Art and Culture

In August, I participated in a panel at Gen Con about the future of AI in gaming. The energy was tense and emotions ran high. One panelist even cried as he lamented the end of his career and the industry as he knew it. There were calls…
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Nearly 60 years after his last recording, trailblazing jazz saxophonist John Coltrane’s legacy remains as vital as ever. Coltrane, who died of liver cancer at 40 in 1967, is widely credited with reshaping jazz in the late 1950s and…
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In the 11 years since the last episode of “Glee” aired, one thing has become clear: The TV series was a game changer for musical theater. – The New York Times Source link
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World Monuments Fund (WMF) released key insights from a study on Wednesday (30 September) revealing that insufficient public funding continues to surpass climate hazards as the primary threat to heritage sites around the world. The…
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At a time when art feels under attack, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts appears to be thriving. It marked its 40th anniversary this month with a campus-wide celebration that drew more than 5,000 Orange County residents. That number…
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They came down in the first place because they were too heavy, so they were remade. Restorers had to find a motor to move them the way Calder intended. Installing them in a Congressional building meant extra bureaucratic hurdles. And…
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Paramount chief David Ellison, after a fierce year-long battle, is finally about to get his hands on Warner Bros. Discovery — in the most expensive takeover in Hollywood history. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Araceli…
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Clockwise from top left: forensic anthropologist Kate Spradley, labor economist and economic historian Ellora…
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“In the 19 months since President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, the institution has borrowed everything its bank would lend it, dipped into money donors had given on condition it never be spent, and written off pledges from…
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For months, employees at The Walt Disney Co. have been on edge. The entertainment giant has cut hundreds of jobs this year as it continues streamlining corporate operations. More have been expected. On Tuesday, the ax fell. A few…
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