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New York Critics Plump For Scorsese’s Movie, But Not Scorsese Himself
With the strikes over and awards season underway, Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer are looking strong - but it's early days. -...
What The Heck Happened To Spotify Wrapped?
"The apparent hack is weird because it flew under the radar. There was no obvious social engineering involved, and the only evidence that it...
A Literal Flamethrowing Pastor Messes Around With ‘The Culture War’ Every November
But this year, it's possible that the guy who has spawned churches, offshoots, and - of course - spendy video courses about "Apocalypse-proofing your...
Who’s Afraid Of Arnold Schoenberg, And Why?
People "accept that a 'challenging' painting—or modern dance work, or play, or independent film—can be exciting, mind-expanding, really cool, and sort of out there...
In Los Angeles, Prop Houses Are So Ready For The Return Of Filming
"The local vendors that supply productions with the furniture, equipment, decorations and other items they need to dress a film or TV set were among the hardest...
British Independent Film Is Having A Real Moment
"No longer does the phrase 'British independent film' instantly bring to mind a particular sort of gritty, miserable social-realist drama." Instead, think psychosexual dramas,...
A Man Who Investigated The Crimes Of Ferdinand And Imelda Marcos Goes To The...
"Having seen and enjoyed the show in New York, I now realize that I missed the obvious during my years in Manila. The Marcoses,...
Experimental Musician And Composer Catherine Christer Hennix Has Died At 75
Hennix "fused minimalist drones, mathematical logic and global spiritual traditions into an approach she called 'infinitary composition.'" - The New York Times
Studios Need Franchises, Says Oppenheimer Director Christopher Nolan
Otherwise, where would the money for other movies come from? - Variety
The Internet Feels Like It’s Getting Less True
But there are still ways to avoid deepfakes, scams, and false news. - Wired
Fact-Checking ‘The Crown’ On Diana’s Death
"In 1999, French investigating judges assigned sole responsibility to the driver," not paparazzi. But on the other hand, why didn't he princess have police protection? -...
Making Meaningful Reality TV
One casting director says it depends on the cast, of course - and he loves "finding these untapped, undiscovered stars." - Slate
What’s Killing Democracy In The U.S.
Daily and weekly local papers are moribund - and so are democratic norms in the towns that now have no news coverage. - The...
Why Is This Artist Teaching A Robot Dog How To Paint?
Artist Agnieska Pilat isn't worried that Basia the robot dog might take her job. She "is a self-described techno-optimist who loves the robots: she even...
Netflix Is Desperate For Another Squid Game
Or something equally weird and compelling - and international, because "60% of Netflix’s global audience has watched Korean content, while 70% of its viewers...
Britain’s Musicians Aren’t Feeling Great
A study shows nearly a third of professional musicians report poor mental health. Why? "Despite high levels of education and training among professional musicians,...
Why Are There Suddenly So Many Sexual Assault Lawsuits Against Musicians?
The Adult Survivors Act expired in New York on Friday, and many alleged survivors got their cases in just under the wire. - Washington...
Irish Author Paul Lynch Wins The Booker For A ‘Soul-Shattering’ Novel
The book, Prophet Song, pictures a Dublin descended into fascist tyranny. - The Guardian (UK)
Was This Hopper Painting Stolen Or Saved?
A scholar says a youthful Hopper self-portrait at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts came from "a vast swindle by the late Rev. Arthayer R....
The Visual Art Of Destroying Athlete Brains
"The space on the side of the plastic helmet has become, over the last 80 years, a canvas upon which the defining symbols of...
How They Turned The Saw Horror Franchise Into A Musical
"'This is a love story that I think people wanted for 20 years,' said Stephanie Rosenberg, the director of Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody...
What Do The French Think About An Englishman’s Concept Of Napoleon?
"Waiting for her movie date to finish his post-film cigarette, Charline Tartar, a librarian, assessed Phoenix’s rendition as too moany. 'It’s too bad Napoleon...
How The Public Dismantling Of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Identity Claims Began
Not that it hadn't been addressed before, but a PBS biography kicked the discussion, and CBC research, off again. - San Francisco Chronicle
Europe Is Still Living In The Wreckage Of The First World War
Or so says author Alice Winn. Also, "In the UK World War One is a selling point; in the US it’s more of an...
The Children Of City Ballet’s Nutcracker
One candy cane (aka a "Hoops"): "Not all ballet companies involve children in their productions, and New York City Ballet kind of prioritizes children. I...
