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The Ukrainian Filmmakers Who’ve Become Experts At Drone Warfare
Cinematographer Yaroslav Pilunskiy uses his skills to give the best possible sense of depth and scale to, say, trenches hidden in forests. Film editor...
Jackson Pollock Didn’t Invent Drip Painting. A Ukrainian Immigrant Grandma Did.
"Janet Sobel experimented. She would squirt paint directly out of a tube, drip it with an eyedropper, even pull wet paint across the canvas...
The Agent Who Turned Serious Literature Into A Serious Moneymaker
"Over the past four decades, Andrew Wylie has reshaped publishing in profound and, some say, insalubrious ways. He has been a champion of highbrow...
Can Small-Scale Arts Events Rebuild Community In Atomized American Society? This Project In Boston...
"'If you want to see a diverse and vibrant cultural community come to fruition, you have to build it," said Guy Ben-Aharon, founder of...
Robert De Niro’s Ex-Assistant Awarded $1.2 Million For Gender Discrimination And Retaliation
The actor was not found personally liable, but his Canal Productions was found liable for former staffer Graham Chase Robinson's "emotional distress and reputational...
Fistfights Outside The Museum Of Tolerance In L.A.
"Street fights erupted between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Los Angeles’ Museum of Tolerance after a private screening of video showing the Oct. 7...
Mike Shuster, Longtime Foreign Correspondent For NPR, Is Dead At 76
"He joined NPR in 1980 and filed more than 3,000 stories. … During more than three decades as a reporter and an editor, his...
Why This School District In Far North Texas Interfered With A High School Production...
Well, the stated reason was this: "It was brought to the District’s attention that the current production contained mature adult themes, profane language, and...
One Out Of Every Five Jobs In London Is In The “Creative Economy”: Municipal...
"More than 1.1 million jobs in the capital (21.1%) in 2021 were held by people employed in the creative economy, up from 882,000 (16.9%)...
What Value Does (And Doesn’t) The American Public See In Higher Ed Today? Here’s...
"Opinions vary markedly — by subgroup and by which aspects of colleges people are considering. Find out who said what about how degrees help...
A Dance Team — And A Sisterhood — For Women Who Use Wheelchairs
"Chelsie Hill, 27, is the founder of the Rollettes, a dance team … formed in 2012 (which) performs all over the country. … More...
The Prado Is Showing Viewers The Back Side Of Some Of Its Greatest Paintings
"The idea of the new show, called 'Reversos' (On the Reverse), is to take the viewer beyond the surface of an artistic image and...
The Hot New Platform For News Publishers? Messaging On WhatsApp
"We talked to 13 major publishers around the world about how they’re using Channels. They stressed it’s too soon to define an official Channels...
Let People Trying To Make A Living As An Author Tell You Just How...
There are reasons (plural) why editors warn writers not to quit their day jobs, even after the first book is published and sells reasonably...
The Most Astonishing Piece Of Conceptual Art In London’s Marina Abramović Retrospective Is In...
Columnist Adrian Chiles suggests a title: "Empty Glass Half Full." - The Guardian
Let The Unpacking Begin: What Lessons Can Be Taken From The Months-Long Hollywood Strikes?
"In truth, we’ve learned a ton. The industry’s problems with overproduction and the disconnect between capital expenditures and audience return were writ large on...
Assault Case Against Dustin Lance Black Thrown Out Of Court
Citing "inconsistencies and weaknesses in her evidence," a London magistrate dismissed the case brought by BBC presenter Teddy Edwardes against the Oscar-winning screenwriter over...
After 13 Years, “Sleep No More” Will End Its New York Run
"Created by the British theater troupe Punchdrunk, … the Macbeth-inspired immersive theater experience that is hosted in three empty, hulking warehouse spaces in downtown...
The Actors’ Strike Is Over: The Studios And SAG-AFTRA Have A Deal
"The two sides spent the last several days putting the finishing touches on the deal, which will see the first-ever protections for actors against...
See The First Photos From The Euclid Telescope, Orbiting One Million Miles From Earth
"These new, full-color space photos reveal spectacular snapshots of the vast structure of the cosmos, including a massive galaxy cluster in the Perseus constellation,...
Ron DeSantis Has Wrecked The State Entity That Governs Disney World, Say Ex-Staffers
"Morale and trust within the (Central Florida Tourism Oversight District) has deteriorated since allies of (the Florida governor) took it over earlier this year,...
The Problems With Casting Big Movie Stars In Classic Plays
Kenneth Branagh's King Lear in the West End is getting panned, but sometimes (as with Paul Mescal and Daniel Radcliffe) they're terrific. But half...
When Aaron Copland Was A Cultural Diplomat
The State Department ran a major cultural diplomacy program during the mid-20th century, sending some of America's most prominent performers on overseas tours. Best...
You Might Be Amazed At How Much Of Your Everyday Vocabulary Comes From Shakespeare
It's not just the common expressions — "wild goose chase," "cruel to be kind," "in a pickle," "fair play," and lots of others. Shakespeare...
TikTok Is Closing Down Its $1 Billion Creator Fund
"The creator fund was originally introduced in 2020, with the company promising to pay out $1 billion over the course of three years to...
