On 7 September 2026, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) took a significant step in shaping the legal landscape for artificial intelligence by issuing its Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on the Lawful Adjudication of Disputes Involving Artificial ... See more
The Dudamera at the New York Philharmonic hurtled into its third week with a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 that, for all its brassy thrills and crash-bang climaxes, nurtured a refined soul. As I’ve noted, Gustavo Dudamel, the orchestra’s freshly ... See more
Lise Davidsen and the (excellent) Met Chorus in Verdi’s Macbeth. I wonder if the nimble and inventive director Louisa Proske really meant for her new production of Verdi’s Macbeth , which opened the Metropolitan Opera season on Tuesday night, to be quite ... See more
The word that has been glued to Gustavo Dudamel since his teens, when he led Venezuela’s national youth symphony, is excitement. He has always had an uncanny ability to get pulses racing and hurtle audiences inexorably into standing ovations. He was 26 an... See more
MoMA’s “Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa” feels at first like a slightly esoteric architecture show. A formidable assembly of drawings, photos, and models takes viewers on a packed tour of landmarks that tourists skip: bridges, univer... See more
