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How A Simple Graphic Memoir Became America’s Most-Banned Book, Thus Juicing Its Sales
"The crusade against Gender Queer has largely driven its popularity and increased the size of (Maia) Kobabe's royalty checks. The memoir has sold more...
“The Whale” Was Originally A Play — A Powerful One, Say Those Who Have...
Says Shuler Hensley, who's played the 600-pound Charlie in New York and London: "It's a brilliant ending, because audience members have constantly told me...
The Coolest Archaeological Finds Of 2022
"There were long-lost tombs uncovered during renovations of Notre-Dame in Paris, the mosaic floors upon which Santa Claus — well okay, St. Nicholas —...
#MeToo Comes To Belgium’s Flagship Art Museum
"Staff at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts are speaking out against the museum's director, Michel Draguet, after 31 of 176 employees signed an...
TikTok Conquered The Social Media World. Now It’s Being Conquered By Geopolitics
Here's the story of how Zhang Yiming built the tech giant ByteDance and its star video app became a global juggernaut — only to...
Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Eldest Daughter And Heir Of Pablo, Is Dead At 87
"When her father died in 1973, Maya took up the mantle of preserving and propelling his legacy. ... It involved assembling and organizing a...
Facing Falling Attendance, The Metropolitan Opera Will Trim Its Season And Focus On New...
"Hit hard by a cash shortfall and lackluster ticket sales ..., the (company) said Monday that it would withdraw up to $30 million from...
The Philly Pops Settles On A New Contract And, Just Maybe, A Future
"The Pops announced in November that it would cease operations at the end of this season. But the new tentative agreement, back-dated to this...
How Hallmark Cards Became One Of The World’s Most Successful Media Production Companies
"What happens when an ad agency and a greeting card company make a TV show?" In this case, Hallmark Playhouse, the Hallmark Hall of...
The Backlash Against “Wokeness” Seems To Be Arriving, Even In The Arts. But It...
Ben Davis: "Contemporary cultural backlash may not look like a return to a cozy, oblivious cultural center. It may take its cues more from...
Patti Smith — Punk Rocker, Performance Artist, Poet, Photographer, Painter
"I've had many second chapters in my life, often propelled by loss. ... As a human being, I'm relatively simple. I'm very work-oriented, I'm...
What America Needs Is A Good Comic Opera Company
In the 1950s, TV networks broadcast light operas by Victor Herbert and Kurt Weill. Those pieces are rarely revived now; neither are the comic...
The Guardian Is Hit With A Ransomware Attack
"Some of The Guardian's tech infrastructure and 'behind-the-scenes services' have been impacted, according to the publication. Employees were asked to work from home for...
Russian Troops Are Destroying Mariupol’s Drama Theater To Hide Evidence Of Bombing And War...
Recent video from Ukraine shows a bulldozer tearing down the back of the ruined theater, which Russian fighter planes bombed last March while hundreds...
After A Century, The Great Dome At New York’s Cathedral Of St. John The...
"It cracked. It creaked. It leaked. Ever since (it was designed), it's been a source of wonder. It's also been a cause for worry...
NPR Has Launched A New Fundraising Portal That Has Member Stations Rather Nervous
The local affiliates have always insisted on doing the fundraising themselves, so that listeners don't bypass the stations, which already pay dues to NPR. ...
Vandals Ruin 30,000-Year-Old Australian Rock Carvings: “The Art Is Not Recoverable”
"The vandals entered Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain (in South Australia) and scrawled graffiti across the heritage-listed site, writing 'don't look now, but...
Juilliard Composition Professor Placed On Leave Following Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Robert Beaser, who was chair of the school's composition department from 1994 to 2018, was placed on leave last Friday, following a report in...
Alexei Ratmansky Will Leave ABT This Summer
Considered by many the greatest living ballet choreographer, Ratmansky will have been artist-in-residence at American Ballet Theater for more than 13 years when he...
Meet TikTok’s Favorite Classical Organist (Yes, TikTok Has A Favorite Organist)
"It's the best thing I've done in my career, in terms of bringing people to the instrument," says Anna Lapwood, who has 420,000 followers...
The Literary World’s Top Ten News Stories Of 2022
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... All right, it was mostly still the worst of times." LitHub...
Amsterdam Is Now Looking To Drive Away The Vice Tourists
"The Red Light District has become a huge problem for residents, sex workers, and city officials alike, as it attracts some of the world's...
San Francisco Ballet Uses AI-Generated Art To Promote Its “Nutcracker,” And Backlash Ensues
Said one of many Instagram commenters, "This AI art looks like CRAP, I can't believe you did this instead of hiring real artists." Another:...
Sharing Your Netflix Password Is Illegal, Rules UK Government
"Millions of UK viewers are breaking (copyright) law by sharing their passwords for services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, according to...
Someone In Turkey Accused This Prize-Winning Film Of Being “LGBT Propaganda,” And The Culture...
"The art-house thriller Kurak Günler ("Burning Days") was the subject of a smear campaign by pro-government media outlets that dubbed it an 'LGBT propaganda...
