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Why Horror Films Were So Popular In 2020, The Most Horrible Year In Recent Memory

“The past year … saw the horror genre take home its largest share of the box office in modern history. In a year where the world was stricken by real horrors, why were many people escaping to worlds full of fictional horrors? As odd as it may sound, the fact that people were more anxious in 2020 may be one reason why horror films were so popular. A look at typical horror fans may provide some clues about the nature of this peculiar phenomenon.” – Nautilus

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The Deadly Dancing Plague Of 1518

“Five centuries later, the dancing plague of 1518 remains one of history’s strangest medical mysteries. Historical records confirm that a bizarre episode turned a medieval city” — Strasbourg — “into a very unwilling dance floor that summer, but exactly why it happened remains a matter of debate.” - Popular...
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Chatbots May Be Bad Writers. But So Are Most Humans

After all, we’ve been producing particle board for a long time. As Orwell observed (in pre-chatbot 1946!), “prose consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked together like the sections of a prefabricated hen-house.” - The Walrus
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Jonathan Groff’s Next Broadway Project Will Be A Solo Show About A School Shooting

“The play, The Amish Project, will be Groff’s first nonmusical production on Broadway, and it’s strikingly personal for him: It’s a work of fiction inspired by a 2006 shooting at a one-room Amish schoolhouse in rural Pennsylvania, just a few minutes from Groff’s childhood home.” - The New York...

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The Granada Theatre seeks Vice President of Stage Production & Operations

The Granada Theatre seeks Vice President of Stage Production & Operations. Annual salary range of $150,000 to $200,000.