MOST RECENT AJBLOGS

The Met’s “Worst Ever” Carmen and What To Do About It

- Joe Horowitz

Mission Grammar for Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Flick the Prepositions and Cut the Nonsense

- Alan Harrison

Why Colorado Mahlerfest Matters

- Joe Horowitz

Theatre Unmasked: Navigating Post-Pandemic Challenges and Innovations

- Josephine Reed

“Ripeness Is All” — Is the South Dakota Symphony’s Mahler Really Better than Klaus Makela and the Oslo Phil?

- Joe Horowitz

DANCE

At NYCity Ballet, Audiences Are Getting Younger

- AP

At New York City’s Public School For Dance

- The New York Times

IDEAS

AI In The Arts? It’s A Labor Issue

- LitHub

Have We Lost The Context Of Our Arguments?

- Compact Magazine


 

ISSUES

We Desperately Need A New Copyright Law For AI

- The Hill

With Its Director Problem Dealt With, What’s Coming For Nashville’s Arts Agency For 2025?

- The Tennessean (MSN)

Embattled Director Of Nashville’s Arts Funder Pushed To Resign (With $200K Payout)

- Nashville Banner

MEDIA

Netflix’s Plan To Keep You Watching

- The New York Times

Surprise Palme d’Or Winner At 2024 Cannes Film Festival

- Variety

Hollywood’s New Era Of Translation And Subtitles

- The New York Times


 

MUSIC

Yuja Wang’s Fashion Forward Art

- The New Yorker

Why Songwriters and Publishers Are Fighting With Spotify

- Music Business Worldwide

Missy Mazzoli Is Composing An Opera About The Opioids Crisis

- The Observer (UK)

Inside Pacific Symphony’s Music Director Search

- Culture OC

Pittsburgh Symphony Provides $125 Million In Economic Impact To Its Region

- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


 

PEOPLE

Caleb Carr, Military Historian And Author Of “The Alienist,” Has Died At 65

- AP


 

THEATRE

Weeping And Wailing On Broadway (And This Is Good News)

- The Washington Post (MSN)


 

VISUAL

Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum Staff Walks Out Over Exhibit On Hate

- Seattle Times

How An Antiquities Dealer On A Small Danish Island Discovered The British Museum Thefts

- BBC

Ransomware Hackers Claim Responsibility For Christie’s Attack

- The New York Times

Hackers Who Paralyzed Christie’s Threaten To Leak Clients’ Confidential Info

- Artnet

Van Gogh’s Addiction To Coffee: What He Told His Doctor

- The Art Newspaper


 

WORDS

Britain’s Leading Literature Festival Drops Its Principal Sponsor After Withdrawals And Boycott Threats

- The Guardian