Art and Culture

Well, what you did was, you threw out some of the company’s longstanding core principles, chief among them, not having advertisers. You introduced an ad-supported subscription tier. Did that feel like a real turn, betraying the identity…
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It has never been just about the music. The notion that performers should be faceless butlers of genius, impersonally conveying sublime messages in sound, has no basis in tradition. The bonkers antics of virtuoso pianists in the…
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In the new, global media ecosystem, AI and user-generated content will interact in a symbiotic cycle of information and transformation. The U.S. should therefore move with urgency to assert a national interest in our communal creative…
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May 24, 2024, 1:30pm A new report on AI and creative industries just dropped, and as expected, it’s full of upsetting and depressing details. The dryly titled “State of Play: Exploring…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. The 31-year-old Manhattanite, who works in…
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A hacker group called RansomHub said it was behind the cyberattack that hit the Christie’s website just days before its marquee spring sales began, forcing the auction house to resort to alternatives to online bidding.In a post on the…
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Several trends in the orchestral world raise the stakes as conductors vie for a coveted position.Pacific Symphony's guest conductors during the 2023-24 season. They are likely contenders to replace Carl St.Clair. Top row from left:…
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“Freshly under interim leadership, the Metro Arts Commission would receive $5.5 million, … on par with last year’s budget. … The release of these dollars is contingent on two things: The commission must submit an annual…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and…
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