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In Britain, A Judge Rules That A Character In Steve Coogan’s ‘The Lost King’...

This means that “after a preliminary hearing means that the case can proceed to a full trial where Coogan, Baby Cow and Pathe will...

The Short, Amazing Life Of The CD-ROM

Remember Encarta? That was a Microsoft product. But in 1994, even "the oldest-school tech giant of them all, IBM, found the strangest of bedfellows...

What To Read Next, Based On Your Favorite Tony Nominee

If you loved Appropriate? Well, it’s got to be Mat Johnson’s Loving Day. You’re an Outsiders fan? How about you take a look at...

The Recent Person On The Street Interviews That Caught Up Henry Winkler, Baz Luhrmann,...

“Go to any awards show red carpet and you will find teams and teams of people clutching clipboards. You know what’s on those clipboards?...

The Woman Trying To Market A Nobel-Winning Poet

Elizabeth Horan would really like us to know the name - and work - of Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, "the first and only great...

Stephen Fry, For One, Is Ready For Britain To Return The Parthenon Marbles

Indeed, he compares the Ottoman Empire giving away anything from Greece to Nazi Germany giving away French monuments. And it’s not the first time...

The Near-Miraculous Rehabilitation Of Merrily We Roll Along

The arc of storied flop to Tony winner was long. How did it happen? - The New York Times

Portland’s Prose Before Bros Book Club Started With Seven Members

Now the book club - for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color - has more than 1300 members, and it’s about way more...

Blame Books For All Of The Sexy Fairy Baby Names

That’s right: Parents who love Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR for those in the know) series haven’t learn from...

Everyone, Calm Down – Inside Out 2 Is Here To Keep Your Box Office...

Don’t give into Hollywood ennui: “Inside Out 2 had a staggering, and record-breaking, $295 million global debut." - Los Angeles Times

Who Tried To Steal Graceland?

The story “began with a brazen plot that made international headlines in May: Naussany Investments, a company that did not seem to exist, run by...

The Tonys, With Some Surprises, Finish With Twelve Different Winning Shows

One of the biggest surprises of the night came near the end of the show, with The Outsiders winning four categories, including Best New...

If You Can Hear The Lyrics On Broadway, Thank The Sound Mixers

“It used to be that Broadway didn’t use microphones. Actors simply projected. … But now actors and musicians have microphones, and speakers are everywhere....

Artists Rally At The Hammer Museum After Attempts To Build Another Encampment At UCLA...

Their letter: “We refuse to be placated by images and objects while artists in Gaza, like Heba Zagout, are murdered everyday. … We refuse...

This Professionally Trained Ballerina And Scientist Uses Dance To Teach

To teach … about food safety, that is. “Science and art have several things in common,” says Eleonora Moratto, “and specifically ballet and science...

Has Broadway Finally Reconciled With Pop Music?

Maybe! There’s “the sense that the theater has so fully reconciled with pop, rock, R&B and country — you know, the music that’s been...

Why Did The Washington Post Hire A Publisher And Incoming Editor At The Center...

Both, “when they worked as journalists in London two decades ago, used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles, according to a...

Swiss Museum Removes Monet, Van Gogh After Facing Up To Their Possibly Nazi Looted...

Kunsthaus Zurich is finally facing up to the issue, that is: “There have long been suspicions about the provenance of works in the Emil...

In Britain, Art House Movies Are Having Themselves A Summer

Why? Last summer’s Hollywood strikes, for one. "The franchise machine has slowed down and more original, risky features have slipped in” - including many...

In Honor Of Father’s Day, Here’s An Incomplete List Of The Worst Dads In...

The Western canon has … let’s say a lot … of examples. Why? “Bad behavior often makes for good art.” - LitHub

This Year’s Tony Awards Show Us How Theatre Is Changing

We all know nonprofit theatres are struggling, and many are even closing. But oh gods, are they important: “100 percent of the nominees for...

The Magic Kingdom Is Very, Very Expensive Now

A lot of people heading to Disney theme parks go into significant debt for the trip, especially parents with kids under 18 - who...

Will The Lawsuit And ‘True Story’ Of Baby Reindeer Keep It From Emmy Wins?

All of the (negative) attention may be just a distraction, but it could be one that moves voters into supporting another series entirely. -...

Ben Vautier, French Artist And Member Of The Fluxus Movement, Has Died At 88

"He was most famous for his ‘écritures,’ or written paintings, often rendered in white handwritten letters scrawled on a black background. His aphorisms included ‘Ce...

Dame Tracey Emin? King’s Birthday Honours Are Surprisingly Good

New Dame Imelda Staunton said, “I feel that this honour also recognises the importance of the arts in this country. Theatre, film and television are...