Art and Culture

The gutting of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025 has had catastrophic consequences, including in South Sudan where amid ongoing war, an estimated 33 million people require humanitarian…
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“The main studio of the École des Sables (in) Senegal defies every convention of what a professional dance space should be. It has no sprung floor, no mirrored walls, … no walls at all. The dancers work outdoors, under a large,…
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The maverick composer reflects on the relationship between his unconventional music and the rugged landscapes he calls home…
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Using AI tools and a pseudonym, unknown culprits are now profiting from my work and that of my colleagues. Worse, they are limiting what we can write about in the future. What publisher wants to publish a second book on an…
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“In getting to its exalted place, the book had to navigate a tricky set of rapids. Though it sailed through them, a question lingers. … Would a book like this, with its regional setting and its male and outdoorsy focus, face…
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Gallagher’s profane monologue went viral on account of its absurdity—four people on payroll to brew a single cup of tea? But the rocker’s screed contained a truth, one that has substantially shaped the contemporary ticket-buying…
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The latest in the Trumpite series of proposed oversized buildings—the previous one being a ballroom where the East Wing of the White House once stood, a project that a federal judge temporarily halted last Thursday, until an appeals…
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UPDATED: The FCC has launched a new inquiry into the TV ratings system, including whether issues of gender identity are being included in children’s programming without flagging that content to parents. The proceeding announced…
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My play The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York was just premiered (as a work-in-progress) at the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor. It’s my good fortune to be working with a terrific actress and director: Esther van Zyl and Jack…
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Back in 2018, Brazilian philanthropist Olga Rabinovich sat her team down and gave them a mission: to find the most effective way to nurture a cause in dire need of effective financial support in her home country. After a year of…
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