Art and Culture

Zadie SmithMargaret Busby’s Part of the Story: Writings from Half a Century is the record of one woman’s lifelong passion for the literature and life of Africa and its diaspora, wherever she finds it. A beautiful collection. The funniest…
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Arts Engines highlights the perspectives of the thought leaders and game-changers who are creating significant impact in the field of the arts. As the only arts show of its kind with an African-American host, it is produced in…
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This Week’s Highlights: Many stories this week about what creativity actually is and what it’s worth. Fast Company declared that we’ve entered “the imagination era,” where creativity is the currency (Fast Company);…
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Chad Smith: “I can see that it was an abrupt announcement externally. It didn’t represent abrupt decision-making, though. It was a very considered conversation that has been going on for some time. … Our intention was to have a joint…
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Renewal will make the Austrian conductor the longest-serving music director in the orchestra’s 131-year history. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced the extension of Manfred Honeck’s contract as music director through…
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Alex Curley | for E&P Magazine Last July, I predicted that up to 15% of public media stations were at risk of closing following the end of public media’s federal funding based on…
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Starting with the 1969 premiere of the “ABC Movie of the Week” anthology (remember “Brian’s Song”?) and continuing through 1970s “event” TV including movies “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “The Execution of Private Slovik”…
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The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) announced Friday that it has a $600 million fundraising campaign in the works. The goal is to support the institution’s long-term health—and it is nearly 80 percent of the way there. As it…
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Literary credibility in the age of AI.Did you know LARB is a reader-supported nonprofit?LARB publishes daily without a paywall as part of our mission to make rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature,…
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“The Washington National Opera (WNO) filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging that the Kennedy Center failed to return more than $17 million in donations made to the organization after its split from the venue earlier this year.” – The…
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