Art and Culture

A librarian in Louisiana – one of the first in the US to file a lawsuit for defamation against her detractors – is speaking out about the fight she’s been part of as censorship and books bans escalate around the country.Amanda Jones…
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The audiobook market in the United States continues steadily growing, with revenue increasing by 9%, to $2 billion, in 2023, according to the Audio Publishers Association, which published data from its annual sales survey today. The…
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Ancien directeur du Grand Théâtre de Genève de 1980 à 1995 et de l’Opéra de Paris de 1995 à 2004, Hugues Gall s’est éteint dans la nuit du 24 au 25 mai 2024. Après des études à l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris,…
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About the Opportunity Segerstrom Center for the Arts (“the Center”) seeks a collaborative and experienced leader to join their team as Vice President of Development. This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented and compassionate…
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“In the latest in a string of financial and legal battles, the Philly Pops is being sued in a federal racketeering lawsuit by its former artistic director of jazz, Terell Stafford, who alleges he wrongfully lost his job and is…
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This article is taken from the June 2024 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £10. The biggest noise to be heard in orchestral music…
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5 days agoMark Savage,Music CorrespondentGetty ImagesFreddie Mercury, who died in 1991, was Queen's dynamic and charismatic frontmanSony Music is reportedly in talks to buy the music catalogue of the rock band Queen, including hits like…
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For anyone with a love of early-2000s R&B and hip-hop, the line-up poster for this year’s Lovers & Friends festival in Las Vegas is a dreamland. Janet Jackson, Usher, Alicia Keys, Nelly, Ludacris, Gwen Stefani and Lil Wayne are…
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How gratifying to chuck dirty money back in the face of a would-be benefactor. Such moments mark literature. Pip refusing funds from Magwitch, a convict. Will Ladislaw disdaining the charity of George Eliot’s corrupted Bulstrode. The…
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The owner of the hit online game Wordle is legally challenging a geography-based spinoff called Worldle.In the filing, the New York Times, which purchased Wordle for a seven figure sumin 2022, accuses its near-namesake of "creating…
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