Yearly Archives: 2021
The Biden Administration Gives Hope, And Attention, To The Arts
Despite the fact that the previous president was, himself, the product of show business, the arts seemed to mean nothing to him. "If artists...
The Captain Of Sea Shanty TikTok Gets A Record Deal
You've heard "The Wellerman" by now, no doubt, since the Scottish postman who sang it a TikTok rendition of it went completely - ridiculously...
Scottish Gymnastics Told To Speed Up A Ballet School Abuse Investigation
"Several parents raised concerns with Scottish Gymnastics a year ago over dance classes for eight to 12-year-olds at the prestigious Ballet West school in...
Before Coming Back To Live Interior Performances, Theatre Audiences Want Vaccines And Masks
A survey of frequent theatregoers says that widespread vaccines are the only way most people will feel comfortable in the theatre - and, even...
Whiners Didn’t Like A New Star Wars Host’s Support Of Black Lives Matter
The official Star Wars account (and thus, Disney) is backing its Star Wars: The High Republic Show host Krystina Arielle, a Black woman who...
The Backstage Details Of That Pandemic Inauguration Gala Spectacular
The producer of the Celebrating America gala had to be very cautious, and very (very) flexible: "Our plans were carved in Jello. Everything was...
Ticket Brokers Are Starting To Pay Fines For Scalping
The Better Online Ticket Sales Act was enacted in 2016, but this is the first time it's seen enforcement. Aside from using bots, "the...
Italy’s Anarchist Architects Warned Of Endless Building Expansion
And, ironically, they might also have inspired Saudi Arabia to try to make a 100-mile-long building. - The Guardian (UK)
Turns Out Netflix Has A Vice President Of Inclusion Strategy
That's a long way to say the global creator and distributor of streaming (and don't forget DVD) content wants, and needs, to diversify the...
Larry King, Interviewer Of Darn Near Everyone, 87
King "shot the breeze with presidents and psychics, movie stars and malefactors — anyone with a story to tell or a pitch to make...
What Novelists Can Learn From Playwrights
Brontez Purnell: "All good theater and literature should run the zodiac of feelings: Some of it should be sad, some of it profound; some...
Why Storm The Capitol? “I Came To See The Art!”
“Faced with the photo evidence, Pham then allegedly admitted to climbing over torn-down fences to get inside. But still, he insisted his reasons were...
Why Love Work? It Doesn’t Love You Back
Over the past few decades, this ethos of cheerless duty has been overtaken by the imperative to love your work. Graduation speakers, human resources...
Philadelphia Opera Leading The Streaming Pack
Compared with other American companies, Opera Philadelphia is laying claim to the mantle of making new material during the pandemic. Still, what’s most...
Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Attractive
Are conspiracy theories truly more prevalent and influential today, or does it just seem that way? - NiemanLab
What It Took To Program Robots To Dance The Twist And The Mashed Potato
A video which became a viral hit last month "shows two of Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas research robots doing the twist, the mashed potato...
Amazon Sued For Price Fixing
The suit "alleges that the publishers pay high commissions and other costs to Amazon, which in turn increases the retail price of e-books sold...
Why I Make Undergrads Read Unfinished Novels
Matthew Redmond teaches this class at Stanford in part "to disrupt what seems an obvious distinction between development and result, closure and continuity. On...
Hollywood Rediscovers The Limited Series
Once thought of as a relic of yesteryear, the limited series—or miniseries, depending on which generation you belong to—has rapidly shifted back into focus....
The Lonely, Mysterious Death Of A Science Fiction Pioneer
"This past Saturday, about a dozen people from across the United States and Canada held a Zoom memorial for a man whose remains have...
One Composer’s Long Slog To Make A Giant TV Network Pay For Using His...
Unbeknownst to the composer, waiting beyond a YouTube search for his name was a seeming subindustry that consistently used Kerry Muzzey’s music without his...
Pandemic Lockdowns Were Supposed To Be A Chance To Rethink The Ways Theatre Operates....
To an extent, yes, it has. Reporter Natasha Tripney talks with theatremakers around Britain about the positive developments — the success of streaming, increased...
Georgia Towns Sue Netflix To Make Them Pay Cable Fees
Three municipalities in Georgia are suing Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming video providers for as much as 5 percent of their gross revenue in...
Mirga Will Leave City Of Birmingham Symphony After Next Season
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the young Lithuanian woman whose considerable reputation began developing while she was an assistant conductor at the L.A. Philharmonic, became music director...
Audiences Won’t Come Back Until Folks Are Vaccinated (But They Still Want Masks): Study
The survey of 3,300 frequent attenders (most over 60 and almost all over 40) found that, now that COVID-19 vaccines are being given to...
