Monthly Archives: May 2024
Colm Toibin On Writing An ‘Intimate’ Sequel To Brooklyn
“Tóibín is a master of silence and shadows; his subjects are abandonment, loss and denial – the things not said, the feelings not acted...
Switzerland’s Nemo Wins Eurovision
“‘It is the most insane thing that has ever happened to me,’ the 24-year-old vocalist said at the post-event press conference. ‘The Code’ explores...
The Courtroom Sketches Capturing Trump’s Trial In New York
"Courtroom sketching is often described as a kind of artistic sprint that involves racing to capture fleeting moments and toiling under unforgiving deadlines. It...
Fiona Harvey, Alleged Real-Life ‘Martha’ Of Hit Show Baby Reindeer, Says She Will Sue...
“'They have billed it as a true story, and so has he, and it's not,’ Ms. Harvey said in the interview. ‘He is lying...
Roger Corman, Independent B-Movie Director And Producer, Dead At 98
Corman “specialized in fast-paced, low-budget genre movies — horror, action, science fiction, even some family fare — and his company became a work-in-training ground...
Print Isn’t Dead As Christie’s Relies On Print Catalog After Cyberattack Takes Control Of...
The auction house said that “the marquee sales that account for nearly half of its annual revenue would continue, despite the company having lost...
Vail Abruptly Cancels Artist Residency For Native American Artist Over A Pro-Gaza Instagram Post
“'They had a robust program with a stipend, studio, community engagement opportunities,’SeeWalker said. ‘I was really excited about it. I was really excited, as...
Who Will Win The BAFTAs?
Succession, Happy Valley, and The Crown all came to an end last TV season, and they’ve been rewarded with large numbers of nominations. -...
A Secret List Of Abusers Is Set To Go Public At This Year’s Cannes...
“Rumours have been widespread … of the existence of a secret list of 10 men in the industry, including leading actors and directors, who...
Eurovision Shockingly Disqualifies Dutch Finalist Mere Hours Before The Final
Police said they're "investigating a man ‘suspected of unlawful threats’ toward a Eurovision employee and had passed a file to prosecutors to consider...
Workers At Glenstone Museum In Maryland Have Decided To Unionize
“According to the letter, … the workers want living wages for all workers, healthcare for every employee, including part-time workers, a safer work environment,...
Thousands Protest For Palestine In The Lead-Up To The EuroVision Final
“Some chanted ‘Eurovision, united by genocide,’ reflecting the strength of feeling over the humanitarian toll of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which was triggered...
What Phylicia Rashad Brought To Howard University
It’s still “newsworthy that a veteran artist — one who’s still working steadily as a stage actress and is increasingly one of the go-to...
Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra
“It is a piece of sage advice, a writer’s mantra, that I have made good use of through the years and that I now...
Vice Is, Sort Of, Saved
“Vice Media and Nashville-based Savage Ventures announced Thursday the formation of a joint venture and strategic partnership to “relaunch and grow” properties including Vice.com, Munchies, Motherboard...
The Choreographer Of Bridgerton
"I’d rather take people to a place where they have to be very brave through a terminology that they’re used to, rather than a...
The 500-Year History Of English Dictionaries
The earliest were Renaissance glossaries. “These forerunners did not set out to define every known word. Instead, they set a narrower goal of annotating...
Are Commercial “Third Places” Going Away?
Coffee houses are one of the earliest examples of ‘Third Places,’ a term popularized by urban sociologist Raymond Oldenberg, who described them as “public places on...
Academy Of Motion Pictures Announces $500M Fundraising Campaign
More than $100 million has already been pledged to the campaign, with significant contributions from Rolex, a long-time academy partner. - Los Angeles Times
Apple Apologizes For Horrifying Art-Crushing Ad
The advertisement titled "Crush" has over a million views on Apple's YouTube channel and was shared by CEO Tim Cook on social media platform...
Towns In Sicily Offered Abandoned Homes For €1. But Can You Rebuild A Town...
Were once-sepulchral towns reinvigorated by newcomers eager to put down roots? Were the new residents integrating into small-town life, or was an influx of...
Trying To Find Paths Through Art And Authoritarianism
Maybe this is a time to look for something else in art, to look at art that resonates with this moment on the precipice...
Book Bans Were Gaining. So Lauren Groff Opened A Bookstore
“This store would probably still be a pipe dream if the book bans hadn’t happened,” said Groff, who has lived in Gainesville since 2006....
The $20 Million Art Auction That Was Decided By Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors
In 2005, the Maspro Denkoh Corporation of Nagoya decided to sell its European art collection, which included Cézanne, Gauguin and Picasso, to fund further...
Rio National Museum Destroyed By Fire Gets A Major Donation
The fire, caused by an electrical short-circuit, destroyed about 85% of its archive of 20m artefacts. Losses included Egyptian and Greco-Roman relics acquired by the Brazilian...
