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Javier Marías, One Of Spain’s Greatest Novelists, Is Dead At 70
"The overriding themes of (his) novels ranged widely: murder mysteries, espionage, family secrets and more. He could keep it light or go graphically violent....
What Music Will Be Played At Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral? Well, Here’s What They’ve Done...
Musicologist Imani Danielle Mosley surveys the music that's been used at the obsequies for Queens of England from Elizabeth I (the first to have...
Second City’s New CEO Wants To Do Some Very CEO-ish Things
Calling the company "the world leader in improv-based education and entertainment," Ed Wells, formerly a senior executive at Sesame Street, said "I want to...
Most “Petipa Ballets” We See Today Aren’t Really By Marius Petipa. So How Important...
"Today's dance audience is continually watching whole acres of choreography still called 'Petipa' that simply aren't Petipa. But even Petipa's audience was watching lots...
How Did This Fragment Of Dead Sea Scroll Wind Up In Montana?
"The scrap of papyrus — scarcely larger than a postage stamp with four lines of angular script — is one of just a few...
Construction Of The Yucatán’s “Maya Train” Route Has Uncovered Another Major Archaeological Find
"An archaeological survey along section 5 of the project, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, has uncovered an 'impressive' archeological site of more than...
On A Mexican Cattle Ranch, Unearthing A Mysterious, Lost Mayan City
Sak Tz'i' was an ancient but small city, caught between more powerful neighbors; scholars weren't aware it had existed until they found inscriptions describing...
Pedro Almodóvar Gives Up On His First English-Language Feature
"Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar will not be making his English-language feature directorial debut with A Manual for Cleaning Women, which has Cate Blanchett...
Jean-Luc Godard Committed Assisted Suicide, His Attorney Confirms
"The medical report on the death of the 91-year-old director said he had chosen to end his life. He 'had recourse to legal assistance...
UK Movie Theatres Will Close For Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral — Except …
... for the ones that will screen a free video feed of the ceremonies. Those will be smaller chains (e.g., Vue, Picturedrome, Reel); the...
How Ivo Van Hove Went About Adapting An Edouard Louis Novel Into A Play
"During his brief six-week rehearsal periods, van Hove introduces sets, costumes, music and lighting as early in the process as possible. ... He wanted...
The Uffizi Gallery Is Lending, Or Renting, A Bunch Of Its Masterworks To Shanghai
"Self-Portraits: Masterpieces from the Uffizi ... is the first to kick off a series of 10 exhibitions that the Florence-based museum will loan to...
Why Europe Couldn’t Have A Serge Diaghilev Today
"Everything Diaghilev did was ad hoc, on a wing and a prayer or a plea and a handshake. He answered to nobody; there was...
London’s V&A Museum Prepares To Return Golden Treasures Of The Asante Kingdom To Ghana
"The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is in talks to potentially return a collection of Asante gold artifacts that were looted during a...
One of France’s Hottest Bestsellers Is Disqualified From The Prix Goncourt, Ostensibly Because Its...
"Punk feminist" author Virginie Despentes's novel, titled Cher connard (roughly, "Dear Asshole"), goes deep into what this correspondent describes as "France's sometimes difficult relationship...
Fleming, DiDonato, O’Hara: The Three Divas Starring In The Met ‘s Next Premiere, “The...
Renée Fleming (Clarissa Vaughan), Joyce DiDonato (Virginia Woolf), and Kelli O'Hara (Laura Brown) give a joint interview about preparing Kevin Puts's opera (based on...
Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater Will Stop Producing Plays And Become Strictly A Presenting Organization
After a turbulent summer that saw the artistic director fired, most of the rest of management resign, and the remaining staffers in open rebellion,...
Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, 91
"His use of long takes, jump-cuts and actors’ asides to the camera all changed the filmmaking vocabulary. He once famously stated that every film...
Jorja Fleezanis, Longtime Concertmaster Of The Minnesota Orchestra, Dead At 70
When she took the position in 1989, she was only the second woman ever appointed concertmaster at a major US orchestra, and she served...
“Succession”, “Ted Lasso”, The White Lotus”, And “Squid Game” Triumph At The Emmy Awards
"After Netflix's record-tying performance in 2021, HBO reasserted its dominance in its now-annual battle with Netflix for supremacy in the realm of prestige TV....
The Complete List Of 2022 Emmy Award Winners
With all nominees included as well. - Variety
Philadelphia Is Getting A Big New Performance Hall
"On Monday, the University of Pennsylvania announced it will build a new 3,100 square-foot theater to adjoin the Annenberg Center, a glitzy venue with...
Could Climate Change Wipe Out Australia’s Summer Outdoor Theatre Scene?
"As the climate becomes more unpredictable, and extreme heat, violent storms and bushfire smoke more common, Australian producers are being forced to grapple with...
How Do You Revive Bob Fosse’s “Dancin'” Without Bob Fosse?
Choreographer Christine Colby Jacques and director Wayne Cilento, who both were in the original 1978 production, are re-creating (a word Colby Jacques doesn't like)...
This One Cool Trick Gets Completely Intact Language Past China’s Censoring Software
That software, like the rest of the government of the People's Republic, uses Mandarin Chinese. It doesn't read Cantonese. - Quartz
