours or scrapped them altogether. With streaming still offering low royalty rates for artists, most musicians rely on e…
"When you're on stage and projecting to an audience they are relating in various ways to what you are doing on stage. When I perform I'm always trying to invite them to respond in any way th…
The projections were included in a letter senior management sent to department heads on Wednesday. The museum has a three-phase plan that includes likely job losses, cutting operating costs,…
"IATSE reported Tuesday that the COVID-19-related production suspensions snd event cancellations have resulted in the loss of 120,000 jobs held by its 150,000 members. A large number of thos…
"The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world, instructed moderators to suppress posts created by users deemed too ugly, poor, or d…
"In a sign that American theaters are desperately worried about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, playwrights are reporting that they have been asked to return payments for productions…
"In a surprise announcement today, Macmillan abandoned its controversial embargo on new release e-books in libraries, effective this week. 'There are times in life when differences should be…
The film and TV industry worldwide has experienced a near-total cessation of activity, with thousands of largely freelance crew laid off at short notice with little or no financial compensat…
"We polled contributors from around the country to put together a very subjective and not at all comprehensive list." In addition to Best Dance Theater Work and Best Dance Film, there are su…
"Though Atlanta's … bustling professional theaters staged 187 productions last year, only 22 were by playwrights of color." Jesse Green went there to talk to black actors and directors, an…
"They need to rethink the Temple of Beauty branding they've coasted on from the start. They need to acknowledge the often conflicted relationship between aesthetics and ethics. They need to …
"The Glyndebourne Festival has announced that … instead of opening on May 21, 2020, it will instead open on July 14, 2020. As such, any performances scheduled prior to July 14 will be canc…
What are New Yorkers missing now that Broadway is closed? In this week's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, I consider what great art"theatrical and otherwise"does for us in times of tr…
"For the present, and so long as there are living witnesses of the great war of sections, there will be people who will not be consoled for the loss of a cause which they believed to be holy…
With my lens as an advocate for community engagement, I think of the many (many, many) people who have told me they just don't have time to devote to making connections with their communitie…
Last Wednesday, the Met invited me to the press preview for the 150th anniversary show Making the Met; Thursday, the museum announced it was closing. On Mar. 11, the Association of Art Museu…
It's not just Americans broadcasting their living spaces to the world in the hopes of finding digital company. In the midst of a pandemic, kids with smartphones and wireless access and unlim…