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The Weirdly Long Life Of A Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Podcast
“We released our first episode of Buffering the Vampire Slayer on September 14, 2016. We couldn’t have imagined that only a few weeks later, we’d have...
If You’re Worried About The Environmental Impact Of Large-Scale AI, Check Out Small Language...
“Small models are not used as general-purpose tools like their larger cousins. But they can excel on specific, more narrowly defined tasks, such as...
Turns Out Walking In A City Is Just As Great As Walking In The...
For some of us, it might be even better. But truly: "Researchers have identified a wellbeing boost known as ‘the cathedral effect’ which occurs...
The Problem For American Literature Under Someone Who Doesn’t Understand Soft Power
“The Trump administration, caring little for democracy and focused on hardness, is immune to the idea that literature, a supposedly feminizing kind of art, could...
A French Canadian Comedian Says English-Speaking Audiences Want Different Things
“After years of performing worldwide in French, Quebec comedian Rachid Badouri is touring a new solo show in English, and says there’s a subtle...
The Current President Says He Wants To Take All Of Taxpayers’ NEH And NEA...
“About $17 million would be routed from both the NEH and NEA to support the statuary garden project. No specific details were shared about...
Bernadette Peters, Back On Broadway, Longs To Ride The Central Park Carousel
Then there’s the time Sondheim took her to the Met for a Seurat exhibition. - The New York Times
What Inspired The BBC’s New Bilingual ‘Deaf Thriller’?
The writer was really sick of being frustrated and isolated in the hearing world, basically - and he also "wanted to put his own...
Mario Vargas Llosa, Last Of The Latin American ‘Golden Generation’ Of Writers, Has Died...
“Vargas Llosa, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, gained renown as a young writer with slangy, blistering visions of the corruption,...
So You Want To Strike A Blow For Small Businesses?
Pay for shipping. That choice “forces you to think about your purchases in a way that one-click overnight free shipping does not.” - Fast...
Melbourne Cinema Says Threats Caused It To Cancel Screening Of No Other Land
“What does that say about freedom of expression in Australia, that an Oscar-winning film made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, which is being screened in...
Looks Like The White House Has Replaced Obama’s Official Portrait With Portrait Of Trump...
A spokesperson wrote that the Obama portrait was simply moved. “Last month, the Trump administration and the Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted a...
The Academy Finally Adds A Stunt Award For Future Oscars
“For Hollywood’s stunt community, the announcement marks a historic milestone in a decades-long push for recognition.” The stunt award will debut in 2028. -...
Ireland’s Trailblazing Artists Were Treated So Badly That One Retreated To A Convent
"The Irish Times used the phrase 'freak pictures’ in a review, and Russell again had a field day, referring to their work as ‘artistic...
This Person Has Listened To The Great Gatsby Two Hundred Times
“Gatsby has now laid down roots in my brain — even into my dreams. In a way, that’s not just true of me but...
In Italy, A Treasure Trove Of Recovered Black Market Art Goes On Display
“It is the loot of raiders who for decades have targeted sites from classical antiquity in southern Italy, such as Pompeii and Herculaneum. Some...
Suzanne Rand, Half Of The Improv Duo Monteith And Rand, Has Died At 75
Monteith and Rand’s “sketches included Ms. Rand’s portrayal of a guilt-ridden fly killer who tries to revive a swatted pest, and the two of...
Australia’s Public Art Fans Resist An American ‘Art Entrepreneur’ And His Shiny Huge Astronaut...
In Perth, “the Kebab’s original plinth still stands, awaiting the sculpture’s restoration and return. No report ever eventuated examining the three options presented to...
Where Does Art End?
It’s the frames, but also far beyond the borders of the frames, when an art lover goes to a museum. - The New York...
Are Professors Still Legally Allowed To Tell The Truth In Classes?
“Scholars of racism face a peculiar accusation: that studying racism causes racism. As facile as this criticism is—no one thinks that agriculture professors cause...
The BBC Did What With A Pedophile’s Art?
They reinstalled Eric Gill’s statue, is what they did. Now it’s behind a “protective screen” (to protect the sculpture, that is), but, uh, "visitors...
Max Kozloff, Art Critic Who Turned Into A Prominent Street Photographer, Has Died At...
Kozloff “became the art critic for The Nation in 1961, when he was a 28-year-old doctoral student at New York University’s Institute of Fine...
How An ASL Artist Spends Their Day Off In New York
“My Sunday is essentially five lives in a day.” - The New York Times
Computers, Cell Phones, And Chips Suddenly Get Exempted From Tariffs
Well, that’s nice for some companies. (And those of us who need to use electronics.) - The Verge
Dear Hollywood: Just Make About A Hundred Movies A Year That People Like
That’s it! Is that so hard? “The industry today needs to start thinking as one, to unite and slay the beast that is the...
