Art and Culture

“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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From Diane Keaton’s bowler hats and polka dot scarfs, to Gene Hackman’s used paint brushes, to Terence Stamp’s love letters from Jean Shrimpton and even Matthew Perry’s black leather wallet (his credit cards and AAA membership card still…
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Update, June 11, 2026: Google has provided us with a statement on the ruling. The company says its AI overviews are designed to "reflect" information that already exists on the web. "We invest deeply in the quality of AI Overviews to…
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On a Saturday afternoon in late May, Carlos Menchaca and Angelina Ramirez moved around a dance studio at the University of Akron’s Guzzeta Hall. The longtime friends performed a work-in-process showing of their latest…
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The critic Henry Krehbiel notoriously called Gustav Mahler’s New York career a failure, undone by “foolishness and naivete.” Most accounts of Mahler’s life take issue with this opinion, or refuse to take it seriously. But Krehbiel…
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Good Morning, David Hockney died at 88 (AP), and the argument that ran through his seventy-year career is one we’re still having: a new tool — the Polaroid, the fax machine, the iPad — is an invitation, not a threat. He…
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David Hockney’s departure has drawn obituaries from across the art world and the popular press, which is testimony to his eminence whether his paintings and drawings are considered a simple pleasure to look at or regressive to…
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Our long international nightmare is over: Spotify has quietly restored the original 2D app icon for the iPhone after about a month-long takeover by a disco-ball-ified version of the logo, which many users had expressed a…
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On May 14, almost exactly 43 years later, Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean was No. 1 again, prancing to the top of Spotify’s global chart following the release of the biopic “Michael.” – The Wall Street Journal Source link
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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.No event at the Kennedy Center in recent…
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