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What Lies Beneath A Magritte?
Beneath La Cinquième Saison lies another Magritte, this one probably a portrait of his wife - though of course he said, "When one sees...
When Watching Full-Length Ballets On YouTube Becomes A Survival Strategy
"My ballet may not be 'good.' But I know it’s not bad, either. And even if it was, well, who is to be the...
Russian Propaganda, But Make It Minecraft
Not surprisingly, "games and adjacent discussion sites like Discord and Steam are becoming online platforms for Russian agitprop, circulating to new, mostly younger audiences...
A Novel’s Draft Leaks, And A Small Town Freaks Out
After the leaks, "certain incidents began occurring that resembled the fictional action. ... A fight broke out during the mixed doubles tennis tournament. ......
Twitter Is Now A Full-On Zombie
But, just like the shambling husks in movies, it's ambling on until someone can fire the right shot. "Twitter was a go-to source for...
The US Says It Has Good Deals With AI Companies, But Artists Say That’s...
Let's be clear: "How hard will these AI companies work at ‘voluntarily’ building these difficult systems? What we need is real regulation with well-defined,...
There’s A New Streaming Service In This Galaxy
It's free, and its name is ... NASA Plus. It "will bring the on-demand non-sci-fi space content you crave to TVs and mobile devices...
What Should Authors Do After They Say Goodbye To Twitter?
Charlie Jane Anders, formerly an active Twitter user, has some thoughts. "I wish we had a more robust book-o-sphere generally. The lifeblood of book culture...
Edward Sexton, Tailor To The Beatles, 80
"Mr. Sexton learned his craft under the exacting standards of Savile Row traditions and never lost his attention to detail. ... His mark on...
Please Stop Filming Concerts
Why? Well ... "Your videos are terribly lit. The room you are in is very, very dark. ... That’s before we even get into...
Italy’s Steamy Melodrama Has Fans Diving Off Piers To Swim To The Set
One of the producers of Mare Fuori says, "We have realized that these stories of young lovers, people like a lot. ... In the...
A British Town Has Two Iconic Towers ,But Can’t Decide Which Is Which
"The towers have been a source of local pride for almost 100 years, but now a debate has ignited over which structure is which...
A Museum In Minnesota Gets Permission To Break Up Its Collection
In Bemidji, Minnesota, "A First Nations tribe in Canada sent the historical society a letter enquiring about a ceremonial water drum. The museum no...
Going To The Cinema Is A ‘Deeply Human Experience’ That Streaming Can Never Provide
"The beauty of going to the movies was never just about the films on the screens — it was about the way we all...
A Brief Cultural History Of Crying While Reading
In the nineteenth century, "The tears were a form of praise. The femaleness of response, though, became a negative." Until the trauma plot, and...
Has Nero’s Theatre Been Found In Rome?
At a 15th century palace that will become a Four Seasons Hotel, "to the archaeologists’ surprise — and immense delight — the dig brought...
The Paradox Of Vanishing Land Art
As Beverly Buchanan's Marsh Ruins sink into the marsh, questions arise. "What should be done when a work is major partly because the artist...
You Can Read Esperanto Literature In Translation
It does feel a bit ironic, but it's good to have, for instance, Ukranian writer Vasily Eroshenko's "set of Esperanto fairy tales — stories...
The Actors Hold A Star-Studded Rally In Times Square
"If you can announce the highest-viewed this and the highest profits in that, then you can track our residuals. So we need to come...
Pamela Blair, Original ‘Chorus Line’ Cast Member, Has Died At 73
Blair sang "Dance: 10; Looks: 3," or as it's known to every theatre kid, "Tits and Ass." Her character Val's "brassy solo ... was...
The US Picks Indigenous Artist Jeffrey Gibson For Venice Biennale
This is a first. "Although Indigenous artists have shown work more broadly in Venice over the years, the last time Indigenous artists appeared in...
The Anti-CGI Backlash Is Here
And it's earning a lot of money at the box office. For instance, "Greta Gerwig used techniques dating back to silent film and soundstage...
Dear Studios: AI Is Also Coming For You
OK, this sounds nightmarish: "AI doesn’t need Hollywood. It just needs itself. And AI will be able to offer audiences what Hollywood can’t: movies...
In Seattle, Taylor Swift Fans Cause A Mini Earthquake
Well, OK, "seismic activity," anyway. Turns out "it’s actually 'quite common' for humans partying to create such vibrations, sending 'a lot of energy into...
One Of The Things ‘Oppenheimer’ Gets Wrong Is Very American History
Tossing people off their land at gunpoint and giving them only 48 hours to go? Sounds like the USA - and that's just what...
