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The Namer Of Nail Polish Colors Speaks Up
It's a tough job, coming up with names like "Yummy Mummy" (beige) or Molly Coddled (pinkish), but someone has to get paid to do...
Judge Throws Out Four Of Five Claims In Fired Art History Professor Case
But art historian Erika López Prater, fired for showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad in an online Hamline class, may keep her lawsuit...
In England, An Orchestra Has Its Very Own School
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra now has built-in students at a new school - and that might help orchestral music stay alive in...
Southern Kids Have Lost Their Accents
We're all West Coasters now: "This same accent that Gen Z has, which sounds a little bit like California English, to be honest, has...
We’ve Suddenly Got A Few Middle-Aged Heroines In Film, If You Can Believe It
Of course, there's Michelle Yeoh's Evelyn in Everything Everywhere All at Once, but that's not the only zeitgeist change. Middle-aged women "have had enough...
Florida Museum Curator Fired After Questions Are Raised In Colorado
The firing of the Greek antiquities curator came as museum officials in St. Petersburg "said that they had started a complete provenance review of...
Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction Wins People’s Choice Award In Toronto
The movie, adapted from a book satirizing U.S. publishers' attitudes toward "marginalized voices," is a satire (or is it?). - CBC
A New York College Helps College Students Targeted By DeSantis In Florida
Bard College's president says its online courses are useful for students who haven't yet fled the newly right-wing New College, but also those who...
Mark Kermode’s Top 10 Movies Of The Past 10 Years
As The Observer's longtime film critic steps down, he leaves a summary, and a top 10 list, behind (don't miss his pick for the...
In Germany, Right-Wing Threats Lead To Museum Police Protection
The Zeche Zollern "wanted to create a space for visitors 'affected by racism' where they could experience the museum while 'protect themselves from further...
A Second Talk Show Pauses, Following Barrymore’s Decision
Suddenly, Drew Barrymore is the leader again as The Talk pauses its premiere until there's better news (or at least better PR for talk...
MoMA Joins The Thirty Dollar Museum Crowd
"Another day, another art museum delivering tough news to art lovers across New York City and abroad." - Hyperallergic
Tony Winner Michael McGrath Has Died At 65
McGrath, who was also nominated for his work in Spamalot, "was one of those stage actors who might rarely be recognized on the street...
Complicated Women Stand Out At Toronto Film Fest
Like - but one would hope not as much of a horror film - last year's Tár, the artists in these movies are complex,...
At The Berlin State Opera, Protestors Greet Anna Netrebko’s Performance
In addition to those outside the opera house, "Berlin's mayor, its senator for culture and Ukraine's German ambassador have all criticised the opera for...
It’s Nearly Autumn, And You Need A Cool Weather Reading List
Here are the National Book Award longlists to feed your ambition and your TBR pile (but not your bank account). - Washington Post
Actor Russell Brand Accused Of Rape And Sexual Assault
On Saturday, in a British news investigation, "numerous women allege that they were sexually assaulted by Brand between 2006 and 2013, during which time...
The Ethics, Or Lack Thereof, Of Making Other People Go Viral
"We need an etiquette of pictures and videos of strangers, I think. We're far enough into the 'practically everybody has a camera' age that...
And Just Like That, Drew Barrymore Puts Her Show Back On Hiatus
The new Instagram video: "I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is...
Lauren Boebert Apologizes For Vaping, Causing A Disturbance At Musical In Denver
Representative Boebert apologized for the behavior (mutual crotch groping with her date, apparently) that got her ejected from a performance of Beetlejuice. - The...
Comedian Hasan Minhaj Says His Personal Stories Are Embellished
His admission is causing quite the freak-out online - but that's how comedy works: It doesn't have to be "real." - Los Angeles Times
We Never Should Have Had ‘Universal’ Museums
The British Museum scandal "is an opportunity to radically reimagine the mission and purpose of the universal museum — places like the Metropolitan Museum,...
Drew Barrymore, It Didn’t Have To Be This Way
A lot of syndicated talk shows are still going (or never stopped) because stations contract for hundreds of shows worth of content. So "this...
Don’t Scroll Or Flip Past That Epigraph, Authors Plead
Why not? "They create a vibe, a sense of what to expect from the story." - The New York Times
