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If You Ignore A Friend’s Self-Published Book, Are You The Jerk?
Yes: “Friends do things for each other all the time without needing to put on our critic’s caps. We attend concerts, go to gallery...
The Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library Will Be A Different Experience
“The visionaries behind the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library hope a visit to the Medora, North Dakota-based library will prove as restorative to people in the modern...
The Loss Of The NEA Is A Loss For Civil Society
“Since he began his second presidential term in January, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to obliterate a relatively stable and successful system for...
At Cannes, Actor Pedro Pascal Tells Artists To Fight Back Against Trump
The actor said, “Fight back. And don’t let them win.” - The Guardian (UK)
Arts Criticism Is Not In Crisis, Actually
“It’s taking on new forms, shedding old skin, and adapting to novel venues. It’s as alive and relevant as ever, still generating conversation and...
Actor Eiza Gonzalez On How The Legend Of Zelda Shaped Her Life
“It’s so much more deep than anyone could imagine because it’s about thinking outside the box and resolving things in a nontraditional way. I think that...
Why Did Director David Fincher Turn A Classic Alt-Rock Band Into String Puppets?
“Fincher and a crew of animators from Culver City’s Blur Studio spent about 13 months working on ‘Can’t Stop.’ Fincher said the hard part...
Yes, Hollywood Is Hurting
And here’s why: "Most states have some sort of financial incentive for productions. So do nearly 100 countries, including Canada, the U.K., Ireland and...
Not Great News For Local Media In Colorado
The National Trust for Local News did what now? "The Times Media Group is, to put it mildly, an odd choice of buyer.” ...
Who Will Win The Tonys – And Who Should Win?
It’s the biggest night of the year for Broadway. How will plays like Oh, Mary do? - The New York Times
A Vibe Check For Summer Stock
”The competition feels stiffer (perhaps oversaturated), though artists searching for opportunities during the audition season—typically winter through spring—are finding community through research and collective...
Endangered British Indie Cinema Gets An Important Listing From Westminster City Council
For London's Prince Charles cinema, threatened with a huge rent increase, “the listing provides the local community with the right to try to raise funds...
The AI Agatha Christie Course Is Actually Not That Great
Perhaps not for the reasons you might suspect, though. “I found myself longing for someone, Aldridge perhaps, to mine Christie’s exquisite autobiography more broadly...
The Extremely Tight Choreography Of The Broadway Show Operation Mincemeat
“It’s a show where you’re always thinking about the other people onstage. … Everyone is both lead and chorus, and you really can’t have...
The Annenberg Study Is Out, And It Once Again Shows The Landscape Is Grim...
“Women make up 11.3.% of the directors in the United States, which is on par with the average. The percentage of women of color...
Will English Eventually Vanish From The Earth?
It feels unlikely right now, but why not? Almost every other language has. - The Guardian (UK)
Trump Administration Fires Head Of Copyright Office, Days After Firing Librarian Of Congress
Shira Perlmutter had been hired by also recently fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The firing came two days after Perlmutter’s office released a...
A Year Spent Photographing The Dying Changed This Artist’s Life
“What stays with him is the courage of the people who allowed him into their lives, sometimes in their last moments.” - The Guardian...
What The United States Could Have Been
Reconstruction, when? - New York Review of Books
Disney Has A New Location
And a bunch of Disney adults are not exactly thrilled about it. “It’s another fracture within one of the largest and most intense fandoms,...
Going Down The Rabbit Hole Of Info About The Most Egregious Bird In Movie...
“For the truly birdpilled, it’s about tuning in to a new layer of reality around you and decoding it. The word bird becomes not just a...
Dance Music Is Back, But Different, And Maybe Better
“Digital platforms like Boiler Room — the hugely popular video series that pioneered the de facto online D.J. video format — have changed the...
Why We Still Need Novels
“We live in an era in which there is too much information but not enough knowledge, and even less wisdom. This excess of information...
Cannes About To Kick Into Gear Under Shadow Of Trump’s Tariff Threat
“For many directors, reaching the Cannes competition — this year, that’s 22 movies vying for the Palme d’Or — is career milestone.” - Seattle...
Koyo Kouoh, Who Was Supposed To Oversee Next Year’s Venice Biennale, Has Died At...
"Ms. Kouoh’s ‘sudden and untimely’ death came just days before she was scheduled to announce the title and theme of next year’s event. The...