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"If there's one major cause for the spread of mass illiteracy, it's the fact that everybody can read and write."
Peter de Vries, The Tents of Wickedness
Continue reading Almanac: Peter de…
Under the rubric of "ubiquitous computing," "smart dust," and the "Internet of Things," computers are melting into the fabric of everyday life. Light bulbs, toasters, even toothbrushes are b…
Over the course of his career, Gershwin was praised and criticized in equal measure for his willingness to borrow and fuse musical elements from various cultural and ethnic realms. He regula…
The robots are watching over hotel housekeepers, telling them which room to clean and tracking how quickly they do it. They're managing software developers, monitoring their clicks and scrol…
The panel said it had worked for months to draw up a list of works that should never be moved from the Florentine gallery, and the portrait of Pope Leo X was one of them. The famed portrait …
There has also been unprecedented leadership turnover across the classical performing arts sector. "Furthermore, the pipeline for leadership is not there to meet the demands. Changing tastes…
"These libraries are offering an alternative form of resistance, opening up platforms traditionally reserved for committed activists to waves of first-time protesters " from high school stud…
In 1961, Fred Adams " then a theater professor with two years of experience at the College of Southern Utah (now SUU) " and Barbara Gaddie, his girlfriend (they married in 1963), were in a l…
"The classic story of Atticus Finch, a small-town lawyer who defends a black man in a racist town, was told under the championship flags of the New York Knicks (who have played their own tra…
"[He was a] million-selling adventure writer and real-life thrill-seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels. … In real life, Cussler … parti…
"On Tuesday, [he] apologized to women who had accused him of sexual harassment. … But on Thursday, as some of Europe's leading opera houses considered canceling future engagements, Mr. Dom…
When the director's latest film, An Officer and a Spy (about the Dreyfus Affair), was nominated for 12 César awards, many people in France and beyond were outraged and threatened a boycott,…
Featuring data and material from all 19 Smithsonian museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives and the National Zoo, the new digital depot encourages the public to not just view its…
"[A generation ago], it was widely assumed that a theater needed a single, visionary artistic director. … As the years went by, this model became so settled and essential that experienced …
Recommendations of the task force, created last spring to examine ways to staunch the BSO's losses, include obtaining an extra $5.5 million through 2026 from the state government, which last…
"Pop-up shows at Washington's two airports and an immersive display in a 12th-floor suite at the Hamilton Hotel offer the first glimpse of its future. The suffrage-themed displays represent …
"The experience of the product is bigger than the product itself," said Donald Chesnut, who became Mastercard Inc.'s first chief experience officer in 2019. "It's everything around it. How w…
"That's because what Robbins created wasn't just a series of dances, however peerless, but an overarching view of how, beyond anything else, movement could tell a story," writes Gia Kourlas.…
A new study published recently in the journal Geoarchaeology shows that there was more than political intrigue at play. A water reservoir critical for large-scale agriculture in the Koh Ker …
The continent had been resistant to the accusations of sexual harassment that ended Domingo's U.S. career, but following the AGMA report, Spain's Culture Ministry cancelled his invitation to…
"Barcelona's city council has refused to greenlight a planning application for an outpost of [St. Petersburg's] State Hermitage Museum. The council took issue with the site chosen for the pr…
The maestra will be 64 when she steps down at the end of August 2021 after a 14-year tenure. While she has reportedly been quietly frustrated by the orchestra's recent struggles, she will re…
"The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs."
G.K. Chesterton, Heretics
Continue reading Almanac: Chesterton on the artistic temperament at About Last Night.
The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) sparks the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting all its citizens to the joy of art.
Duluth Playhouse manages 3 stages and a School for the Performing Arts, presenting 21 productions offering over 300 artistic opportunities a year, with a blend of community talents and profe…
