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Britain Is Somewhat Into The Factually Iffy Fifth Season Of The Crown
More than a million watched the first episode on launch day - and about 100 TVs (laptops, mobile phones, and tablets weren't counted) went...
The Perpetual Importance Of The Essay
Novelist and essayist Alexander Chee edited the 2022 version of Best American Essays. "Writers and publishers—and for that matter, readers—are increasingly embracing what he...
Disney Orders A Hiring Freeze, Plans Layoffs
Despite huge new subscriber numbers at Disney+, the company is also planning to "limit travel to essential business trips only." - Los Angeles Times
What Will Emma Thompson Do Next?
The actor, comedian, and writer is set to become ... a director of a musical on the West End? - The New Yorker
Brian O’Dougherty, Artist And Art Critic, Has Died At 94
As an art critic at The New York Times, O'Dougherty "championed emerging artists like Eva Hesse and established names like Mark Rothko. ... A restless spirit, Mr....
A Gentler Spotlight On Artist Maya Lin
"Lin's works continue to grab the public's attention — and, she also hopes, the public's activism. But she might never get truly used to...
How To Celebrate Kurt Vonnegut Just After His 100th Birthday
Watch Gore Vidal utterly roast him; read a biography; watch him riff on the arc of the characters in Hamlet; and, of course, read...
Why A Room Full Of Agnes Martin Works Can Be So Compelling
"While the repetition of line and space are meditative, there is an obsessive quality to her work, hinting at a deeper underlying stress." -...
Elon Musk Has No Idea What Comedy Is
For a while this week, Musk seemed to be saying anything that was a parody had to be labeled as such on Twitter, which...
Music Touring Costs Are Too High
During lockdowns, technical staff found other jobs. And "with so much current demand, venues are booked solid, gear is quickly rented out and tour...
It’s Not Great To See Museum Directors Being So Darn Fragile
"Where’s that sensitivity when you accept donations from opioid manufacturers, fossil fuel lords, war profiteers, and the like? ... Why aren’t you 'deeply shaken'...
Even Marvel Can’t Save Movie Theatres
But they can be saved, with some creative planning. "Theaters balance the immersive spectacle of art and technology with the emotional network of a...
Filmmaker And Screenwriter Paul Haggis Ordered To Pay Millions In Rape Case
Haggis was ordered to pay $7.5 in damages and may end up owing more in punitive damages related to the 2013 sexual assault. Five...
Country Music Continues To Be All About Looking Backward, In Music And In Attitudes
"It’s all compounded by the fact that country music, like all genres, is struggling to adapt to the future of streaming, confronting a touring...
Where Many Have Faltered, Boston Dance Theatre Aims To Step On Sure Ground
"Unlike the members of the Boston Ballet, who are on season-long salary, local contemporary troupes pay their dancers by the hour for rehearsals and...
Opening A Small Town Bookstore At The Height Of The Pandemic Wasn’t Easy
But Roman philosophers helped a lot. Truly. - LitHub
Danny Boyle Says Brits Just May Not Be Very Good At Making Movies
The Oscar winner for Slumdog Millionaire said, "As a nation, our two art-forms are theatre, in a middle-class sense, and pop music, because we...
When Book Props Flash Warnings Of What’s To Come
On the second season of the hit White Lotus, the secret's in the books, if you've only read them. - Slate
Putin Sets The Stage For Cultural Looting Of Ukraine
Martial law declaration "grants the country the power to 'evacuate' items of economic, social, and cultural significance. Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk are the...
Rebecca Godfrey, 54, Who Wrote With Generosity Toward Teenage Murderers
Mary Gaitskill called Godfrey's Under the Bridge "'a remarkable piece of investigative journalism,' adding that Ms. Godfrey 'allows us to almost see what is...
The LAPD Officer Who Covered For Les Moonves Highlights Issues For Victims
Hours after the victim went to the station "to report that Moonves had sexually assaulted her in the 1980s ... LAPD Capt. Cory Palka...
Northern Ireland Aims To Remain A Hot Filming Destination
It's not just Game of Thrones, but Line of Duty, The Fall, and more to come. Why? Says one production manager, "Thirty minutes from...
In Texas, The Most Competitive Season May Be Mariachi Competition Time
A first-place trophy at the Mariachi Vegas Extravaganza gives the bands rights to call themselves "national champions." But post-pandemic, whew. It's been a lot...
Rising Star Xochitl Gomez On Dealing With The Trolls
When she was on The Babysitter's Club, the Latina teen got a ton of online hate from people who expected a blonde, blue-eyed character....
Yes, You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover
After all, publishers spend a fair amount of time on it. "Whether the genre is romance, thriller or fantasy, artists, designers and authors who collaborate...
