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Television And Theatre Aren’t Oil And Water, But They Don’t Mix Well, Either
“Despite so much practice, television still manages to get a few things wrong, specifically the process, the product and the people. (It occasionally manages...
Reed Hastings Is Leaving Netflix, But Is It Because They Didn’t Get Warner Bros.,...
Bizarrely, Netflix would up in a much stronger place: “The company did not say how it plans to spend the $2.8-billion US termination fee...
It Takes Many Artisans To Create A Lady Gaga-Level, But Fake, Pop Star
The Mother Mary gang has been finding out over the past couple of years. - Variety
How Do You Secure A Museum From Heists Without Closing It Off Entirely?
“Transparency, porousness — all the buzzwords of architecture today are antithetical to security. It’s a paradox implicit to museum design today.” - The New...
We Are Weirdly Quick To Believe That Actors Simply Improvise In Movies
“Audiences clearly crave these stories – but why? Isn’t a movie more impressive if it’s so well rehearsed that it seems real? Isn’t it...
Is Pop Star Rosalia Leading A Surge In Affection For Opera As An Art...
Yes, and then there’s this: “Pinterest said ‘opera aesthetics' - a trend which it said encapsulated ‘dramatic, opulent and theatrical styles’ - was one of its...
Children’s Author Jon Klassen Is The First Canadian To Win This Huge Children’s Literature...
“The Winnipeg-born children's book author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, has won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is worth nearly $750,00”...
How A Few Simple TikToks Or A Viral Insta Reel Can Lead To A...
“A century ago, the democratization of poetry was only a dream. Today, everyone can be a poet thanks to social media.” - Los Angeles...
How To Sustain A Small Nonprofit Theatre When A Leader Dies, COVID Hits, And...
Send in the clowns. - Oregon ArtsWatch
How Streaming Platforms Reignited The YA Boom
“‘It has to resonate and feel authentic to the time,’ says one expert. ‘This generation really sees stereotypes pretty quickly … they’ll see inappropriate...
Madrid Doesn’t Want To Let Picasso’s Guernica Go To Basque Country
But “the Basque government, headed by Imanol Pradales of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), has made the transfer of Picasso’s painting a matter of...
Is Canada’s ‘Netflix Tax’ Worth It?
“Is the Online Streaming Act worth all the hassle it's getting from the United States? CBC's The House spoke to experts about why this bill has...
In A Music Rut? Try This Wild Idea
“Each time I tune in—which is every day now—it feels as if someone cooler than me is handing me a mixtape made with care,...
Some People Think Straight Male Authors Aren’t Writing Enough Sex Scenes
“It is good that we know what to avoid, but we don’t really know what to do either. We’re uncomfortable, and so what we...
The Greatest Heist In The History Of Art
Tech bros “are a class that shuns human interaction, with its serendipities, annoyances and joys. It represents friction. Learning to make art is also...
If You Want To Win An Olivier Award In Britain, You Really Need To...
“The many awards for Paddington were perhaps unsurprising given that the show earned rave reviews when it opened and has played to sellout crowds...
How ‘SNL’ Caught The Spirit Of The Artemis Better Maybe Than The Earnest Astronauts...
“The vastness of space is humbling to behold. But it can undoubtedly make even the most sober-minded astronauts go a little stir crazy.” -...
The Writer Who Couldn’t Accept A Huge Prize Because It Came With So Many...
Helen DeWitt’s life was simply too busy, and intense, for her to do what the $175,000 Windham-Campbell Writing Prize required, she says. - The...
Popular Dramas Missed The Reality Of Cowboys, But Museums Are Picking Up The Slack
“Museums are educating visitors to a more accurate telling of Western history by showcasing the role Black people played in everyday life across territories...
Are Netflix And Apple Having A Little Bit Of A Tiff?
“For power users, this sort of thing can’t help but read as needling, even petty platform quirks. For Apple and Netflix, it’s business as usual.”...
Will Jean Smart And Zendaya Be The First To Historical Emmy Wins?
Julia Louis-Dreyfuss “won six of seven seasons of the political satire Veep, losing only in its final season. This near sweep remains one of...
Building A New Era Of Art At The Cleveland Museum
“It is a new direction for scanner photography, a method more often associated with punk Xerox aesthetics and second-wave feminist art than with the human...
Musicians’ Names Are Being Plastered Over AI-Generated Songs On Spotify
"Moran is among a growing number of musicians who have been targeted on music streaming platforms by what appear to be AI bots masquerading...
Stop Putting AI-Generated Art On Articles About AI
“What does it say for The New Yorker, one of America’s most prestigious magazines, to adopt generative AI? At its worst, the technology eliminates any...
The Writers Guild Has Reached A Tentative Four-Year Deal With Studios
“If given the stamp of approval, the deal will be notable for its unusually long term. Three-year deals have generally been the norm since...
