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The Responsibilities Of Depicting Black Trauma Onscreen In 2022
"The question shouldn’t be whether a movie should capture Black pain. The problem in film arises when the camera only asks for an audience...
In Iceland, Elves Are Real
That's important for the planet: "There was this sense of wonder in everything, this sense of awe, not just beauty as some sort of...
Time To Embrace The Joys Of Being A Fan
Fangirls aren't frivolous - or, even if they are, it's in the service of creativity. "A handful of books, documentaries, films and memoirs are...
This Video Game Makes Its Players Feel Bad
And that's good: "The human body is both beautiful and fragile, and inflicting so much carnage on it is deeply unsettling." - Wired
After Nearly Three Weeks, The Philadelphia Museum Of Art Workers’ Strike Is Over
Tentatively, that is - the workers in the union still must vote to ratify the new contract. "Management compromised on all five of the...
Why Bad Catholics Make Great Literature
"Smells, bells, blood, guts, spectacle, and of course, bodies, bodies, bodies. Catholicism is a deeply theatrical religion based in provocative stories." - The Millions
Robbie Coltrane, Who Played Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Has Died At 72
In a 20th reunion special, Coltrane - who knew he was dying - said, "You could be watching in 50-years time, easy. I’ll...
Climate Activists Throw Tomato Soup On Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Or rather, on the glass protecting it. "'What is worth more, art or life?' said one of the activists. ... 'Is it worth more...
The Former Director Of Boston’s MFA Worked With An English Art Collector On Trial...
"Malcolm Rogers, who led the MFA from 1994 until 2015, supplied 'more than a dozen letters of authenticity' for paintings owned by collector James...
The World’s Whitest Paint Is Coming For Your Car
And airplanes, and spacecraft. It could "coat cars, planes, and refrigerator trucks, where it could lower surface temperature by up to 42 degrees Fahrenheit....
The Boom In The Comic Book Market
Some gently owned comics are now selling for ridiculous sums. No surprise - you can thank movies and TV for the rise in prices....
Kevin Locke, Who Brought Lakota Music And Dance To The World’s Attention, Has Died...
Locke, who died after performing at the Crazy Horse Memorial, once said, "I have been able to teach countless Indian and non-Indian children to...
Why ‘Blonde’ Is Such A Mess, Both As A Novel And A Movie
"I wonder if the fact that Elvis relies on biographical research rather than a novel made it the more successful film for me (and most critics)....
How Disney Became A ‘Secular Religion’ For Some Superfans
For some people, Disneyland or Disneyworld (or the Disneys in other countries) are like church. "People don't just marry at Disney. They mourn lost...
Travis Hatton, Innovative Conductor In A Portland Suburb, Has Died Suddenly
"During the dozen years he led the orchestra, Hatton created its annual Young Artist Concerto Competition, and showcased at least one work by a...
How Colleen Hoover Rose To Bestseller List Domination
Yes, BookTok. But not only BookTok. The woman who self-published her first book while she was earning $9 an hour and whose books outsold...
So, How Does Geffen Hall Sound Now?
Justin Davidson: "I’m not ready to declare the hall a flop or a triumph. Acoustics are not a separate entity from the music that...
Nikki Finke, Once ‘The Most Feared Woman In Hollywood,’ Has Died At 68
Finke, the founder of the site Deadline, was "a tenacious journalist who revolutionized entertainment reporting." She "placed a singularly unforgiving spotlight on the studio...
Speaking Of Me Too, Harvey Weinstein Is About To Go On Trial In Los...
"Weinstein, who has been accused by more than 90 women of sexual misconduct, faces 11 charges in his Los Angeles trial, which is expected...
Putting Emily Bronte Back In The Narrative
Writer-director Frances O'Connor says, "Sometimes it takes us a while to get the courage to step into something that we really feel passionate about,...
The Intangible Effects Of The Me Too Movement
"As a worker’s rights movement, it brought about a slew of upgrades to industry standards and state law. As a major news event, it...
Streaming Services Want To Fill The Family Movie Void
A Netflix exec: "We loved going to see great original family films. ... Sadly, now when you look at what a lot of the...
An Artist Has Turned Iran’s Fountains Blood Red
"The Persian-language Twitter account 1500tasvir, which has been monitoring the state crackdown that has killed dozens, credited the red liquid in the fountains’ basins to an...
Without Italian Opera, Mexican Ranchera Would Be Very Different
It all started with tours: "In the early 1800s, opera companies and their star singers traveled from Italy to perform across the country. 'It...
Driven Out Of Belarus For Opposing The Regime, An Opera Singer Rebuilds His Career
Ilya Silchukou was the "lead soloist at the State Opera Bolshoi who represented his nation at official government functions at home and abroad and...
