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Broadway Streaming Is Back, And Here To Stay
Sure, people are mostly back to live theatre - but " a newly formed nonprofit organization is collaborating to bring nonprofit Broadway ... into...
Iran Releases Director Jafar Panahi From Jail Two Days After He Starts Hunger Strike
His wife said at the time of his arrest "that his detention - several months before the ongoing anti-government protests erupted - amounted to...
Calm Down, Netflix Password Sharing Isn’t Over In The US – Yet
One Netflix exec said, though, that it will be coming, and he added, "I think it’s worth noting that this will not be a...
Tourist From The States Arrested For Knocking Down And Assaulting Statue Of Jesus In...
"In social media video, the suspect can reportedly be heard saying 'You can’t have idols in Jerusalem.'" - Yahoo News (The Independent UK)
Why Society Needs Violent, Scary Computer Games
"My favorites are the games that have intricate plots, because many of them are cultural markers that reveal what fascinates us — and more...
Everything To Know About The Grammys Before The Big Music Industry Night
First of all, Beyoncé "needs three wins to tie, and four to beat the conductor Georg Solti, who holds the record for most overall...
A Head-Spinning Time For Podcasts
And those heads aren't spinning in a "get rich podcasting!" kind of a way. "Call it a pivot, call it a withdrawal; ... whatever...
The So-Called Discovery Of Knossos Was ‘Half Bull, Half Truth,’ New Show Says
You might not revile Sir Arthur Evans in the same breath that you do Lord Elgin - but the British archaeologist was a fabulist...
Apple’s ‘Failed’ Lisa Computer Shaped Everything We Do On Screen
From 3D graphics to half-tone images, from letters of different widths to editing pictures - it all started with the Lisa in 1983. -...
The Rift Within Art Criticism Reflects, In Part, The Shrinking Job Market
In addition, the more progressive U.S. membership has clashed - repeatedly - with the much more culturally conservative international contingent. - The New York...
How (And Why) Film Creatives Bow At The Altar Of Groundhog Day
"It gave a name to the very common human experience of realising that you’re stuck. ... And that you can’t seem to get out...
The Academy Decides To Investigate How A Movie That Made $28,000 Earned A Best...
It was a grassroots campaign. But was it allowable? (And how exactly was it different from the million-dollar campaigns studios mounted for other stars?)...
New Photos Show Damage To Dallas Museum Of Art From June Break-In
A vandal had more than 15 minutes to smash vitrines and priceless art before security realized something was wrong - and the photos show...
How Did A Scooby-Doo HBO Show Become The Target Of Internet Ire?
"Despite the vitriol, people are watching the show; according to HBO Max, Velma was its biggest animated series premiere ever. Problem is, they’re watching it through...
France’s National Opera Of The Rhine Cancels Productions
The reasons stem from energy costs - and cuts in subsidies. "Strasbourg hosts the choir, the design workshops for sets and costumes and the...
The Heirs Of A Man Who Sold A Picasso To Flee The Nazis Would...
And they're suing the Guggenheim Foundation to get the painting, Woman Ironing, back. - The New York Times
The Race To Rescue Music Lost After The Holocaust
While recording music by Kurt Weill, musical historian Michael Haas "began to discover an entire hidden world of composers who either died during the...
The Eerie Experience Of Visiting Peru’s Terrorism Museum As A Constitutional Crisis Unfolds
Part of the problem lies in the rhetoric of "terrorism" - something that Lima's political elite seems to use whenever any other part of...
Director Alice Diop’s Film Was Overlooked For The Oscars, But She’s Moving On
A documentary filmmaker for years, she feels ambivalent about the attention her film Saint-Omer has already had - she's the first Black woman to...
The Design Transformation Of Playgrounds
"Urban planners, architects and designers around the world are looking to make cities spongier—using nature-based solutions to better absorb water," and that's where playgrounds come...
Actor Annie Wersching Of 24, Runaways And This Is Us Has Died At 45
The actor was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, but kept it quiet. "She wanted to get better so she could continue working. And honestly,...
Marie Kondo Never Told People To Give Everything Up
But when the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up revealed that with kids, she's let go of trying to be so tidy,...
With ‘Hollywood Shuffle,’ Robert Townsend Transformed The Business, And Himself
As Hollywood Shuffle joins the Criterion Collection (making him one of the very rare Black directors on the list), Townsend is also coming off...
The Case Of The Vermont Law School’s Covered Murals Goes To Federal Court
"sdf"The Vermont Law and Graduate School wants to take down a mural that some consider outdated and racist. But a law protecting artistic expression...
A Director Who Hates The Phrase Boys Will Be Boys
Oscar-nominated director Lukas Dhont of Close says, "I believe we can learn many things from listening to 13-year-olds, because they are still so closely...
