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Belgium’s High Court Overrules Government’s Shutdown Of Cultural Venues
The Council of State, the country's top administrative court, found insufficient justification for prime minister Alexander De Croo's COVID-related order closing theaters, concert halls,...
The Original Novel “Bambi” Was No Cloying Tale For The Kiddies
"Far from being a children's story, Bambi was actually a parable about the inhumane treatment and dangerous precariousness of Jews and other minorities in...
Too Many Words! (The New York Times Dance Critic Has A Problem With Spielberg’s...
Gia Kourlas: "With so much emphasis on dialogue and character development, the tension — the very glue of West Side Story — seeps away....
“Junk Turned Into Art”: L.A.’S Watts Towers At 100
"Are those towers the most powerful act of recycling that California has ever seen? Maybe." Christopher Reynolds recounts the history of their building, including...
A Choreographer Designs Movement For Robots So That Humans Will Trust Them (And Maybe...
Folks may love R2-D2 and WALL-E up on the screen, but they tend to be suspicious of robots in real life, especially when they...
“A Ring Of Authenticity”: Period Instruments Make An Astonishing Difference In Kent Nagano’s “Das...
"Put it this way," writes David Patrick Stearns, "in a year when Berlin, London, and much of the operatic world were abuzz over higher-profile...
How Many Stars Can Hollywood Cram Into One Movie?
More than ever before, both in blockbusters (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Eternals) and prestige pictures (Nightmare Alley, The French Dispatch), casts are being packed...
Boston’s New Mayor Has Big Plans For The Arts
"It's impossible to separate out 'arts issues' and 'arts equity' issues, from the stabilization of our communities," says Michelle Wu. Among her priorities are...
Los Angeles’s Leading Arts Institutions Will Require Audience Members To Have Booster Shots
Beginning in mid-January, audience members at all performances at the Ahmanson Theater and Mark Taper Forum, as well as those by the Philharmonic and...
Amid The Omicron Wave, Understudies Have Become The Heroes Of Broadway
As cast members test positive for the new coronavirus variant and have to isolate, these under-recognized performers — many of whom must master two...
Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée Dies Suddenly At 58
The director of the Oscar-nominated films Dallas Buyers Club and Wild and the series Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, Vallée was found in...
Belgium Agrees To Return Art Looted During Colonial Period To DR Congo
"The Belgian government plans to set up an expert commission with the Democratic Republic of Congo that will determine the fate of thousands of...
Christkindlmärkte: A Brief History Of Germany’s Christmas Markets
The mercantile/community gatherings date back to at least the 14th century, and though they've since spread through much of the world, they're especially dear...
How Jewish People Eating Chinese Food Became A Standard Part Of American Christmas
It's not only because Chinese restaurants were the only places open on Christmas back in the day … - Mental Floss
A Small Ballet Company Bounces Back From Hurricane Ida
Flooding caused by the storm wrecked the studios of Roxey Ballet in Lambertville, NJ; said director Mark Roxey, "The building was submerged in water....
“Dirty Harry” At 50: Portrait Of A Seminal ’70s Antihero
"Partisans on either side looking for affirmation of their stance will be disappointed. … Neither condemning nor condoning his actions, the film offers what...
Do Egyptians Think Verdi’s “Aïda” Is Cultural Appropriation? Merely Silly? Actually, They Don’t
to Cairo and asked people there about it — and she found that people, even those who've never seen it themselves, seem generally proud...
Brigitte Lefèvre Helped Transform France’s Entire Dance Scene Into What It Is Today
She led the way in introducing the country to contemporary dance, not least at the Paris Opera Ballet, which she ran for two decades,...
Even The Color Blue Is Having Supply-Chain Problems
Two factories in France produce much of the world's synthetic ultramarine pigment; one stopped making it, and the other couldn't meet the extra demand...
Conservatives Trying To Ban Certain Books From Schools Forget About The Streisand Effect
In Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, whether the topic is race, sexuality, history, or something else, grownups trying to keep particular books from teens...
Enormous Changes At The Last Minute At The Philadelphia Orchestra’s “Messiah”
The scheduled conductor and all four soloists, who'd been rehearsing together, tested positive the day before Wednesday's concert — and, rather than canceling, the...
Fifteen Minutes Before Curtain Time, Broadway Playwright Steps In To Save Performance From Cancellation
With three cast members testing positive for COVID and only two understudies available, Keenan Scott II grabbed his script for Thoughts of a Colored...
England Doubles The COVID Arts Relief Funding It Announced Just Days Ago
On Monday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that £30 million ($40 million) was being added to Arts Council England's Culture Recovery Fund. On...
Schadenfreude For The Holidays: The Meanest Book Reviews Of 2021
"Among the titles being cast into the maw of the volcano this year: Blake Bailey's oozing hagiography of Philip Roth, Mitch Albom's latest cavity-inducing...
Why Cecily Strong Dares To Do “The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In...
"Of course I wanted to do this. The biggest reason to say no is, why would you ever put yourself in a position to...
