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When Acting Is A Lifeline To Freedom
"The Actors’ Gang Prison Project is a rehabilitation program that offers theater programming to 14 California state prisons, a reentry facility and an L.A....
Two Halves Of A Long-Divided Flemish Portrait Are Reunited In Denmark
After some art historical detective work, "the two artworks, which were once one, now hang side-by-side ... only a sliver of wall dividing the...
AI Is Actually Going To Increase The Value Of Human-Made Art
"We have changed our collective tastes in response to technological progress in the past. We’ll now do it again, without even noticing that it’s...
Kate Bush And Big Mama Thornton Still Aren’t In The Rock And Roll Hall...
How is this possible? "Today, just 8.48% of the inductees are women." - The Guardian (UK)
Bollywood Actor Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man Outside Southern California Area Gym
Aman Dhaliwal is an actor who has appeared in Punjabi, Hindi, and Telegu films. "The suspect approached the victim in the parking lot ......
The Contentious Fate Of The Rockwells From The FDR White House
Legal filings show that "one side of the family has accused the other of deceit and fraud, of secretly loaning the works to the...
Is It Possible To Learn To Chef Online?
Yes, but "if your laptop isn’t being flecked with olive oil spatter during a decathlon of online cooking classes, you’re probably doing something wrong....
In The Years Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq, Hollywood Has Addressed The War Only...
Basically, "Americans simply did not want to hear about it" early on, and now? "There’s reason to be pessimistic about the risk-averse, IP-addicted studios...
Art In Istanbul After The Earthquakes
Multiple exhibitions in Istanbul seem to nearly predict the pain and agony of the recent earthquakes that have killed at least 55,000 people -...
This Year’s Best Picture Winner Signals A Linguistic Change In Hollywood
It's complex - see the Indigenous villains in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but "Increasing use of non-English languages and subtitles demonstrates both a trend...
The Future Of AI In Hollywood – Fact Or Fiction?
At SXSW, there's a lot of discussion around what AI could do for (or against) the movies. But "for all the hype, some remain...
Poet Warsan Shire’s Influences Include Toni Morrison – And The Goosebumps Series
Not to mention luck at the library: "I found Krik? Krak!, a short story collection by Edwidge Danticat, in the Ealing Road Library and...
As In Hollywood, Bollywood Actors Have A Complex Relationship With Paparazzi
"Stars rely on them for publicity and they depend on stars to make a living. But this relationship can also turn toxic" - and...
Superfans Of ‘A Little Life’ Are Extending The Adaptation’s Theatrical Run
The reviews are in, and, like the book, the play sounds, er, challenging. But the show has been extended thanks to fans who attend...
Let’s Take A Moment To Celebrate The Mistakes This Year’s Oscars Didn’t Make
Because honestly, a lot of things went right (not including the too-frequent Cocaine Bear jokes). For one (big) thing, in a much better choice...
Anna Netrebko Didn’t Denounce Putin, But The Met Must Still Pay Her Contract
An arbitrator "in a decision issued last month that has not been previously reported, ruled that the Met should compensate Netrebko for 13 canceled performances,"...
King Charles Taps Andrew Lloyd Webber For His Coronation Song
It's not their first meet-up. Before the pandemic, when he was merely the crown prince, Charles summoned Webber to fix the problem "that there...
The 23-Year-Old Who Won Two Jazz Grammies By Going Old School
Samara Joy "possesses an innate ability to take an old standard and make it seem like the lyrics were torn from her diary. It's...
SNL Reaches Agreement With Editors Just In Time
"These workers – who help create the show’s music-video parodies and other popular pre-taped segments – had been unrepresented and paid rates far below...
Actors Rehearsing For ‘Room’ Were Gathered In The Middle Of Rehearsal And Laid Off
The show was meant to open on Broadway April 3. Producer Hunter Arnold "told the cast and crew — and soon after, the public...
South Korean Broadcast Edits Out Michelle Yeoh’s Exhortation To Women
Yeoh said, "Ladies, don't let anyone tell you you're past your prime." Inspiration, except on South Korean broadcaster SBS News, where "'ladies' was conspicuously...
This Degas Dancer Is Now Wearing A Ukrainian Dress
Or so says the Metropolitan Museum of Art - which used to call the painting Russian Dancer. This is far from the only label...
Climate Activists Turn To Hollywood For Help
Hollywood is very, very good at pathos - the art of emotional persuasion. The goal of the newly formed Climate Action Network is to...
How Artists And Writers Are Pushing Back Against AI
"Collective campaigns, lawsuits, international rules and IT hacks are all being deployed at speed on behalf of the creative industries in an effort, if...
The Oscars Completely Screwed Up The Naatu Naatu Dance Performance
How? By not hiring a single South Asian dancer for the performance. Dance group artistic director Achinta McDaniel says South Asian dance groups are...
