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Ukraine Issues A Banksy-Based Stamp
The Banksy mural "depicts a man resembling Russian President Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy." - BBC
The ChatBots Were Never The Point
They were just stalking horses for much, much more expensive and powerful programming interfaces. - Slate
Trying To Reverse-Engineer A Video Game
The game won't be ready for years - but by the time it is, players will have watched "content" for it on TikTok, read...
A Science Fiction Magazine Had To Close Submissions After Being Flooded With AI Content
Clarkesworld publisher Neil Clarke says some people submitting AI content are "listening to all these experts on TikTok and YouTube that say, ‘Hey, you...
Designing Costumes For A Large Group Of Women Whose Characters Dress To Never Stand...
The costume designer for Women Talking "found two consultants who helped her create the costumes authentically. They assisted her in sourcing fabric from...
Look, Just End Grey’s Anatomy
The main character has now left, after 19 seasons, and truly, it's run out of steam. Please, people, just let it go. - HuffPost
Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Has Been Banned From Making Movies Or Leaving Iran
"There's sort of a state of fear and tension and paranoia that comes with making and watching Panahi's art. And I think there is...
Four Promoted Dancers At City Ballet Signal A Change
The times are changing, with the youngest, and first Asian American woman principal, being 21, and the oldest a 32-year-old who said, "I’m freaking...
Why Music Can Cue Such Intense Memories
"Patients with Alzheimer’s still can experience the music 'time travel' episodic memory phenomenon even after the disease has attacked their hippocampus, as long as...
The War Poetry Of Ukraine
"The war has been going on since 2014, but it wasn’t until the full-scale invasion of February 2022 that the world started paying attention....
Everything Everywhere All At Once Takes Producers Guild Awards, Actors Take SAG Awards
It was a really good night for the cast and crew of Everything Everywhere All at Once, as the cast won four acting awards...
The Worst Job Listing In The Art World Isn’t That Far From The Usual...
"As it pinged from one reader to another, people argued about which aspect of the job, which offered to pay '$65,000 to $95,000,' was...
Why Has Italy Kept Much Of Its Fascist Architecture And Statuary?
"After World War II, prompted by the Allies, Germany underwent an intense de-Nazification program. Not so Italy — there was no equivalent de-fascistization. The country is...
How To Become Bad Cinderella
First, watch In the Heights in high school. Linedy Genao: "I was like, ‘They said Dominican Republic on Broadway! I didn’t know that was...
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Calls Black People ‘A Hate Group’ And Papers Drop The...
Adams' right-wing rhetoric has become increasingly clear since the election of the 45th president in 2016, but his most recent racist rant finally ended...
Indigenous Jazz Musicians Take Their Place On The World Stage
Delbert Anderson has goals. "I want to be the one who kept it all together and takes joy in my art and changes my...
Look, Why Would Anyone Pay For Facebook?
Facebook, sadly, "is following the trajectory of the airline industry writ large. It is a once-revolutionary service that, over time, has transformed into something...
The Obies Were Announced Before The Ceremony, And ‘English’ Wins Best Play
OK? The American Theatre Wing "decided to announce the award recipients in advance to allow the evening to focus on a celebration of theater’s...
Oh, You Thought The Lord Of The Rings Movies Were Over
You were very, very wrong. Because where there's money - so much money - to be made, there are "multiple films in the pipeline."...
British Reality Show “The Piano” Is Sweet, Funny, And An Inspiration To Learn To...
"Watching the crowds cry, or clap, or tap their feet, it’s impossible not to wonder how many of those train travellers – or the...
Spotify’s AI DJ Has Absolutely No Soul
Not a real surprise, and yet, "Cast your mind’s eye behind Spotify’s X voice and you will find only the void—a vast jumble of...
Don’t Miss The Exuberant Diversity Of Ukrainian Literature
It's a thorny question after years of occupations and wars. That, "combined with the systematic repression of the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian culture has...
The Man Turning Newark’s Trash Into Art
Frustrated with Newark's ongoing water crisis, Wille Cole and his communities take the city's resulting trash and try to create something better. "It’s not...
Many Indian Film Fans Aren’t Impressed With The Song Naatu Naatu Or The Movie...
"Among Indian audiences, there is a deep divide between those who applaud that the rest of the world is waking up to his brilliance...
Who Owns The Rights To South Park?
Basically, there are too many streaming services involved. "Warner Bros. Discovery claims that Paramount Global 'embarked on a multi-year scheme to unfairly take advantage...
