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A Town In Nepal Wants Its Stolen God Back
"This particular sculpture ... was stolen on the night of June 16, 1999, from the house of its caretaker in Thalkhu Tole. The community...
The Art, And Popularity, Of Retelling Old Tales
"Sometimes writers draw from older stories—myths, histories, ancient epics—when crafting new ones. One might find in that rewriting an opportunity to recast a celebrated...
Director Gianni Amello Says Italy Is Still Plagued By Homophobia
He says the ideal audience for his new film is an elementary school teacher afraid of coming out, and "parents of kids who are...
Can An Artificial Intelligence Truly Make Great Art?
Talking with a man who won a photography contest with an AI-produced image, "you definitely get this feeling of almost resentment toward human artists,...
It’s Time To Re-Evaluate Ralph Vaughan Williams
"Writing with clarity of vision is tricky given how embedded Vaughan Williams is in British musical culture. He wore many hats in his time:...
Tina Ramirez Founded Ballet Hispanico On A Shoestring
The dancer and choreographer, who built the ballet from that tiny beginning to "the country’s leading Hispanic dance performance and education troupe," has died...
The Pacific Northwest Ballet At 50
PNB "is basking in the aftermath of successful summer tours" to NY and LA. "With almost 40 dancers on full-time contract, its own critically...
Who Will Win, And Who Should Win, The Emmys This Year?
Will Abbott Elementary and Succession live up to their nomination numbers? Will the voters give everything - again - to Ted Lasso? - Los...
An Increase In Art About A Taboo Topic
Abortion: Yes, artists make art about it. But they'd kept it somewhat quiet for years. Now? Everything's on the table - and in some...
Writers Need To Put Some Thought Into Building Trust With Readers
And that doesn't just mean adding werewolves to chapter one. - LitHub
Some Scientists Have Fallen A Little Too Hard For The Multiverse
The author of a new book argues that while math can give some pretty cool possibilities, the real-world evidence isn't there. She argues that...
James Stewart Polshek, Architect Who Steadfastly Designed For Humans, Has Died At 92
Polshek was the opposite of a starchitect. He "went the other way, embracing a modest approach to architecture that prioritized a design’s social value...
The Future Of A James Joyce Museum Is No Longer In Doubt
Volunteers held the line for a decade, but now local government has stepped in to save and shore up the tower in Dublin where...
The Danish Musician Who Powers His Concerts With Wind And Batteries
The average outdoor concert, powered by diesel generators, "releases 500 metric tons of carbon dioxide—that’s roughly the same as driving 100 gas-powered cars in...
Images Of Queen Elizabeth II Dominated British Life For Decades
Even protest art understood what she meant to Britain. "If you don’t care about something, you don’t need to deface it. In 1977, only...
A Documentary About Photographer Nan Goldin Wins The Golden Lion At Venice
Filmmaker Laura Poitras' All the Beauty and the Bloodshed takes home the top prize, rare for a documentary. "The film examines Goldin’s art, life...
A Kidnapped Goddess Returns To Italy
"More than 70 stolen antiquities, some more than 2,000 years old, were seized from collections in the U.S. and returned to their native countries...
Movable Type Is Older Than The Gutenberg Bible, But How Old?
And did the Germans learn the idea from Korean or other Asian printing presses? Time to ask a particle accelerator. - Wired
The Readers Driving Romance To The Top Of The Bestseller Lists
BookTok is real. A co-owner of The Ripped Bodice in Los Angeles says, "'We'll get a rush of customers asking for something random and...
The Streamer Bloodbath Is Just A Course Correction
A course correction, or even a tax write-off, but "the streaming industry and the entertainment industry in general trained consumers to think they could...
Doing Edward Albee In A Small Town On The Oregon Coast
Rising Tide Theatre co-founder George Dzundza (The Deer Hunter, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy) says "Theater is a blood event." While movies are set...
The Best Actor You Probably Don’t Know At All Disappears Into Her Roles
Scottish actor Kate Dickie says, "I’ve had people tell me, ‘Oh, I saw a film you were in and I didn’t even realise it...
Leaving LA, The Modern Version
"I went to an Erewhon supermarket in a hazmat suit. I chopped vegetables and did nothing with them. I put on makeup and rolled...
A Stonemason Working On Britain’s Stately Homes Says More Women Should Get Into Masonry
Alice Eaton, who's 30, has helped restore Haddon Hall - set of parts of Princess Bride, Pride and Prejudice (the Keira Knightley version), and...
Composer William Bolcom Went Forty Years Between Piano Concertos
Pianist Igor Levit "described Bolcom as one of 'the very essential composers of our time,' and also recounted with delight the way in which...
