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Why Thomas Paine Still Matters, 250 Years Later
“The pamphlet changed the way Americans viewed government. Beginning with an origin story that echoed John Locke’s ‘Second Treatise of Government,’ Paine depicted people...
So X Is Suing Music Publishers, Again
It’s a new lawsuit in a long, long battle, with opponents that are not exactly beloved. “X and the publishers have been in a...
This Oregon Library Is Literally Sinking
It’s probably the busiest building downtown. But the area’s residents have voted down two library bonds. What’s next? - Oregon ArtsWatch
Wagner Moura’s Starring Year
“After his breakout role as Pablo Escobar 10 years ago on Netflix’s Narcos, Moura frustrated his agents by turning down many of the high-profile, lucrative projects...
How An REM Song Helped A Doomsday Cult Member Escape
“As my will to blindly obey crumbled, I began to secretly tune in to the American armed forces radio station that broadcast in Japan....
Orlando Fully Launched Tilda Swinton’s Career
And she pays the book, at least, back with a reread every few years. - The New York Times
Who Will Win Tonight’s Golden Globes?
For one thing, “Warner Bros. will swear there was absolutely no calculation involved in running One Battle After Another as a Comedy at the Globes. If...
The Current Kennedy Center Heads Claim That They Broke Up With The Opera First
No doubt we should believe that leadership just as much as we’d believe any questionable partner. “Opera leaders had said that it was an...
After A Very Hard Year, Is Los Angeles Losing Its People – And, Worse,...
“Beyond the loss of tangibles (job, income), I think what we’re collectively grieving most is a sense of hope. Los Angeles runs on hope...
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Has Been Preserved, And The Owners Hope To Make It...
“The restoration of Simone’s childhood home could serve as an example of how privately funded projects can preserve Black history during a time when...
Is This The Future Of Entertainment?
Domed screens, with comfortable seats and bar food, are actually the present for some (sports) fans. But the test run was “when the domed...
A Famous French Philosopher Says Philosophy Can’t Help You Live Better
“Philosophy allows us to understand the world we live in. But I don’t think that it’s therapeutic, that it’s better to read Socrates than take...
Francis Patrelle, Champion Of The Story Ballet And Founder Of A New York Dance...
In 1987, the choreographer and ballet teacher “founded Dances Patrelle, for which he created over 50 works, blending dancers from his ensemble with guest...
January Is Getting Some Humdingers Of Literature Translated Into English
The round-up includes books translated from French, Danish, Bulgarian, and Japanese, but the critic says, “for my money, contemporary Chinese writing is the most...
Critics Choice Winners Make It Seem Like It’s The Year For One Battle After...
So, did everyone in Hollywood simply forget Sinners? (No: Ryan Coogler won for Best Original Screenplay.) - The New York Times
A Year Of Not Listening To AI-Generated Music
“Resistance was easy. Uncomplicated, too. Like so many who have grown skeptical of AI, I value my life. I don’t want AI-generated music taking...
It’s Still Really, Really Hard For A Woman To Get A Directing Job
The current political climate isn’t helping. “Women in the film industry now find themselves in uncharted territory. … Hollywood has never needed permission to...
How To Be A Busy Opera Singer
Singers can specialize, or they could be like mezzo Marina Viotti, who was a heavy metal singer and who sang at the opening of...
At The Palm Springs Film Festival, The Message Is Simple
Leonardo DiCaprio (not present for the most global military of reasons) said via a prerecorded speech, “Movies still matter, not content, but cinema. Stories...
How Espresso Fueled The Rise Of Modernity
“Milanese café owner Achille Gaggia cracked the code after WWII, with a small, steamless lever-driven machine that upped the pressure to produce the concentrated brew that is what...
What Music Superfans Will Do For Memorablia
Don’t worry, Beethoven fans did it first. - The New York Times
You’ve Watched The Oscar Bait, And Now It’s Time For Something Else
Drum roll … for the worst movies of 2025. - Washington Post (Archive Today)
Want A Great Year? Dance – In Public
“The strength required by dance admits vulnerability, and proves that fluidity, not rigidity — movement, progress, exchange — is beauty. It is a courtship...
Violinist Sues Performer Will Smith For Sexual Harassment And Wrongful Termination
Brian King Joseph wrote on social media, "Getting fired or getting blamed or shamed or threatened or anything like that, simply for reporting sexual...
The Upside Down Experience Of Seeing Stranger Things At An Otherwise Dead Mall
“I saw entire families, many in pajamas. Friends young and old. Lots of couples. There were Hellfire Club T-shirts, Demogorgon crowns and popcorn buckets...
