Yearly Archives: 2023
Odesa Cathedral Hit By Russian Missiles
This was the second time that the vast, sand-yellow Transfiguration Cathedral, which sits in the heart of Odesa’s Unesco-listed historic centre, had been attacked:...
End Of An Era: Yoko Ono Moves Out Of The Dakota And NYC
After a half century Ms. Ono has moved out of New York City to the sprawling Catskills farm she bought with Mr. Lennon in 1978....
“Sustainability” Festival Canceled After Being Unmasked As Conspiracy Theories Event
The Think Local Festival, which promised attendees the chance to “discover the roots and taste of tradition,” was due to be held on Wednesday...
Master Of The Universe: An Epic NYer Profile Of Larry Gagosian
Traditionally, the model for dealers has been to bet on raw talents, and support these artists until work by some of them sells well...
Why Presidents In The Movies Always Look Young
On screen we want our romantic leads flawless, our sitcom families lower middle-class but quirky, and our presidents capable of single-handedly killing terrorists and...
Comic-Con Without The Actors Was Quite Different This Year
But, some whispered, was it better? At least for regular cosplayers? "All the excitement that we’re not getting from the panels and stuff, we’re...
New Building Material: Fungus?
A new piece was "built using a paste of mycelium and sawdust that’s pumped inside a fabric formwork. ... hardened into a moderately...
There’s A New Guerrilla Artist Residency In IKEA
Which IKEA? Well, that depends on where the residency applicants live. In Burbank, one artist "pulled out a tub of IKEA’s MÅLA modeling dough...
The Deep Crisis In The United States’s Regional Theatres
"'It’s impossible not to be distraught about the state of the field,' said Christopher Moses, an artistic director of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta....
How A Grammy-Winning Jazz Composer Learned To Trust Her Creative Instincts
Maria Schneider says that "the pressures in your life, good and bad, just affect music so much. ... When you look back, it's...
The Front Line In Ukraine’s Opera Houses And Pop Concerts
"Before the curtain, an announcement: 'In the event of an air raid or siren, we ask you to adjourn to the shelter. If the...
The Producers’ Refusal To Come To The Table Is Sending Ripple Effects Through The...
"With both the studios and unions expecting a drawn-out battle, everyone from makeup artists and costume designers to carpet dealers and foam sculptors is...
Indigenous Artists In Australia Unite In Defense Of The Ocean
Artist Megan Cope, for instance, says her artwork at the Sydney Opera House, made by a team of volunteers, "can raise awareness of oyster...
Please, Please Do Not Try The Barbenheimer Nightmare Combo
"Uf you take anything from this, it’s that you should really go and see Barbie first. Because otherwise, and I’m talking from very recent first-hand experience,...
Josephine Chaplin, Actor And Daughter Of Charlie, Has Died At 74
"A longtime resident of Paris, Chaplin did most of her acting in French features, among them Nuits rouges (1974) and À l’ombre d’un été (1976). According to IMDb,...
We Have To Save Ballet, But How?
Involve college students. "Unlike music, ballet lacks a script or a widely accepted form of notation. ... Ballet is passed down one performer or...
Actors Have Been Going Through It For A Long Time
It's not just AI and streaming residuals - it's literally everything about the career. "Actors have long been conditioned to feel grateful that they...
Composer Danny Elfman Sued For Sexual Harassment
"The 70-year-old, whose scores include Batman, Spider-Man and Good Will Hunting, was accused in 2017 by 35-year-old composer Nomi Abadi of exposing himself and...
The Barbenheimer Phenomenon Led To The Fourth Best Opening Box Office Of All Time
Who coined this? They should get an Oscar. Honestly: "Each rippling with commentary on ideas born out of mid-century America, Barbie and Oppenheimer seemed to...
The Technology That’s Disrupting Bayreuth
The floating psychedelic flowers of this season's Parsifal "are meant to provide the audience with 'sacred visions' of 'a world where wonder still exists,'"...
Watership Down Gets New Rating And Content Warnings
It's not just a bunny story, as countless children and parents have discovered when watching the 1978 movie. - BBC
Now What? Celebrate Relevance.
Is local non-profit theater over? In crisis? In decline? About to pivot? On the verge of a massive shift? Funding is down down down....
Joao Donato, Innovative Bossa Nova And Fusion Composer, Has Died At 88
Donato "was in the coterie of Rio de Janeiro musicians — among them Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and the guitarist Luiz Bonfá — who developed the subtle swing...
The Last Writers Strike Fueled Reality TV, But This One May Give ‘Creators’ Their...
"Studios and producers are scrambling to recruit creators to help fill a content void, stoking tensions over scab work and changing styles of storytelling....
Suspects In The Theft Of Two Thousand Year-Old Gold Coins Arrested In Germany
"The Bavarian state criminal police said that they had arrested four men suspected of carrying out the theft after a monthslong investigation ... turned...
