Film
Trump's win shows why we need the arts
President Trump is not the outcome of voters' dispassionate assessment of self-interest. The arts and humanities teach us that is…
Live art for the virtual generation
In a world where you can be simultaneously on a suburban bus and at a concert half a world away,…
So Donald Trump makes you laugh..
The Republican nominee joins a long line of public figures whose big personalities make them gift fodder for satirists.
Millennials don’t want to call themselves philanthropists
Engaging donors means understanding their motivations and many of the new generation do not want to see themselves simply as…
The brave new world of the independent producer
When we think of "producing," we often think "institution" but independent producers have a huge opportunity to create capacity and…
Creepy clowns obscure the value of real clowning
The current craze for creepy clowns is a sad reminder that real clowning is a misunderstood art.
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.
Why a scorecard of quality in the arts is a very bad idea
Modern society has become addicted to ratings and league tables. But a new scorecard, which aims to give 'good art'…
What book club is that?
Your book club may have no more in common with mine than lawn bowls has with Sumo wrestling.
Outing anonymous authors
The identity of novelist Elena Ferrente has been exposed, creating an international storm around the right of authors to remain…