Art and Culture

A row over pay has broken out at the V&A before the opening of its newest site , with thousands of people calling for it to become a living wage employer.On Saturday, V&A East will open its doors in Stratford, east London,…
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Good Morning, America turns 250 in under three months, and the mood isn’t fireworks, it’s unease. The New York Times finds historians scrambling to meet the public’s “hunger for meaning” as the…
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Claims have been filed for 91% of the more than 480,000 ‌works covered by the settlement, according to a court filing, opens new tab in the case on Thursday. – Reuters Source link
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“A wave of leadership changes is widely expected across major museums and cultural bodies, which could lead to the return of (figures) who were previously sidelined. There is, however, reason for caution. Magyar is himself a former…
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Last summer, Prof. Aono, who had meticulously updated the record year after year, died after a battle with cancer. That prompted supporters of his work to start looking for a worthy successor. – The New York Times Source link
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Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter.For a city that has produced plenty of world-class dance talent, Vancouver has long lacked one thing: a professional ballet company of…
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A nonprofit in Seattle is converting parts of a 116-year-old office building into space for artists to live and work. The project takes advantage of a new rule passed by the City of Seattle that…
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In the new review article, “Categorization is Baked into the Brain,” cognitive scientists Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern, and Earl K. Miller, Picower Professor at MIT, contend that categorization…
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Helen DeWitt is the author of critically acclaimed titles like The Last Samurai and Lightning Rods. (Photo by Aileen Son)Last Wednesday, acclaimed novelist Helen DeWitt went public with the dramatic tale of how she lost $175,000 because…
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It can feel as though the world is tilting towards chaos: political shocks, economic instability, technological upheaval and a constant stream of bad news. Faced with so much uncertainty, many of us default to a sense of impending doom.…
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