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Why Is Hollywood Avoiding Cannes?
Basically? It can’t take the heat: “In theory, attending Cannes should be a no-brainer for major U.S. studios. Talent loves it because of the...
When This Young Soprano Died, The Role Of The Queen Of The Night Fell...
“That sprint of a succession of high notes in such a short time is legendary, which adds a layer of difficulty not only to...
How Tamara Rojo Is Remaking The San Francisco Ballet
“Ballet can be a pretty conservative artform, with many companies trundling out Swan Lakes, Nutcrackers, and Cinderellas year after year. Every now and again, though, someone like...
A Popular Pre-Print Publication Will Ban Anyone Who Sends Papers With Evidence Of AI...
“If a paper has ‘incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation,’ such as hallucinated references or “meta-comments” left...
Racists Can’t Handle Having Helen Of Troy Played By One Of The Most Beautiful...
Wait, Lupita Nyong’o is not beautiful enough for some? Sounds like a them problem. Or, as Claire Willett said on Bluesky, “Woman: *Minds her...
Why Are Public Media In Trouble All Over The World?
“The second century of European public media looks less certain than its first as its original competition – from private broadcasters – is eclipsed...
Newly Discovered Portraits of Cy Twombly Add Texture To The Life Of The Artist...
The Twomblys’ granddaughter, Maia, discovered the negatives - and she has a new appreciation of the photographer: “I remember her now not as an...
Lost Your Ability To Enjoy Reading?
Try returning to some things you cared about as a kid. - The Atlantic
It Took Way Too Long For Art From The Asian Pacific Rim To Gain...
Why? For one thing, “conservation specialists ... have been navigating the practical challenge of safely transporting the works across the globe.” - The Guardian...
Breaking Down The Dance Quotes And Callbacks In Two Broadway Shows
“The pastiche numbers glue together scrapbook memories from multiple shows and even as far afield as Alvin Ailey’s Revelations. A dance that seems to...
Philly Pays Tribute To The Black Matriarchs Of Ballet
The women “infused African, Caribbean, and modern dance rhythms into traditional ballet practices and integral in shaping Philadelphia’s dance community. They inspired young...
What Happens To A Singer When She Loses Her Voice
Julie Andrews has reinvented herself almost completely, but after she lost her voice, she "fell into a deep depression. She said that she felt like...
The Death Of The Food Review
“Amid the cultural shift away from longer-form food writing and criticism toward stylized, 30-second reaction videos on FoodTok, does carefully composed, sense-based storytelling still...
At The Venice Biennale, Wondering If Everything Will Collapse In On Itself
“Perhaps the crucial thing to recall is that the basic structure of the biennale that we recognise today was conceived in the 1930s, under...
Turning A Classic Old Bank Into A Revitalized Arts Site
“Southwest Minnesota is dotted with these emerging multi-use art spaces that utilize older buildings, … challenging a common misconception that vibrant art scenes only...
Somehow, This Small Southern Oregon Town’s Film Festival Has Survived For A Quarter Century
In 2023, the Ashland International Film Festival had a wobble or two, but it survives - and even thrives. - Oregon ArtsWatch
Who Won The BATFA TV Awards?
Adolescence definitely cleaned up, but it wasn’t alone. - The Guardian (UK)
What Happens To Humanity When We Lose A Language?
“Some communities are lucky enough to have the political or cultural autonomy to protect their languages – think of Welsh or Māori – but...
Maya Lin’s New Work Is Focused On Connecting The City With Its Own Cracks
How do you bring Central Park to a $3-4 billion JPMorgan Chase skyscraper? - The New York Times
How Long, And How, Should Marilyn Monroe’s Brentwood Hacienda Be Preserved?
“All sides agree that the circumstances are unusual. Buyers generally know about a house’s historic preservation status in advance, and existing homeowners generally have...
If You, A Writer, Think Most Writers Are Trash, Are You A Literary Jerk?
Uh, yes. "This feels a little bit like a you-problem. And by that, I mean you need to start treating yourself (and your writing) more...
Mexico City’s New Chocolate Museum Rests On A Grisly Souvenir Of The Past
What was the colonial-era building’s foundation resting on? “One of the country’s most important archaeological finds: a section of a tzompantli, or wooden rack...
An Amazon MGM Exec Solicited Kickbacks For Contracts, Says A Lawsuit
“Salinas would give Eckardt the target budget number for his company’s bid and ‘effectively guarantee that Unbreakable would be awarded the work,’ the lawsuit...
When It’s Time For A Revival, But The Musical’s Book Really Needs A Rewrite
“I think of book writing as analogous to screenwriting: It’s a craft more about structure than dialogue, about setting the scene for the central...
Xia De-Hong, The Main Character In Her Daughter’s Memoir Of Mao’s Cruelty, Has Died...
“The story of Ms. Chang’s stoic mother holding the family together while battling on behalf of her husband, a functionary who was tortured and...
