“That’s not just because President Donald Trump has repeatedly weaponized the phrase of the title against his own critics. … It’s also because the 1882 play … seems to express the micro and macro ethical dilemmas that have...
Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts at the Kennedy Center after President Trump became chairman and its longtime leaders were fired.
Roan gets respect and true appreciation for her artistry and gumption but is far too green and too uninformed to be the agent of change she aspires to be today. – The Hollywood Reporter
Like its 2020 predecessor, the new order has little to do with classical architecture in any meaningful way—which itself has been decontextualized from its ideologies, aesthetics, spatial origins, and material conditions and flattened...
According to Leah Koch, just two things make a romance novel: a central love story and a happy ending. “A criticism I hear a lot is, ‘Well, how is that interesting?’ The whole point to me is how we get from point A to point B,” she...
“‘The bloom is off the rose of rom-coms,’ says Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. ‘There was a period in which they couldn’t miss. But then there were a number that were absolutely awful, and...
The new N.E.A. rules require applicants to agree not to operate diversity programs “that violate any applicable federal anti-discrimination laws” and call on grant applicants to pledge not to use federal funds to “promote gender ideology.”
“The data shows a shift in cognitive effort as knowledge workers increasingly move from task execution to oversight when using GenAI,” the researchers wrote. “Surprisingly, while AI can improve efficiency, it may also reduce critical...
In the complaint, Thomson Reuters claimed the AI firm reproduced materials from its legal research firm Westlaw. Today, a judge ruled in Thomson Reuters’ favor, finding that the company’s copyright was indeed infringed by Ross...
“The findings reveal an overwhelming dominance of male choreographers, particularly in the Largest 50 ballet companies, despite some growth in opportunities for female choreographers in mid-sized and smaller companies.”...
“The City Council voted 8-2 on Monday to become part of a new governance system for distributing millions in arts grants that will also include Mecklenburg County, the Foundation for the Carolinas and the group formerly known as...
Photo: Wacom Wacom's Intuos Pro drawing tablets are a staple for many creatives, but they haven't had much of a design refresh for over a decade. The last model was even getting a bit long in the tooth, as it was released in 2017. That's...
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Weighty player choices give the fantasy role-playing game Avowed an impressive central narrative. But simplistic combat and rote side quests keep it from excellence.
In 1971, Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was whitewashed. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support...
My dad, Dave Tomlin, who has died aged 90, was a musician, writer and figure of the British counterculture underground from the 1960s. In 1976, he was one of those who took over the unoccupied former Cambodian embassy in London and...
“Musk commented on a social media post by U.S. Special Envoy Richard Grenell, … who said the radio networks are ‘state-owned media’ and ‘are a relic of the past.’ ‘Yes, shut them down,’...
The designer and coder joined us at New York’s nicer Tuesdays in November for a Q&A with our US editor-at-large Elizabeth Goodspeed, giving us an insight into her time at Pentagram as well as how she founded her own design and...
A beautifully crafted exploration of food, craft, and culture, Companion is a new biannual magazine from Gail’s that tells the stories that shape what we eat.
Heathcote was always prescient. But it is still astonishing to realize how relevant — and resonant — his dissident voice remains more than a dozen years after he recorded "The United States of Porn."
This watch is an example of of anti-theft pocket watch designs from the Victorian Era. Antique watch expert Dan Coatsworth explains that watches were so expensive at the time and so easy to steal that the spring-loaded spikes remain in...
KUSC in Los Angeles and KDFC in California, both owned (as of 2011) by the University of Southern California, are merging their organizations into a single entity called Classical California with a single programming feed. Current on-air...
Berlin: The opening night film of the festival will use ethical AI company Flawless's visual translation technology TrueSync for an especially seamless dub.
“A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over insurance payments for five artworks destroyed in a 2022 house fire in west Michigan, among them three paintings by the French impressionist Claude Monet collectively worth more than...