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Stop Assaulting The Staff, Says Edinburgh Playhouse Boss To Audiences
"They have been verbally and physically assaulted by a small number of audience members while trying to do their job. Two weeks ago one...
Disney Co. Will Lay Off 7,000 Employees And Restructure
"With CEO Bob Iger back at the helm, the new organizational structure of (the company) is taking shape, with 7,000 layoffs planned. On Wednesday,...
One Of The Gun Charges Against Alec Baldwin Has A Big Legal Problem
"Prosecutors in New Mexico charged Alec Baldwin last week with a gun allegation that was not on the books at the time of the...
These New Solar Panels Are Made To Blend In Seamlessly At Historic Sites
The invisible solar panels ... were created by the Italian company Dyaqua. They can be designed to appear like stone, wood, concrete or brick,...
New Zealand’s Arts Funder Gets A Big Cash Infusion
Following last year's outcry over an even-larger-than-usual mismatch between the supply of and the demand for arts funding, the government has given Creative New...
Why The Current Crop Of Eat-The-Rich Movies Don’t Satisfy As Revenge Fantasy
"Watching these films, I found my class rage dissipating — giving way to pity — in proportion to the degree of suffering onscreen (and...
Here Comes The World’s First Heavy Metal Ballet
The as-yet untitled three-act piece, the brainchild of Birmingham Royal Ballet artistic director Carlos Acosta, will include eight songs by Black Sabbath (including "Paranoid"...
Coded Letters From The Imprisoned Mary, Queen Of Scots Have Been Deciphered
The 57 pieces of correspondence had been languishing unidentified in the archives of the National Library of France. They date from Mary's 18 years...
ChatGPT Will Not Answer Queries About Donald Trump. Why Is This?
No, it's not a matter of left-wing bias — on the part of the software (which is not alive and cannot think) or of...
The Conflict At The Heart Of The Turner Prize
"Without this competitiveness, the exhibition wouldn't have the same mass appeal. And that's the source of the Turner Prize's current identity crisis. On the...
National Black Theatre Is Building A Home In Harlem And Cred On Broadway
"NBT is readying to build a new, 21-story Harlem facility that will house a new theater complex as well as retail and affordable housing...
Bonham’s, The Venerable London Auction House, Is Reportedly For Sale For $1 Billion
"Five years after private equity firm Epiris acquired and reinvigorated Bonhams auction house, it is now looking to cash in on its investment. The...
Adrien Hall, Founder of Providence’s Trinity Rep And A Major Force In Rhode Island...
"If you've enjoyed the arts scene in downtown Providence, the popularity of Trinity Rep paved the way for that. If you went on a...
UK’s Women’s Prize For Fiction Is Getting A Nonfiction Equivalent
"The Women's Prize is to launch a non-fiction award to sit alongside its long-running fiction prize, in response to research that found that female...
Male Celebrities “Queerbaiting” — Is It Really A Thing? Does It Matter? Should It?
Mark Harris: "The fact that these have even become urgent questions has to do, in large part, with the collision of Gen Z's approach...
What Was Up With That New York Times Column Saying The Waffle House Brawl...
"Turning the spotlight on the sensational viral clip, only to describe the violence in it as a kind of picturesque genre scene, doesn't really...
What Made Kyle Abraham into A Choreographer? Getting Fired By Bill T. Jones
"For a moment there I think I lost what my goal was in being choreographer. ... What I realized, after getting fired from that...
So How Amazingly Productive Was Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks During Lockdown?
"From March 2020 to April 2021, Parks wrote a short play a day. Sometimes, Parks would write multiple (sic). Other times, Parks would write...
The Beltracchis: How The Great Art-Forging Couple Of Our Age Did It, And Why
"Rather than forging existing paintings, Wolfgang produced hundreds of original works that skillfully imitated the styles of deceased European artists including Max Ernst, Fernand...
Salman Rushdie Gives His First Interview Since The Attack That Cost Him An Eye
"I've found it very, very difficult to write. I sit down to write, and nothing happens. I write, but it's a combination of blankness...
Post-Pandemic, US Theatres Try To Innovate Their Way Back To Long-Term Health
"Thanks to a combination of lackluster ticket sales and an end to government relief, they have no choice but to try out new things." ...
Penguin Random House Restructures After Its Failed Bid To Buy Simon & Schuster
"Though the restructuring is still a work in progress, its goal is to reinvigorate internal competition for new titles among PRH's many imprints. ......
AMC Will Start Pricing Movie Tickets According To Location
"The mega-exhibitor is following music concerts, sporting events and other entertainment venues in setting its ticket pricing strategy to sightlines for seating selections. AMC...
Italy’s Opera Companies Are Working Together To Help Purchase Verdi’s House
"The Italian government has a new plan to buy the home of composer Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. They will be partnering with opera houses...
Damage To Ancient Heritage Sites In The Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
"The partial destruction of a Roman-era castle in the Turkish city of Gaziantep has led to fears that two earthquakes that struck on Monday...
