Art and Culture

by Christopher HallThere’s a certain problem with the status of the word “criticism” in the phrase “literary criticism.” The critical part seems to be concerned, as criticism is in general, with separating the wheat from the chaff, but…
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David Ellison indirectly answered lawmaker questions about how the combination of two of Hollywood’s five remaining historic studios would impact California in a letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. The…
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The Metropolitan Opera’s bonds have been downgraded to junk status — Caa1 in Moody’s terms, meaning danger of default without actually being there yet (OperaWire). Two hundred miles west, Pittsburgh’s two largest…
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Around 4,000 years ago, one of the world's oldest civilizations emerged: The Indus Valley Civilization, flourishing in what is now Pakistan, western India, eastern Iran and parts of Afghanistan. In addition to building sizable cities,…
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The federal Commission of Fine Arts has taken issue with plans for a new 33,000-square-foot security screening center for White House visitors, saying the proposed facility is too big and not beautiful enough. – The New York Times…
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Obama and his wife, Michelle, envisioned art as being a fundamental part of the $800 million Obama Presidential Center when it opens on Juneteenth after 10 years of planning and construction. – WBEZ Source link
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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s financial situation has taken another turn with its debt rating…
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Good morning, Today we are reducing the size of our workforce, and employees who are affected will be notified by the end of the day. We recognize that this is a difficult time for those who will be leaving CBS News. …
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How are these connected? You can’t separate a month-long drive from the loss of NPR programming; one is the consequence of the other. This is not a change that can be “messaged around,” particularly when NPR programming was removed for…
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In the biggest shakeup on the local theater scene in decades, Pittsburgh’s two largest theater companies have voted to merge into a single group.Pittsburgh Public Theater, founded in 1975, and…
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