Yearly Archives: 2023
West Virginia’s Flagship Campus Plans To Cut All Languages, And All Language Faculty
The university claimed it "is exploring alternative methods of delivery such as a partnership with an online language app or online partnership with a...
Can A BookTok ‘Sensation’ Become A Decent Movie?
Maybe! "Best-seller lists don’t fully convey the adoration that Red, White & Royal Blue has garnered on BookTok, ... where fans have shared their...
Fires On Maui Destroy Cultural Heritage Sites
A cultural center, a church, the library, and many - nearly all - other buildings in one of the Kingdom of Hawai'i's historical capitol...
Tom Jones, Half Of The Team That Created The Fantasticks, Has Died At 95
"The show had a resilience that no one back then could have predicted. It continued to run at Sullivan Street for more than 17,000...
Jadie David On A Lifetime Of Being Hollywood’s First Full-Time Black Stuntwoman
David, who got into the business by pure chance, was also "a trailblazer for equality and safety within the industry. It was no holiday,...
The Emmys Are Officially Postponed
The new date is, supposedly, January 15. But we'll see. - CBC
Liverpool Museum Cuts Ties To Sir David Adjaye
"Adjaye Associates had led the architectural design of the £57m plans. follows reports in the Financial Times three women had accused Sir David...
How The National Socialist State Saw Hannah Arendt
"In that first summer, after Hitler’s accession to power, there can have been few clearer illustrations than the example of Hannah Arendt that it...
North Carolina Theatre Ends ‘Redface’ And Hires Native Actors
"The Lost Colony is guided by Littleturtle, a Native American storyteller. Where the Indian characters that colonists confronted once spoke gibberish and pidgin English,...
We’ve Been Through A Whole Pandemic, And All We Got Was Lightly Improved Video...
"After all that, the actual experience of video chat is maybe in its most boring state ever. ... The market is largely run by...
The Right Wing Book Freakout Is Harming Librarians, Teachers, And Authors
"No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them. They're being shouted down by parents,...
International TV Series Won’t Save Streamers From Strikes And Other Worker Actions
"It isn’t just American actors and writers who want to be paid fairly. It’s all of them. ... Actors in South Korea, where Netflix...
Podcasts May Be The Sexy New Thing, But AM/FM Is Still The Preferred Choice
AM/FM radio is the top audio source in the U.S., with double the time spent listening of any other audio platform, according to the...
Software That Allows Conductor To Change Music Musicians Play On The Fly
A DJ will be able to adjust what musicians are playing what melodies and licks to create a unique arrangement on the spot. This...
Ukraine Sets Up Database Of Artwork Owned By Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
Now accessible through the embattled country’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) is a new “War & Art” database of paintings, sculptures, and other...
Why Are Rappers Finding A Home With Right Wing Media And Politicians?
In discussions about money, gender identity, public health and a variety of social issues, rappers and rightwingers have a lot more in common than...
I Helped Write “Suits.” This Summer It Became A Big Netflix Hit. Here’s What...
Here, when you write for a show that becomes an unprecedented success, there is no such windfall. There is only a check for $259.71....
U.S. Ballet Companies’ Budgets Dropped By Almost A Third In FY2021
The first full fiscal year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a drop in aggregate spending by the largest 150 classically-based companies of 31.62% from...
Why Has The Symphony Orchestra Endured In Such A Compelling Way?
The reason the symphony has maintained such heft since then is because it supposedly represents timeless values. It has a tricksy ability to tread...
Australia Will Be The Only Country With Holocaust Museums In Every State And Territory
In 2019, the country's right-wing Liberal-National government, encouraged by then-Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (a descendant of survivors), pledged millions of dollars to fund the building...
Studios Are Saving Billions While The Actors, Writers Strikes Are On
Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday the strikes will contribute to a projected $3 billion reduction in film and TV production costs this year. -...
Preserving Nigeria’s History by Digitizing Its Newspapers
"A nonprofit startup called Archivi.ng is attempting to digitise every edition of every newspaper – 50 in all – published in Nigeria since 1...
Retro As A Business – A New Newspaper On Newsprint Across America
The first issue of their 20-page, print-only broadsheet, which bills itself as “a magazine about America in the form of a 19th century newspaper,”...
Why August Wilson Matters
Through high-profile revivals and star-studded screen adaptations, Wilson’s work lives on powerfully and prolifically. Patti Hartigan’s book reminds us what it took for the man to become a monument. -...
“Hamilton” Has Now Become A Sims-Style Video Game
"In the Hamilton Simulator, players use their own avatars as they rub shoulders with the musical's characters through 10 levels set during the Revolutionary...
