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Hollywood’s Crew Members Make Candles, Do Tarot Readings To Get By
As the writers' strike passes its 140th day, "crew members have expressed frustration over the slow pace of negotiations." - Los Angeles Times
The Babysitting Nonprofit Helping Parents Go To Broadway Shows
"Helping people in theater take care of their children is part of core mission — an early initiative was hiring babysitters to watch...
Amazon And Goodreads Are Just Flat-Out Letting AI Tank Authors’ Reputations
Jane Friedman, who writes a newsletter about the publishing industry and was a victim of AI-generated content: "There’s not a lot of critical thinking...
Miro’s Yellows Have Lost Their Brilliance
Even his works from the '70s have faded - and it's because of the atomic structure of his yellow paint. - The New York...
Orchestra In Ontario Cancels All Performances And Practices
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, founded in 1945, abruptly canceled its youth events on Saturday - and then deleted everything off its calendar for 2023-24. -...
Fury And Grief As The UK Closes Its Art Schools
"These places are where people begin their art careers. No one starts at the RCA – you go to your local site of...
The Wildenstein Art Dynasty Is In Court In France, Again
The so-called "discreet dynasty" of art dealers is no longer impregnable thanks to multiple lawsuits from generations of women who say they were cheated...
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...
