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What To Do If You Wake Up With A Banksy On Your House
“You'll have to make a series of clever decisions to come out of it unscathed.” - BBC
Kevin Young, Head Of The Smithsonian’s National Museum Of African American History And Culture,...
“His departure comes as President Trump has targeted the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in an executive...
It Takes More Than AI Slop To Create A Real Studio Ghibli Production
“The Ghiblification of OpenAI’s image generation launch was likely a calculated move to ensure that people viewed the new feature in a good light.”...
What To Say To A Friend After A Rough Theatre Performance
Basically, lie (unless you’re a critic, in which case say nothing until the review). One actor: “It takes incredible amounts of bravery to be...
Beloved Los Angeles Landmarks Face An Uncertain Post-Fire Future
For instance, at the destroyed Zane Grey estate: “How to rebuild the site in a way that preserves Grey's legacy while protecting it from...
Roxane Gay And Debbie Millman Take Over Literary Magazine The Rumpus
Novelist and essayist Gay said, “The Rumpus was one of the first places where my writing found a significant audience, and it helped shape me into...
A Rising Star Conductor Makes Her Met Debut
Joana Mallwitz “did not come from a musical family. Her talent on the piano at home in Hildesheim was quickly apparent, but for three...
Why The Current Administration Is Threatening Libraries
And why it’s so deeply, furiously urgent to save them. - Salon
Linda Williams, Scholar Who Essentially Invented Feminist Film Theory, Has Died At 78
“Her most headline-grabbing work focused on pornographic films, which she saw as worthy of consideration as a discrete genre — and worthy of scholarly...
If The Minnesota State Capitol Were On Fire, Its Historian Would Save This Painting
Why would historic site manager Brian Pease save The Battle of Nashville? The Capitol “was finished in 1905, only 40 years after the Civil...
Writing In The Dance Steps of Pina Bausch
“On that island of quest, … Pina occupied my thoughts. She became an inspiration and a companion during my sleepless nights, often spent poring...
In Berlin, Fine Tattoo Art Is Thriving
“Works on Skin sells artwork in numbered limited editions of 100, initially for €100 each but reaching up to €2,000 for the last remaining...
Canada’s Classical And Jazz Juno Awards Include A Win For Inuk Opera Soprano
"Deantha Edmunds was the 2025 winner of the Classical Composition of the Year Juno Award. Her project Angmalukisaa (the Inuktitut word for ‘round') was part on...
In Texas, A Librarian Standing Up For Her Students’ Rights To Read Is Threatened...
“This is a book ban, and I am not going to participate in a book ban,” Georgetown High School librarian Susan Cooper said. “I...
Tate Britain Will Return A Nazi-Looted Work To The Family Of A Belgian Art...
“Painter Henry Gibbs' 1654 work, Aeneas And His Family Fleeing Burning Troy, was taken by the Nazis as 'an act of racial persecution,' said...
A Band Playing With The National Symphony Says It’s Possible To Protest The Kennedy...
The band Guster, “no fans of the current administration, played uplifting, poppy tunes (backed by the National Symphony Orchestra) at the Kennedy Center Concert...
France May Finally Get Its MeToo Moment With The Depardieu Trial
"The women’s lawyers told the court he was an 'all-powerful' star who deliberately targeted junior women, who were in fear of being blacklisted if...
Let’s Talk About The Disney Bubble, Its Theme Parks’ Near-Complete Control Of Reality
“The Bubble is why many guests prefer to stay within the Disney ecosystem for the entirety of their trip, shopping, eating and sleeping at...
Douglas Adams Foresaw A Future Where Technology Would Mediate Nearly Every Interaction
His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books have influenced tech bros in ways that might shock (and disappoint) him. But “Adams’s ability to see...
The Original Snow White Did Not Exactly Thrive In Hollywood
The movie did, but the actor who voiced the character? Ouf - not to mention the way the Mouse House treated both Adriana Caselotti...
Lucy Dacus Says She Has No Desire To Sing A Song Written By AI
The indie star says, “You want a shortcut to art? You want to have made a product, you don’t want the internal process. …...
Seattle University Plans To Destroy A Theatre In Order To Raise A Museum
“Members of SU’s theater community argue that the Lee, a relatively new building that opened in 2006, is an irreplaceable part of the school’s...
The Curse Of Being Ayn Rand’s Heir
“Like many tragedies, this one is marked by a dark irony: A man devoted to the principle of individualism has ended up living a...
More Than A Century After It Was Taken By A Museum, An Indigenous Shrine...
Franz Boas "decided to acquire for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he was a curator. He was driven...
Trump’s FCC Opens An ‘Investigation’ Into Disney And ABC
Because, you know, they’re not bending the knee on diversity. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
