Wolfgang Burst is a jazz pianist and CEO of The Art Newsletter who currently studies Geography at the University of Texas. He blends tradition with innovation in music and media, curating creativity at the intersection of art and technology.
Weekly Newsletter
From punk revivals to banned books, this week’s issue traces how rebellion moves through culture, from the runway to the library shelf to the movie screen and asks what happens when art meant to provoke becomes art meant to please.
From a Los Angeles fire to a federal shutdown: culture under heat, scrutiny, and delay.
This week, we look at how pop culture and politics mirror our fears, desires, and divisions.
Weekly Newsletter
From fireworks on sacred peaks to films that thrive in silence, literary detectives, and a timeless Brazilian groove—your weekly dive into art and culture.
Weekly Newsletter
Nearly 100 years later, she remains louder, bolder, and stranger than ever. Plus: Grizzly Man, Art Basel, UT Austin Research, and more.
Art
For Art Basel, the timing is delicate. And a lot is at stake.
Weekly Newsletter
A data-led ranking of city centers; making art in turmoil; a novel that foresaw loneliness; where cinema’s erotic charge went.
Music
We researched the top cities for new musicians to flock to using 6 different metrics.
Politics
Over the last week alone we’ve seen headlines of staggering violence: Charlie Kirk killed at a campus event in Utah, stabbings in Charleston, Israeli bombings on Qatar, and even an attempted overthrow abroad. In these moments I ask this question: where are the artists?
Weekly Newsletter
We are coming back from summer break strong. This week we’re stretching across worlds: baseball and pool halls, space stations and sci-fi, lofi beats and anime memories, and the challenge of reading for both work and joy.
Culture
Balancing schoolwork with personal reading goals isn’t easy, but focus is like a muscle, it grows with practice. Small strategies and steady effort turn reading from an obligation into a lifelong skill that shapes how we think and connect with the world.
