Yearly Archives: 2023
A Museum In Minnesota Gets Permission To Break Up Its Collection
In Bemidji, Minnesota, "A First Nations tribe in Canada sent the historical society a letter enquiring about a ceremonial water drum. The museum no...
Going To The Cinema Is A ‘Deeply Human Experience’ That Streaming Can Never Provide
"The beauty of going to the movies was never just about the films on the screens — it was about the way we all...
A Brief Cultural History Of Crying While Reading
In the nineteenth century, "The tears were a form of praise. The femaleness of response, though, became a negative." Until the trauma plot, and...
Has Nero’s Theatre Been Found In Rome?
At a 15th century palace that will become a Four Seasons Hotel, "to the archaeologists’ surprise — and immense delight — the dig brought...
The Paradox Of Vanishing Land Art
As Beverly Buchanan's Marsh Ruins sink into the marsh, questions arise. "What should be done when a work is major partly because the artist...
You Can Read Esperanto Literature In Translation
It does feel a bit ironic, but it's good to have, for instance, Ukranian writer Vasily Eroshenko's "set of Esperanto fairy tales — stories...
The Actors Hold A Star-Studded Rally In Times Square
"If you can announce the highest-viewed this and the highest profits in that, then you can track our residuals. So we need to come...
Pamela Blair, Original ‘Chorus Line’ Cast Member, Has Died At 73
Blair sang "Dance: 10; Looks: 3," or as it's known to every theatre kid, "Tits and Ass." Her character Val's "brassy solo ... was...
The US Picks Indigenous Artist Jeffrey Gibson For Venice Biennale
This is a first. "Although Indigenous artists have shown work more broadly in Venice over the years, the last time Indigenous artists appeared in...
The Anti-CGI Backlash Is Here
And it's earning a lot of money at the box office. For instance, "Greta Gerwig used techniques dating back to silent film and soundstage...
Dear Studios: AI Is Also Coming For You
OK, this sounds nightmarish: "AI doesn’t need Hollywood. It just needs itself. And AI will be able to offer audiences what Hollywood can’t: movies...
In Seattle, Taylor Swift Fans Cause A Mini Earthquake
Well, OK, "seismic activity," anyway. Turns out "it’s actually 'quite common' for humans partying to create such vibrations, sending 'a lot of energy into...
One Of The Things ‘Oppenheimer’ Gets Wrong Is Very American History
Tossing people off their land at gunpoint and giving them only 48 hours to go? Sounds like the USA - and that's just what...
How The Kens’ Dancing Affects The Barbie Movie
"The dance is more than a dance: It’s an emotional release. ... The choreography is a passionate expression of selfhood, a tonic that recalls...
How “Emo” Music Took Over The Popular Culture
From the start, the word was often deployed as a slur, a way of mocking bands for dealing in “soft” subjects, like heartbreak. To...
The World’s First Poet (From 4,200 Years Ago) Still Resonates on Today’s Issues
Besides being a poetic masterpiece in its own right, ‘The Exaltation’ bears the distinction of being the first known work of literature that was...
Climate Vandals Deface Portrait Of King Charles In Scotland’s National Gallery
Following the protest, a gallery for modern portraits was closed for the remainder of the day. The rest of the institution, however, stayed open....
NYT’s Michael Paulson Talks About What He Found About The State Of Theatre In...
Theater has some particular vulnerabilities — it’s a niche art form, and a lot of nonprofits pride themselves on developing new work, which means...
What’s So Seductive About That Urge To Censor?
The reasons can vary, but from fig leaves on sculptures to TV versions of classic films, when a work of art has a wider...
The Wrong Questions About AI And Art
When it comes to AI-generated images, the question “but is it art?” has always escaped me – didn’t we sort that out at least...
The National Braille Press And How It Works
"NBP has been at the forefront of braille publishing since 1927. … Today, NBP produces and distributes braille books, reading materials, and technologies for...
Those Studies On What Makes You Happy? Not Really…
Almost 95 percent of the experiments testing the happiness benefits of mindfulness, exercise, and engagement with nature, in particular, lacked big enough sample sizes...
One Of Japan’s Leading Kabuki Actors Will Face Trial For Assisting His Parents’ Suicide
"The indictment … alleges that Ichikawa gave an excessive amount of sleeping drugs to his father, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro IV, and his mother...
The Analog Dancer: Mark Morris As Teacher
His teaching is the least known aspect of his work — yet it may be the most important. While there have been seasons when...
Striking Actors And Writers Tell Us Just What They’re Going Through
"We spoke to 19 workers from every corner of the industry — from actors to writers to camera operators. They shared their salaries, their...
