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Consumers Sue To Block Paramount Merger With Warner Bros
“The lawsuit ... alleges the Paramount-Warner deal will lead to increased prices, fewer consumer choices and reduce production of film and TV since a...
How Booker-Nominated Author Katie Kitamura Reads
“Even a book that I know I wouldn’t enjoy now would still be interesting to read, to figure out how both it and I had changed....
Wait, Just How Big Is Trump’s Desired Garden Of Heroes Supposed To Be Now?
Big, with a “Heroes Walk,’” and “accompanying the statues would be formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas arranged in a style reminiscent of classical...
The Motion Picture Academy Says No AI Creation Will Win An Oscar
In another rule change, “the Academy also requires screenplays to be ‘human-authored’ and said it reserved the right to investigate the use of generative...
Not Even Vinyl Is Winning As Major Labels Try To Scoop Up Every Last...
“Vinyl sales peaked during the Covid lockdowns and are now, after returning to pre-pandemic levels, plateauing or even on the downturn, while production costs...
Way, Way Too Early Predictions For The Emmys
"The tea leaves are there — it’s time to start scrutinizing them.” - Vulture (MSN)
Whew, Hollywood Actors And Studios Seem To Have Figured Out A Contract Without A...
“The major issues on the agenda included artificial intelligence and streaming residuals, both of which also featured prominently in the 2023 strike.” - Variety
So Many Actors Are Bopping Between HBO And New York’s Stages This Season
Actors from The Pitt, The Bear, and Hacks are taking their (in some cases, newfound) television fame back to where it all began for...
The Epic Journey Of Ukraine’s Origami Concrete Deer To The Venice Biennale
The journey began in 2018. “Over time became a landmark, a well-known feature of the city. It was a peaceable, delicate creature to...
The Secret Sauce Of Schmigadoon
It’s the sound. - American Theatre
Did Shakespeare Bring Down McCarthy?
Or was it Kit Marlowe, getting some long-delayed revenge on conservatives in government? - The Atlantic
Everybody Loves A Sea Lion
But not everybody is a Broadway star, wandering down San Francisco’s Pier 39 and singing to the assembled sea lions. - San Francisco Chronicle
The Art Of Writing An Opera Libretto
"As a librettist, I’m always aware that I’m serving the music. It’s a humbling experience. Coming from the world of theater is a good...
Instagram Commenters Went Wild When Boston’s Museum Of Fine Arts Posted Nudes Online
But the museum was expecting - even welcoming - the commentary. - Boston Globe
The Rocky Statue Has Entered The Building
That is to say, the Rocky Balboa statue is no longer on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art - it’s actually inside....
When You Want Entertainment, Go To Streaming, Of Course
But for practical knowledge? Your kids and grandkids know: It’s YouTube. - Slate
Harvey Fierstein On Addiction, Survival, And Kinky Boots
The famous Torch Song Trilogy writer and performer: “I try something new every day, and you can try something new every day. … And...
As Anyone With Literary Chops Knows, This Is A Big Deal
Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out, and the narrator is … what? A woman?! - LitHub
How LEGO Became The World’s Most Powerful Art Medium
“Lego’s appeal, represented by its zillions of plastic blocks and many movies and TV series, transcends nations. It is one of the planet’s top-selling...
What Is Truth?
That, basically, is what’s at stake in the low-grade shots fired (culturally speaking) across the internet about Michael. - Wired
How The Plan To Kill Coyote V. Acme Blew Up In David Zaslav’s Face
“The initial backlash to Cotoye v. Acme being shelved was clearly getting to WBD by November of 2023 when the studio began offering other production houses like Netflix,...
Music Biopics Don’t Have To Suck
No matter how much money it makes, Michael won’t be one of the good ones. - The Guardian (UK)
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Is A Bit Weird, Honestly
“Nothing will halt the American addiction to handing out hunks of gilt. For all the supposed independent spirit of the republic, its citizens seem...
Sure, You Might Be Sick Of Podcasts, But What About These Podcasts About The...
That is to say, “classical” music, and they’re not just for noobs - “There’s plenty for experts to enjoy, too, including detailed structural analyses...
The German Government Really Isn’t Happy About This Guy’s Popular Novella
A fiction author gets a phone call from the government: “Jügler was asked to explain what historical source material he had consulted for Mayfly...
