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And What-All Is In This New Agreement Between The Studios And The Writers Guild?
The answer: not everything the writers wanted, but a lot more than anyone thought would be there six months ago — "a deal far...
The Hollywood Writers’ Strike Is Officially Over
"The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America and their joint negotiating committee all voted to accept...
Pole Dancing Is Catching On Even in Egypt
"In many Western countries, pole dance classes achieved mainstream popularity years ago. Egypt's pole-dancing culture has been slower to grow — partly due to...
This Baritone Was Singing The Role Of God. He Had A Heart Attack And...
At the Ambronay Festival in France, Alejandro Meerapfel, a 54-year-old Argentine, was performing in an oratorio called Il Dono della vita eterna (The Gift...
Elect Us And We Will More Than Triple Arts Funding, Canada’s Liberal Party Tells...
"The Manitoba Arts Council would receive $20 million in funding annually — up from $6 million a year — if the Liberals are elected...
Libraries In Northern Ireland Are Now So Underfunded That They Can’t Buy Books
"Libraries will also operate with reduced opening hours. The service said the funding situation is presenting 'significant challenges', and that the board's decision to...
Conductor John DeMain Announces Retirement From Madison Symphony Orchestra
"The 2025-26 season marks the Madison orchestra's 100th anniversary. The symphony will conduct a search for a new leader, and DeMain intends to depart...
SAG-AFTRA Members Vote To Authorize Another, Different Strike
A motion by the actors' union to authorize a strike against video game companies passed with 98% of votes cast. The previous Interactive Media...
Actors’ Equity Moves To Unionize Broadway Production Assistants
"Many PAs, the union (says), are early-career stage managers, and PAs 'are among the only Broadway workers without current union representation.' The new bargaining...
With A Week’s Warning To Students, The Last Remaining Campuses Of The Art Institutes...
"The system had suffered from low enrollment since the coronavirus pandemic began. Previous challenges included a $95 million settlement after fraud allegations in 2015...
Fire Destroys An Entire Building At Bösendorfer Piano Factory
A large part of the archives of the historic company, which was founded in 1830, was destroyed in the blaze at the facility just...
Actor David McCallum, Star Of “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” And “NCIS”, Is Dead At...
As the mysterious secret agent Ilya Kuryakin on Man From U.N.C.L.E., the Scottish character actor became a major American TV star and teen heartthrob....
After 33 Years, André Bishop Announces Retirement From Lincoln Center Theater
"Bishop, 74, said he is choosing to leave at the end of the 2024-25 season because that is when his current contract (as producing...
Is This Very Popular French Theme Park Selling A Reactionary Version Of French History?
"Puy du Fou has been voted the best amusement park on Earth despite having no rides, just swashbuckling re-enactment shows with fireballs, sword fights,...
Cassette By Cassette, One Pakistani Man Is Working To Preserve Afghan Musical History
In a small audio repair shop in Peshawar, across the Afghan-Pakistani border in Peshawar, refugee Mohammed Hasan Zamri collects old commercial cassettes and sometimes...
Why Two Big AI Companies Are Hiring Poets And Fiction Writers
"A string of job postings from high-profile training data companies, such as Scale AI and Appen, are recruiting poets, novelists, playwrights, or writers with...
Bollywood Star Wins Indian Court Case Over AI Use Of His Image
"Anil Kapoor (filed suit) because of the large number of morphed videos and emojis bearing his likeness going around as well as his iconic...
After Going Dark This Year, Cal Shakes Will Be Back In 2024 For Its...
"California Shakespeare Theater plans to produce a show of its own in 2024, after operating exclusively as a rental house this year. The production,...
Skilled Craftspeople Put Out Of Work By The Hollywood Strikes Are Going Real-World
"Scenic painters who once added 'Disney dirt' to make walls look old are now working on actual old walls, prop fabricators who built mechanical...
“We’re All Trying To Figure Out How To Get People To Care About News...
"I kind of fell into this avenue of media literacy influencing to help Gen Z get invested back into print media," said Kelsey Russell...
Independent Booksellers Have Started Using TikTok As A Marketing Platform
"Bookstore owners and staffers agreed that TikTok increases their visibility when they make a concerted effort to use it. … Though it's time-consuming to...
The Louvre’s First Female Leader Wants To Give That “Giant Ocean Liner” An Overhaul
Yes, she wants to make the world's largest museum more welcoming, relevant, and diverse. She also wants to carve an entirely new second entrance...
A Pair Of New Artistic Directors At Louisville Ballet
"Lexington-native Mikelle Bruzina and Harald Uwe Kern were named Louisville Ballet's new artistic directors after former artistic director Robert Curran's abrupt resignation earlier this...
Four Days After Abruptly Canceling Its Season, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Closes Down
The organization's entire board of directors has resigned. "This means," said a statement, "that the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will cease all operations as of today,...
Melissa Barak Puts Her Stamp On Los Angeles Ballet
"I want people to see that LAB is on the road to … becoming one of the country's leading dance companies," she said. "Over...
