Art and Culture

Yunchan Lin Today’s biggest controversy in classical music is the Chicago Symphony’s appointment of Klaus Makela, who will become music director in 2027-2028. He will concurrently take over…
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Leonard Heng, 28, is a full-time exotic dancer in Singapore with a three-year-old daughter. Heng is also a creative director at his young exotic dance…
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As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to June 1, 2024, political parties are seeking to influence voters’ decisions – through cinema. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, seeking a…
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Sign up for the CityLab Daily newsletter for today's top stories, ideas and solutions from cities around the world. On many weekend afternoons and evenings in Oaxaca, the sound of calendas can be heard parading through…
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According to a quote commonly – if wrongly – attributed to the artist Andy Warhol, everyone will have their 15 minutes of fame. At Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne museum earlier this year, one technician and aspiring artist got to bask…
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Previously relegated to the dustbin of media history, the vinyl LP has undergone a revival during the past decade to once again become the best selling physical format for recorded music today. Where barely one million new vinyl…
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James Joyce’s crayon edits of Ulysses. Photo: Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.…
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I get itchy in temples and I make jokes at funerals. You could reasonably describe me as “irreverent.” But I have felt the divine. I was in college, and it was a Wednesday, and I was stuck in choir rehearsal. And we had a moment,…
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In 1688 a young Swiss milkmaid clambered over a rocky outcrop. She was halfway up an Alpine slope when she slipped and tumbled down several feet. Seriously injured, she was carried away to hospital in the nearby town where she lay,…
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Is there a way for the government to support art without corrupting it? And if not, how can we ensure that art still remains vital to our public life? – Fusion Source link
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