Art and Culture

Most people slow down in their elder years, but Idanna Abignente decided to climb a pole instead. At 82, she has earned the title of the world’s oldest competitive pole dancer, according to Italy’s FQ Magazine — and is not…
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There’s a throwaway line in 2012’s The Avengers, after a character’s death, when his partner is alluded to. “There was a cellist, I think,” muses Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark. It’s a spot of pathos amid the punch-ups – but also rather…
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Nearly all monumental architecture is expected to convey some set of values greater than its stated purpose. This is especially true of stadiums with their straightforward program – a pitch for a game to be played and seating from which…
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A theft at Netflix‘s Los Angeles office of an unreleased film has sparked a lawsuit from makers of the movie, titled Fortitude. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in California federal court, writer-producer Simon Afram and his…
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Kumamoto Castle, built in 1607 on the island of Kyushu, is considered one of Japan’s three great surviving castles. A portion of its moat wall collapsed following Tuesday’s 7.1 earthquake. In 2016, a different portion of the wall came…
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What with all the complaints Trump has about the Smithsonian’s “bias,” the State Department has decided to “make visual arts great” (their phrase) with the exhibition “Passport to Patriotism: 250 Years of Diplomacy.” No historians…
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Vinita Prabhakar, until recently an adjunct professor at South Florida State College, had used Moshfegh’s “Bettering Myself” in an introductory reading-and-writing course there without incident since 2023. But someone complained about…
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Staff at the V&A’s Storehouse site in east London have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over what they say are inadequate toilet and hydration breaks.They will join staff across V&A sites in London who on Wednesday…
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There are more than 35,000 active museums in the United States, according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Narrow the aperture to New York State and there are over 600 institutions; in New York…
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Equity’s West End indicative ballot announcement, © Mark Thomas West End performers and stage managers have voted to accept a new agreement, previously reported here, that includes increased pay and supports better…
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