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What Set Marc Maron’s Podcast Apart
Sure, now everyone (and their annoying friend) has a podcast, but not in 2009, when Maron got his start with WTF. "The podcast made...
The Smithsonian Rejected This Artist’s Portrait Of Trump In 2016
But as the president tries to push out the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven wonders if his painting now has a...
The National Library Of Wales Appears To Be Missing A Couple Thousand Items
“Missing sound recordings include the satirical song ‘Carlo’ by Dafydd Iwan which was written for the investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales in...
Why Hollywood Left Los Angeles
“As the labor of making movies and shows splinters across far-flung cities and countries, Hollywood has become dislodged from its physical home.” - Vulture
A Studio Visit With One Of New York’s Most Influential Downtown Artists
Agosto Machado “has been a witness to decades of cultural moments in New York: the experimental theater of the early sixties, Warhol’s factory, the...
These Fragile Quilts By Black Artists Desperately Need To Be Preserved
Guess who pulled the funding? - NPR
The GSA Oversees 26,000 Public Works Of Art, But Trump Cuts Leave Everything At...
This administration slashed the staff of 30 to about 10, an impossible number to track the government collection, which “has been placed in federal...
A Ballet Founder, And Longtime Director, Passes The Torch In Oregon
Toni Pimble “is that rare dancemaker whose visual sense and musical sense are equally acute; moreover, her interests are wide-ranging. Over the years she has...
The Takeaways From The Tonys
Audacious newcomers, especially Maybe Happy Ending, had themselves a night. - The New York Times
What Makes A Great Live Event Producer?
Ask Jesse Collins: “‘Credibility with your word’ is what makes a great producer. ‘If something goes wrong, nobody knows me — they’re just going...
Turning Empty Buildings Into Art In Seattle
“What if landlords teamed up with new and emerging artists to showcase their work in these spaces, offered them a chance to practice a...
Choreography Great Jiri Kylian Is Enjoying A Massive, Career-Spanning Celebration In Oslo
Jiří Kylián is "the Czech choreographer-cum-renaissance man, who in one pre-show discussion declares himself ‘the happiest boy in the world’: There has never been...
The Romance Writer Who Owns Three Bakeries
They do say don’t quit your day job, right? Yet: “Cupcakes and rom-coms, it turns out, have a lot in common.” - The New...
Author Geoff Dyer Says Reading Emma Started Him On A Lifelong Habit
Dyer: “The open secret remains as mysteriously elusive as ever. Which is fine because I don’t go to books for comfort; I have a...
Inside The Whisper Campaign To Unseat The Bear
“What happened to take The Bear from Emmy battering ram to awards also-ran in the span of only a few months? According to multiple writers on...
Live Updates From The Tonys
At the preshow, “Buena Vista Social Club, a musical about a Cuban band, picked up awards for choreography, sound design and orchestrations, while Stranger...
What Does A Young Artist Do After Immediate Success?
Step back, incorporate sound, and start making opera, of course. - The Guardian (UK)
So, Turns Out We Might Have Been Completely Wrong
Cool cool: A “new law of nature” upends everything we thought we knew about time, evolution, and (perhaps) life in the rest of the...
The Soul Of A Video Game Turned Smash Hit TV Show Comes From Its...
The Last of Us composer Gustavo Santaolalla: "I think the fact that we kept the sonic fabric — that we didn’t do an orchestral...
Prominent Lawyers Join The Fight Against Paramount’s Planned Settlement With The President
“Late Thursday, the two attorneys sent a strongly worded letter to Paramount’s chairworman and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and other board members arguing that...
A Pianist From Hong Kong Wins The Cliburn For The First Time
Aristo Sham won the gold, with U.S. pianist Evren Ozel taking the bronze. - Dallas Morning News
Booker Winner Bernadine Evaristo Wins Another Big Award, Plans To Donate It
“I’m still very alert to the inequality in the world, and also inequality in my industry. I am not there to endorse the status quo....
How To Identify And Handle Green Books, Some Of Which Are Literally Poisonous
We’re talking actual arsenic: "In recent years, many libraries have prevented access to all suspect green books as a precaution." - The Guardian (UK)
The Wild Chinese Sports Movie That Explains How US-Chinese Relations Have Changed
“What began as a story about transcending cultural boundaries through sports has turned into a symbol of just how little China and the U.S....
What Can We Expect From Tonight’s Tony Awards?
“Singing robots. Undead frenemies. A dead train robber, and a dying cave explorer. A fumbling group of spies, and a bumbling group of pirates....
