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When A Small-Town Story Goes To New York
It's not easy to get one of the slots at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Music, but this countries-spanning musical...
The Lure Of, And Fight Against, Fake Art
"Sometimes it involves millions of dollars. It could be the plot for a series on Netflix. They falsify the certificates, even using real notary...
No, Book Bans Don’t ‘Help’ Authors
One or two banned and censored books doing well on bestseller lists means little to the hundreds of other authors, and topics, that kids...
The Singing Star Finally Getting Her Due
It's been 50 years since Peruvian singer Lucha Reyes - who's now often compared to Piaf - died. But technology, and devoted fans, has...
When Cookbooks Start To Tell The Truth
The final part of cooking comes after the meal - and in one cookbook, "the absolute last bit of instruction in the book is...
Studios, Actors Still Talking After A Weekend Of Negotiations
Caveat to optimistic studio press releases: "Issues remain unresolved with the actors, including protections around the use of artificial intelligence technology to create digital...
Was Roy Lichtenstein’s Art All About Theft?
A "radical leftist" cartoonist weighs in. - Hyperallergic
Meg Ryan Would Like To Talk About What Happens After The Rom-Com Ends
She rode a wave of 1980s and 1990s rom-coms to superstardom, and that no longer interests her. Now, she wants a story that asks...
Taylor Swift’s Re-Recording Of A 2014 Album Smashes A Spotify Record
Though her movie fell to second at the box office, Swift still set a record over the weekend, as fans streamed her re-recorded 1989...
A CBC Investigation Claims Buffy Sainte-Marie Isn’t Indigenous At All
"Her account of her ancestry has been a shifting narrative, full of inconsistencies and inaccuracies." - CBC
The Owl Who Got Stuck In A Big Typewriter Eraser
In early October, an injured barred owl was found in the National Gallery's iconic Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van...
How California Became Such A Center For New Music
The state's cultural centers have "long encouraged new music, providing freedom and a sense of possibility that has made it the center of gravity...
The Famous ‘Painted Bride’ Mural In Philly Is Being Destroyed
"It took Zagar nine years to complete the 7,000-square-foot mosaic in the 1990s that defined his eclectic style. But today, after five years...
How To Pitch A Movie
First step: Be a performer. - Los Angeles Times
The 21st Century Movie Tropes That Just Need To Go
We're almost a quarter of the way through the century, and these need to go: The smoker who gets her life under control (&...
What Book Would You Save From A Burning Building?
Actress Nicola Walker (Annika) has her one book planned. - The New York Times
The Caribbean Women Trying To Keep Seed Art Alive
"Practised for centuries in the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, ... seed work began among enslaved African women forcibly brought to the islands" -...
Writing A Bestseller With A Good Netflix Deal Can Pull You Out Of Poverty,...
Right? Sort of. Stephanie Land, of Maid fame, had to face some hard, cold reality when she dealt with mortgage brokers. - The New...
Matthew Perry, Comedic Heart Of ‘Friends,’ Has Died At 54
Perry, who played the sweet and not so smart Chandler on the popular show, was found dead in a hot tub at his Los...
Apparently, Movie Sex Was Gone, And Now It’s Kind Of Back?
Are Zoomers truly anti-sex? Or is this just a belief in the U.S. as Europeans go on and make, er, sexy movies? - Irish...
Trying To Explain The Messy New Yorker Fight With Comedian Hasan Minhaj
Minhaj's career was halted by a New Yorker piece, but the online tide seems to be turning. Why, exactly? - Slate
AI Isn’t Truly ‘Generative,’ And Firms Are Being Sued For The Artwork They Stole
Er, that is, the very real human work they "scraped." - The Observer (UK)
Israeli Writer Etgar Karet Can’t Make Sense Of This Time
Karet's parents, Holocaust survivors, taught him "that when there are big incidents, there are big narratives. And those big narratives would say: You have...
A 260-Year-Old Theatre Token May Be Honored In England
The token, one of very few originally issued between 1764 and 1766 for the Bristol Old Vic, allows the owner unlimited tickets to the...
Michelle Williams Creating An Audiobook For Britney Spears Is Part Of A Bigger Trend
"Narrating audiobooks is closer to theater than it is TV or film. For one, it's a more direct, more spare performance compared to screen...
