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Netflix Gets Its Mojo Back
No, not its mojo dojo casa house - though it's likely the Barbie movie will eventually stream there because studios have started offering older...
Paris Police Investigate Death Of Actress Who Had Accused Depardieu Of Assault
"About a week before her death, Debever disappeared from her home and left a note. On the day she died, France 2 television broadcast...
The Saga Of The Thrift-Store Wyeth Ends Happily
"At the barbecue restaurant, like someone biting an old nickel, Mr. Donahue checked the banking app on his phone to make sure the money...
Historical Forced Labor Camps In Texas Remove Books On Forced Labor From Gift Shops...
"Around two-dozen books were removed from two plantation gift shops' offerings after the Texas Historical Commission received complaints that the titles were too focused on...
The British Museum Scandal Has Ruined Faith In Art Institutions
"Brilliant art cannot make up for a catastrophic year for our most cherished institution. ... We need people in charge who are visionary and...
Vera Molnar, Innovator Of Computer Art, Has Died At 99
Molnar "has been called the godmother of generative art for her ... digital work, which started with the hulking computers of the 1960s...
Can A New Instrument Make Playing Classical Music More Accessible To People With Disabilities?
"The Clarion is essentially software which can mimic the sound of any instrument you desire and works on technology including iPads." That might sound...
What An Autistic Man Thinks Of A ‘New Wave’ Of Autism Rep On Screen
Jason Jacoby Lee, who is non-verbal but recently learned to communicate through pointing to letters on a board, says of Extraordinary Attorney Woo, for...
They Say The Lights Are Bright Off-Broadway
"Progress is neither inevitable nor consistent. The theatrical climate has become as unpredictable as our ailing planet’s weather. The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on...
Do Banned Books Tables At Bookstores Do Anything To Help Authors?
Honestly, To Kill a Mockingbird doesn't need a Banned Books table. But youth book authors who are authors of color or LGBTQIA are facing...
Artists May Be Losing Work For Their Posts About Gaza, But That’s Not Censorship
"Every artist must exist in two realms: as the art maker, who thinks and ponders and creates work of radical honesty (an activity that...
The Golden Globes’ Most Obvious Snub Is A Weird Repeat Of Last Year
The movie Air was nominated, and actor Matt Damon was nominated, so where in the heck was a nomination for Viola Davis? - HuffPost
Israel Detains West Bank Refugee Camp’s Freedom Theatre Members
The artistic director; his brother; the general manager; and a recent graduate were all arrested on Wednesday. "In their statement, the Freedom Theatre adds...
Michael Bishop, Genre-Busting Author, Has Died At 78
Bishop "was best known for his award-winning science fiction, but ranged far beyond the genre, venturing into realism, noir mystery and even Southern...
Mailchimp Cancels A Podcast, Apparently To Avoid Working With Unionized Workers
According to Pineapple Street Studios, "management gave them an ultimatum: sign a side agreement allowing the company to hire non-union contractors, or Mailchimp walks...
Why Do We Keep Making Movies About The Holocaust?
So much can go wrong, not to mention that "whatever can be shown on screen will always be less hellish than the reality." -...
Janet Panetta, Polio Survivor, ABT Dancer And Revered Ballet Teacher, Has Died At 74
Panetta, who was also a "vital presence" in Pina Bausch's ballet company in Germany, "adapted the rigor of classical ballet to promote healthy alignment...
What Does The Milky Way Sound Like?
Ask Montreal composer Sophie Kastner, whose music for Where Parallel Lines Converge "was generated from the type of data NASA scientists usually use to...
One Of Norman Lear’s Legacies: Reshaping The View Of Black Families On Mainstream TV
On shows like The Jeffersons and Good Times, there were still stereotypes (hotly debated even now), but Lear's "full-rounded view of Black life in...
The BBC Is Still Hiding Emails About That Princess Diana Interview With Martin Bashir
"Judge Brian Kennedy ordered the BBC to release more emails - saying the corporation had been 'inconsistent, erroneous and unreliable.'" The emails still haven't...
One Of Britain’s Parliament Buildings Has Severe Structural Failings
Rain is coming into MPs' offices, but the real risk is that the atrium's glass dome might just ... fall in. - The Observer...
The Radical Art Group Who Smuggled Left-Wing Messages Into Network TV
Artist and CalArts professor Mel Chin "had to pull off something like an art heist in reverse. Instead of stealing art from a well-guarded...
Independent Bookstores Are Thriving In The UK
But that's not necessarily because of the books. - The Observer (UK)
Should AI Ramp Up Or Calm The Heck Down?
Both, to save democracy - and humanity. - The New York Times
Three Months After A Fall Off Stage, Stephen Fry Is Back In The Public...
Fry said he "was left needing constant physiotherapy after breaking his leg, pelvis and a 'bunch of ribs.'" - BBC
