Art and Culture

In 1953, the philosopher Isaiah Berlin took a fragment of ancient Greek poetry and used it to divide the world into two kinds of thinkers: “The Fox knows many things, but the Hedgehog knows one big thing.” Architecture is a Fox’s…
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Trish Santini — who, as executive director, oversaw the construction, opening, and programming of the Barry Diller-funded Little Island just off the shore of Manhattan — will have the title of co-CEO at the Old Globe, working alongside…
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By Moto Perpetuo Staff Marc Minkowski has been appointed as the next artistic director of Boston Baroque, marking a significant transition for the oldest period-instrument orchestra in North America. Minkowski will succeed the…
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A new report from the Book Manufacturers’ Institute on the state of the book industry predicts that printing is on the cusp of potential major changes.“Despite the uncertain economy and geopolitical tension, 2026 is poised to be a…
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Equity’s new Pay Up! campaign An email landing in news desk inboxes this afternoon from the performing arts and entertainment trade union Equity warned of a “summer of disruption” due to industrial action. The reason?…
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Dataland, the world’s first A.I. art museum, is set to open on June 20 after more than two-and-a-half-years of planning and construction. The Los Angeles institution has been founded by the…
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These different notions of truth shape everyday discourse as well as philosophical debate. They might help explain why some arguments feel pointless, why political debates circle endlessly, and why certain disagreements never quite meet…
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Adelaide writers’ week was sacrificed to save the 2026 Adelaide festival, an event that ploughs more than $60m into South Australia’s economy each year, documents show.After the 8 January announcement by the Adelaide festival board that…
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OpenAI officially discontinued its video generation tool, Sora, on April 26, 2026. I’m a computer scientist who’s been developing AI tools and studying their evolution and adoption for the past decade, and I wasn’t surprised by…
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