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Ancient Pharaoh’s Boat Is Being Reassembled In Public View
The vessel belonged to King Khufu (aka Cheops), builder of the Great Pyramid — near which the boat was discovered in 1954 and excavated...
The Most Important Archaeological Discoveries Of 2025
“While there were some new finds like the oldest blue pigment discovered in Europe, a rare hieroglyphic decree identified in Egypt, and an elite Moche residence...
Yet-To-Be-Published “Tupperware Erotica” Novel Sparks Bidding War For TV Rights
“Wet Ink, a novel (about a 1960s housewife using Tupperware parties to smuggle erotic stories) by the 33-year-old London-based author Abigail Avis, is not...
Oh, Let’s Just Stop Worrying About Oscars Category Fraud
“Every year, studios, publicists and talent huddle to determine categories for the acting contenders on the bubble between lead and supporting. And many film...
The World’s Supply Of Frankincense Is Running Low
Like maple syrup, frankincense is harvested by tapping the sap of a tree, in this case several varieties of the Boswellia tree, which grows...
Mohammad Bakri, Respected But Controversial Palestinian-Israeli Filmmaker, Is Dead At 72
“A Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic...
Chicago Classical Station WFMT Fires Longtime Host Bill McGlaughlin
Composer-conductor McGlaughlin, now 82, is known to public radio listeners as host of numerous classical music programs over several decades. He's been founding host...
The Little Nonprofit That Cleaned Up 42nd St. And Times Square
Young’uns under 40 may not realize just how sleazy the heart of Broadway’s entertainment district had become by the 1980s. Now it has The...
Folks Lined Up Around The Block For What Might Be Philly’s Last-Ever Wanamaker Light...
“They came to the Wanamaker Building on Christmas Eve … out of love for the ghosts of Christmas past — and to share a...
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled With Only Few Days’ Notice
“The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President...
The Rockettes, At 100, Need To Give Their Creativity A Good Kick
Gia Kourlas: “They have regressed to being a legacy brand — good for merchandise but sad for the art of precision dance. … True...
“Nothing Is Too Extravagant For Christ” — This May Be America’s Most Over-The-Top Christmas...
The 17,000 costume pieces are the least extravagant feature of The Gift of Christmas, the annual spectacular presented by Prestonwood Baptist Church near Dallas. On...
Archaeologist Discovers A Pharaoh’s “Valley Temple”
“Nyuserra’s sun temple, which is located in Abu Ghurab about 10 miles south of Cairo, was composed of two parts: the previously excavated upper...
The “Godfather” Of Asian-American Media, Robert Nakamura, Has Died At 88
“As an independent filmmaker, photographer, teacher and activist, he explored issues of justice, identity, memory and racism. He was a founder of Visual Communications,...
Conductor Lorenzo Viotti Will Be Zurich Opera House’s Next Music Director
The Lausanne-born maestro will take up the position in August 2028 for two seasons; the short contract term aligns him with that of the...
Ten Shirtless Men Compete To Star In A Christmas Movie: The Hallmark Channel Does...
The series is called Finding Mr. Christmas. “What is fascinating about the premise is that it’s television for women about men making television for...
You Can Now Go On A Hallmark Christmas Movie Tour
“Connecticut — the location for at least 22 holiday films by Hallmark, Lifetime and others — is promoting tours of the quaint Christmas-card cities and towns...
Mass Market Paperbacks Are About To Disappear From The US Market
“The decision made this winter by ReaderLink to stop distributing mass market paperback books at the end of 2025 was the latest blow to...
Florida Officials Tried To Stop “A Drag Queen Christmas” In Pensacola. Didn’t Work.
“The state attorney general has spent nearly two months lobbying Pensacola officials to cancel the show, to no avail. Instead, the 1,600-capacity tour stop...
After Two Years Shut Down Due To War, Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem Are Back
The traditional birthplace of Jesus is in the West Bank, and the livelihoods of thousands of people in the Palestinian town depend on visiting...
Why Did Broadway’s “The Queen Of Versailles” Flop So Badly?
“The Queen of Versailles, the biggest-budget production to open on Broadway this fall and the only large-scale new musical, aspired to be a cautionary...
American Ballet Companies Really Need Their “Nutcracker”
It’s been a commonplace for decades that troupes depend on the income from Nutcracker ticket sales to support the rest of their seasons. For...
How A Linguist Constructed The Na’vi Language For The “Avatar” Films
Paul Frommer’s initial parameters were that the language had to sound “nice” (director James Cameron’s word), since they are a relatively peaceful race, and...
How Director Gennadi Nedvigin Has Reshaped Atlanta Ballet
The key is hiring — in particular, hiring dancers proficient in both classical and contemporary techniques, since Nedvigin wants to present top-tier renditions of...
“Imagineer” Eddie Sotto, Who Transformed The Visitor Experience At Disney Theme Parks, Is Dead...
“While Sotto's best-known masterworks are overseas, (such as) the creation of Main Street, U.S.A., for Disneyland Paris …, he had a reputation for fighting...
