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Was The Bayeux Tapestry Meant To Be Lunchtime Reading For Monks?
That’s the theory proposed by historian Benjamin Pohl. It’s fairly certain that the tapestry was conceived and designed by the monks of St. Augustine’s...
Check Out Some Of 2025’s Most Scathing Book Reviews
“Among the books being driven into the woods by pitchfork-wielding villagers this year: Louis C.K.’s masturbatory debut novel, Olivia Nuzzi’s delusional fortune cookie, Woody...
An “Art Vortex”: The Plan For New York State’s Most Strangely-Shaped Performing Arts Center
It is formally named the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center, but absolutely everyone calls it The Egg. The Albany landmark will soon reopen...
Artistic Director Of Vancouver’s Ballet BC Announces Departure
“Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season. Walerski has led the company since July...
Hollywood Is Making Big Bets On Microdramas
“The industry is investing heavily in the future of series like it: low-budget, mobile-only ‘microdramas’ with episodes between 60 and 90 seconds. These shows, also known...
Vancouver Has Become A Production Hub For Video Microdramas
“Verticals as the next big thing for Vancouver creatives and crews follows a major consumer shift in the entertainment ecosystem where made-in-China microdramas that...
Cecilia Giménez Zueco, Who Turned An Unremarkable Church Fresco Into “Beast Jesus,” Has Died...
In 2012, as an octogenarian artist with failing eyesight, she achieved worldwide (what’s the euphemism we want here?) recognition when her attempt to restore...
The Improv Artists Working For AI Companies
“Some Bay Area artists have found a way to ply their trades inside AI companies, to both parties' benefit. The catch: the techies have...
Former Vancouver Symphony Violinist Threatened With Lawsuit After Speaking Out About Alleged Sexual Assault
Esther Hwang alleges that she was assaulted by a senior orchestra member in 2017 — and that, after complaining to management, she was forced...
UK Taxpayers To Insure Bayeux Tapestry For $1 Billion While It’s At British Museum
The UK Treasury is guaranteeing around £800 million to insure the 230-foot-long tapestry against damage or loss during its journey to and from its...
Jazz Band Cancels New Year’s Eve Concerts At Kennedy Center
“Jazz supergroup The Cookers, scheduled to perform two concerts at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday as part of ‘A Jazz New Year’s Eve,’ have...
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,...
