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Poor David Tennant’s “Macbeth” In London Just Can’t Catch A Break This Week
Or, to put it another way, the show is having to take too many breaks. Tennant, Cush Jumbo, and their colleagues have had to...
Judge In Brazil Orders Sony/Universal To Withdraw Adele Song Worldwide
The injunction requires Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music to stop distributing Adele's "Million Years Ago" in any and every format during an ongoing...
Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Gets Nearly 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Fraud
"Prosecutors accused the former cable news commentator and host of playing a leading role in a scheme to deceive Ozy investors and lenders by...
Artist Lorraine O’Grady Dead At 90
"O’Grady developed a loyal following for artworks that often proved unclassifiable. She produced photographs, collages, and performances, and wrote frequently. … Her art critiqued...
While Ballet Companies Do “Nutcracker,” Indie Theater Companies Do Parodies Of Hallmark Christmas Movies
"Love ‘em or hate ’em, formulaic meet-cute holiday flicks have become as tied to the yuletide as ugly sweaters and hot chocolate. Theater directors...
Screwball Tragedy: Considering Kafka’s Funniest Story
"'Investigations of a Dog' presents a brilliant and sometimes hilarious parody of the world of knowledge production, what the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan called...
This Year’s Remarkable Discoveries In Archaeology And Art History
"A construction worker turning up a nude marble deity hidden some 1,600 years ago, an art historian spotting a missing painting on his social...
Composer Margaret Brouwer, Still Busy As She Approaches 85
"Eighty-five is a milestone, no matter one’s field. That, though, isn’t what Brouwer is celebrating. No, all she’s really thinking about are the commissions...
I Worked For Ozy Right Through Its Collapse. Here’s What I Saw From The...
"The story I saw coming to a grim conclusion in that courtroom was about more than a failed media company. … Carlos Watson may...
What It’s Like To See Your Sexual Assault Be Made Into An Episode Of...
"Being violated and brought close to death is (a) psychological abyss, but living with the belief that actors and producers have exploited your rape...
For Wage Theft At Disneyland, Disney Co. Agrees To California’s Largest-Ever Settlement
"The Walt Disney Co. has reached a California-record $233 million settlement with Disneyland workers over a 2019 class-action wage theft lawsuit. The settlement will...
Zakir Hussain, 73, Master Of Indian Classical Drumming And World-Music Fusion
Son of legendary tabla player Alla Rakha, who was drummer of choice for Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, Hussain grew up playing alongside...
Martial Solal, Perhaps France’s Greatest Jazz Pianist, Has Died At 97
Best-known to the wider public for his score to Godard's film Breathless, he was one of the first European jazz musicians to get enthusiastic...
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Officially Loses Funding From City
The decision by the city council — to redistribute the $248,000 previously allocated for DBDT to other organizations — comes just a few days...
Why We’re Stuck With The Figurative Use Of The Word “Literally”
"By the 16th century, intensity rather than trueness had become the word very’s primary sense, through a process (called) 'semantic bleaching.' Interestingly, words whose...
The Trocks — Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo — At 50
"The troupe never strayed from its comedic roots but has evolved in other ways. … The quality of dancing is much higher than it...
Boston NPR Station WBUR Cancels Its Only Entirely Local News Show
Eight months after cutting 14% of its staff, WBUR is eliminating "Radio Boston," a one-hour weekday show focused on local and regional affairs. Management...
Even In California, Culture Wars Over Children’s Books Have Sales Down And Librarians Scared
"After years of battles in school and public libraries, the campaign by conservative-leaning 'parent rights' groups has succeeded in casting a nationwide chill over...
New Jersey Governor Signs Law Curbing Book Bans In Schools And Protecting Librarians
"Taking a stand in the national debate on banning sexually explicit books from school libraries, Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed a law that...
The Tomb Of The Actual Saint Nicholas Has Been Uncovered
"Archeologists have discovered what they believe to be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the (third-century) philanthropic Greek bishop and inspiration behind Santa Claus. The...
Notre-Dame’s Isn’t The Only Famous Pipe Organ This Week To Return To Life After...
Just a day before the catastrophic 2017 blaze that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, a smaller fire broke out in the Cathedral of...
America’s Most Arts-Vibrant Communities In 2024
As usual, the annual index lists the top 20 large cities, top 10 medium-sized and top 10 small communities. Because the numbers crunched are...
MFA Boston Is Auctioning Off 17 Old Dutch And Flemish Masters Paintings
Just seven years after two major donations doubled the size of the museum's Old Dutch/Flemish holdings, a group of works is headed to Christie's....
The One Place And Time That Opera Is Always A Major News Event
That's the annual gala opening the season at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, which (by long tradition) happens on December 7. And there...
One Of London’s Top Drama Schools Is Opening A New York Outpost
Next month, LAMDA (London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art) will open a location in midtown Manhattan with both office and flexible studio space....
