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Larissa Fasthorse On Getting The Thanksgiving Play Ready For Broadway

"It’s meant to give people that beautiful release and time together as an audience, getting to have a really good time in the theatre....

The Fight Over Books, Libraries, And Free Information In Llano, Texas

County commissioners agreed to keep the library open and restore some banned books, but the threat isn't over. A librarian who resigned explains not...

Why Not Have A Cinema That Looks Like Beautiful Pile Of Melting Ice...

The designer of many of India's single-screen cinemas created "visually enticing places that transported you from the commonness of the streets and prepared you...

Why Board Gamers Need To Chill When People Say No

"I desperately want everyone to witness the euphoric tactical flourishes and wonderful social interactions that a great board game can foster in the right...

The Asia Society Will Stop Blurring Images Of The Prophet Muhammad Online

The Asia Society blamed a contractor for the blurring of two images in its show about the underworld. "We take responsibility for this error,...

Machines, Humans, And The Definition Of Art

Let's rethink the whole thing. "Seeing a work of art as indissolubly linked with an individual creator’s technical skills is a worn-out myth. The...

Collectors In Britain Are Warned Against Overzealous ‘Restorers’ Of Furniture

Is that desk an antique, or is it a much more recent piece that's been, er, "restored"? One expert says, "Quite frankly, if you...

Amazon’s Growth May Be Slowing, But Warehouse Injuries Are Still High

Does "move fast and break things" really have to mean "move fast and break people"? - Fast Company

What Explains The Appeal Of A Book Published More Than A Millennium Ago

For one thing, it feels shockingly contemporary - and for another, "From its opening line, The Tale of Genji signals its author’s focus on...

Scholastic Wanted To License This Book About Romance In The Internment Camps

But Scholastic only wanted the book if author Maggie Tokuda-Hall removed all references to racism in her book about the imprisonment of thousands of...

Successful Video Game Adaptations Have Some Common Threads

Respect the source material, pay for talent, use visual cues from the games, and pick wisely. (The latter seems like it might be the...

Time Might Have Defined The ‘Most Influential’ Writers Of 2023 By Accident

Well, not accidentally, but not on purpose. Its list of the 100 Most Influential People is "surprisingly literary! I mean, it’s not that literary, but considering...

As She Leaves The Arena Stage, Molly Smith Has Some Post-Pandemic Audience Thoughts

How is the DC theatre doing? Well, each production is "either a boffo hit, with tons and tons of people, or it’s small audiences."...

Digital Modeling Is A Key Component In Restoring Notre Dame

Of course, stories abound about the ways artisans skilled in medieval construction have helped recreate the beloved cathedral. "But the builders, architects, and engineers...

Rachel Pollack, Writer Of Groundbreaking Fantasy And Comics, Has Died At 77

Pollack, a transgender activist and tarot creator and interpreter as well, observed that "people think things like comic books, science fiction, can’t have an...

The Nonprofit Theatre Reckoning Is Here

The recent stories about Williamstown and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival have thrown some serious structural issues into relief. "Quality theatre ... is not in...

The High-Drama Music Of Award-Winning Anime

Thanks to the Japanese band Radwimps, anime director Makoto Shinkai has made changes to movie narratives - and won over a lot of new...

Ann-Margret Is Finally Getting Her Chance At Rock And Roll

After years of being thought of as rock 'n' roll adjacent,"it’s only now, at the improbable age of 81, that Ann-Margret is getting the...

It’s OK To Enjoy Yourself – Even To Have Fun – While Writing

Apparently, it's not necessary to be filled with self-doubt or depression while creating a novel. Wild if true. - LitHub

Department Of Justice Asked To Review WB-Discovery Merger In Wake Of Cancellation Of Latinx...

"Opportunities for Latinos and other artists have been reduced," four lawmakers wrote to the DOJ. For instance, "The studio canceled the $90-million movie Batgirl in order...

TikTok May Die, But Long Live TikTok Dance

Even if the app goes away, the style will remain "— a culture marker rather than a passing trend." - The New York Times

A Portrait Of Picasso, By A Tractor In An Italian Wasteland

Land artist "Dario Gambarin said he was inspired by Picasso’s 1907 self-portrait to create what he says is the largest portrait of the Spanish...

ChatGPT Doesn’t Have A Body, And That Means It Doesn’t Know What It’s Saying

"If you need to cover your hair for work in a fast-food restaurant, which would work better, a paper sandwich wrapper or a hamburger...

Why Abbott Elementary Has Teachers – And Millions Of Other Viewers – Hooked

It's all too real: "Philadelphia is the poorest of the country's 10 largest cities, and its school district has long suffered from chronic underfunding....

The Court Ruling Throwing The Future Of Libraries Into Doubt

Look, if the ruling stands, it's a disaster. "Knowledge is too precious to be abandoned entirely to the whims of the profit motive." -...