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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
Long Before Hogwarts, There Was The Wizard School Of Diana Wynne Jones
"Jones’s work is galvanised by her respect for the children who read her books. They are warm, sardonic and, in places, unexpectedly elliptical." -...
Something Weird Is Going On With Men And The Roman Empire
This might be one area where it's perfectly appropriate to blame video games and movies. - Wired
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Board Removes Former Rolling Stone Editor
Jann Wenner, a founder of the Hall of Fame, was removed after an interview in which he said "said that Black and female musicians...
The NYT Says Video Games Should Be Covered Like Theatre
"We review every single play or musical that opens on Broadway," says Jason Bailey, an NYT culture editor. "We review hundreds of movies a...
No, Streaming Doesn’t Cancel Everything
Or even most things! Only things you care about. (Or so it seems.) - The New York Times
Agatha Christie Pilgrims Have A New Stopping Point
The author of 66 novels and 15 short-story collections gets her own (seated) statue in the town where she lived for more than four...
Fiber Art Is Flourishing Again
Not that it ever went away, but the "fine art" world is taking notice of the feminized and thus less important "craft" once more....
AI Is Not Actually Hollywood’s Biggest Problem
So says Cord Jefferson, director of Toronto International Film Fest favorite American Fiction. - Los Angeles Times
A Chinese Singer Went To Mariupol’s Bombed-Out Theatre And Sang A Patriotic Soviet Song
The theatre, which had been a civilian shelter, is "a symbol of Russia's war crimes," says the city's exiled mayor. "To turn the theater...
Scorsese’s Project Is Deconstructing Misogyny
You might not think it from his movies about violent men, but you can see it masterfully done in the 30-year-old Age of Innocence....
Former Dancers Say The UK’s Top Ballet Schools Constantly Body-shame Students
More than 50 former students told the BBC about issues, saying they had developed eating disorders, "while some said they had been left with...
The Movie ‘Poor Things’ Wins At Venice
Emma Stone is Frankenstein's monster, but a feminist one. - Globe and Mail (Canada)
What’s Scarier, Doing A One-Woman Show Or Riding A Coney Island Roller Coaster?
Ask actor Rachel Brown (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), who's performing in a show about existential dread for work, and riding for fun. - The New York...
Did Yeats Ever Say The Quote Engraved On Dublin Marathon Finishers’ Medal?
Twenty thousand finishers of the marathon are set to receive a medal reading, "There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t met yet."...
What We Look Like When We Look At Art
It's not all selfies: "People are still engaging, if only for a moment, with what’s hung on the wall or placed in courtyards and...
What Hollywood Folks Are Doing To Make Ends Meet
Hand-cutting 3D-printed houses for snow globes, giving Hebrew lessons, living with their parents ... and walking their unions' picket lines. - NPR
Drew Barrymore’s Show Is Going Ahead Without Guild Writers
She writes, "I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help...
Is Google Search Now Just Sneaky, Janky Ad-Filled Spyware?
Possibly! The trial starts Tuesday. - Wired
