Art and Culture

Musicians from the Opéra national de Paris have announced the creation of Philopéra, an independent symphony orchestra that will be run collectively by its own members, in what the ensemble describes as the first initiative of its…
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A story widely accused on social media of being written using AI has gone on to win the overall Commonwealth short story prize.Jamir Nazir’s story The Serpent in the Grove went viral after being named as a regional winner in mid-May,…
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For weeks, a tarp obscuring the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center has baffled observers, prompting speculation about the Washington, D.C., arts complex following the court-ordered removal of the president’s name. But recent court…
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Conservative groups are preparing to urge the Federal Communications Commission to revoke Disney’s broadcast television licenses, two representatives told POLITICO — a step that would build on agency Chair Brendan Carr’s already…
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In Los Angeles, scripted television had been the backbone of many soundstages, where a boom in series greenlights during the Streaming Wars era led to increased production. Then a spending pullback beginning in 2023 halted momentum and…
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A major fire has ripped through Belvoir St Theatre’s set building workshop in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. The building at 126-134 Victoria Road caught light on Monday afternoon and at one point, as many as 80 firefighters were…
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. PEN America Has Announced Its 2026 Emerging Voices and Mentors Looking at the fellows and mentors…
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A complex, sprawling legal case surrounding the late Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau took a new turn this week after an art expert testified that the painter’s children were active participants in a scheme that saw many…
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We often imagine Paris as a city of cafes, couture and impressionism. But some of its most dynamic cultural currents stem from the French-speaking Black diaspora.This week, I spoke to Achille Tenkiang, a Cameroonian-American culture…
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Rebecca Makkai pulls back the curtain on how judging for book awards actually works — idiosyncratic judges, no institutional input, winners that surprise even the heads of the prize organizations (Rebecca Makkai). The…
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