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The Occult Nails Of A Roman Burial

The excavated imperial tomb also had extra bricks, slathered with lime, which isn't usual. The combination of nails, bricks, and lime "strongly implied the...

What Are Humans Losing As Teens Stop Hanging Out In Physical Proximity?

And does phone-mediated intimacy combined with a lack of physical meetings - random cruising around town, random hikes, random mall meet-ups included - have...

Darcell XV, The World’s Oldest Drag Queen, Has Died At 92

Walter Cole made Portland grow up. He, as Darcelle, "was a progressive pioneer, winning over just about anyone he encountered, helping ease a sometimes...

Alisa Weilerstein Emerges From The Pandemic With Her Cello In Fragments

That is, in "Fragments," solo recitals that interweave Bach's cello suites with commissioned new works. Why? "We all had a lot of time to...

New Claim – The Opening Of The Eiffel Tower Inspired Van Gogh’s Starry Night

An art historian "argues that the artist began this series in June 1889, shortly after the Paris monument was unveiled as the star attraction of the...

Composer Scott Johnson Has Died At 70

"His artistic breakthrough came with 'John Somebody,' a playfully inventive work for solo electric guitar with taped accompaniment, which he assembled from 1980 to 1982, and...

Like Vine Before It, TikTok May Disappear

And, just like Vine, TikTok created space for people "opening a small business or people who are no longer facing homelessness, people who are...

Tiny Lionsgate Studio Ends Up With A Huge Weekend Of Ticket Sales

"The John Wick franchise, built around a weary assassin played by Keanu Reeves, has now shown dramatic growth with each consecutive sequel, something no...

A Judge Sides With Publishers In Lawsuit Over Internet Archive

"The four publishing houses — Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House — accused the Internet Archive of 'mass...

The EuroVision Final Will Be Shown In Movie Theatres For The First Time

Since the final in Liverpool sold out in 40 minutes, theatres across the UK will show the final. "Organisers say the screenings will encourage...

In Defense Of Fan Fiction

Esther Yi's Y/N is a reference to "a type of fan fiction that allows readers to insert their name into that slot and imagine...

Musicals Are Just As Good As Plays, So Why The Snotty Response?

"Plays deal in words and silence. Musicals use more. Music and dance don’t defeat drama, they amplify it." - The Guardian (UK)

Rising Star Jonathan Majors Arrested For Assault And Harassment

The actor, who recently starred in Creed II, "was arrested on Saturday in Manhattan and charged with assault and harassment after what the police...

Making Theatre As The Waters Rise

"How can our art form, perhaps the most ephemeral of its aesthetic siblings, impress upon audiences the necessity for action? And, conversely: Why is...

The BBC, Overwhelmed With Funding Offers, Pauses Its Closure Of The BBC Singers

When the BBC announced plans to close the UK's only full-time professional chamber choir right before its century mark, 140,000 people signed a petition...

A Short List Of Times The Screen Adaptation Was Better Than The Book

True, it's not common, but still - this exists, even when the source material itself is quite good (sorry, Susan Orlean, Sarah Waters, et...

Is Blockbuster Mounting A Comeback?

The website is - bizarrely, sometimes - live again. After the viral popularity of Bend, Oregon's last blockbuster social media ad during the Super...

Attorneys For The ‘Rust’ Armorer Try To Block Special Prosecutor

The lawyers for "weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez Reed are seeking to block the appointment of a new special prosecutor after a state lawmaker who...

After A Stroke, Falling In Love With Playing Piano

"Some people believe students can only learn music well when they're young. Financial problems meant I never had that chance as a child. But...

A Music School For Syrian Refugees Survived The Earthquake In Turkey

Its students are deeply relieved. One said, "This school is my sanctuary from the stress of life as a Syrian refugee in Turkey. ......

The Life Of A Background Actor

"We arrive before the sun comes up. Most often to a large studio parking lot or enclosed garage that is called the 'holding area'...

How Would, Or Will, Hollywood Deal With A TikTok Ban?

A ban now "could deal a massive blow to the entertainment industry, forcing movie studios, record labels, casting directors, Hollywood agents, and actors to...

A Fired Marvel Executive Claims Disney Didn’t Like Employing ‘An Outspoken Gay Latina’ Like...

Victoria Alonso's lawyer says that Alonso, "a gay Latina who had the courage to criticize Disney, was silenced." Disney, on the other hand, said...

The Pop-Up Shops And Business Book Nooks Getting Books To Kids In Florida

At Ben and Jerry's one night in Melbourne, Florida, it was the opening of the Banned Book Nook. Then there are the little free...

Hollywood Has Fallen Out Of Love With Greek Mythology

That's just weird, considering how filled with battles and adventures and grand quests it all is. What's the deal? - The Guardian (UK)
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