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Libraries Embrace Their Status As Public Square
And that includes using - and celebrating - the space around the library. They're people places (even if the use of library apps has...
The Movie Saving Indie Movie Theatres Right Now
Arthouses are in trouble (see the previous article). But Everything Everywhere All at Once is proving surprisingly robust - and what makes it "a...
Can Indie Movie Houses Survive The Pandemic?
It's not easy because older audiences just aren't coming back. Yet operators are starting to be a bit more optimistic. "The opportunity to see...
COVID Postpones Tony Awards Nominations
But - so far! - not the awards themselves. - The New York Times
Be Careful Of Pump-Up Jams
No, truly. Just look at Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos infamy. No, we can't do anything and be anyone and go anywhere etc. Not even...
Ballerinas Are Athletes
And so experts are helping them, along with athletes from other arenas entirely, learn to avoid injury. Aside from the art, the biggest difference:...
How A Movie Is Helping Heal Generational Trauma
The writers of Everything Everywhere All at Once wrote that the movie "was a dream about reconciling all of the contradictions, making sense of...
A Thirty Year Old Dispute About A Centuries Old Fresco Shows No Signs Of...
An Italian court says the Piero della Francesca work must be returned to the hilltop church where it was painted in 1460. The mayor...
Vladimir Sorokin Says Russian Writers Must Fight Back Against Totalitarianism
Sorokin: "A Russian writer has two options: Either you are afraid, or you write. ... I write." - The New York Times
Comedians Like Bill Maher And Dave Chappelle Are Obsessed With Their Haters
And, quite frankly, it's ruining their comedy. "That isn’t just bad for public discourse—it’s bad for a mainstream comedy landscape that too rarely spotlights...
The Weight Of Confederacy Statue Removal Rests On One Company’s Shoulders
Devon Henry "has emerged as the go-to statue remover not only for , but for all of Virginia and other parts of the South."...
A Unifying Theory Of The Musical One-Hit Wonder
Here's the deal: "Being very different from the mainstream is really, really bad for your likelihood of initially making a hit when you’re not...
After Francis Bacon’s Friend Has A Row With The Tate, He’s Sending The Priceless...
Barry Joule "said he is so frustrated by the Tate’s failure to exhibit an earlier donation of the artist’s work that he has cancelled plans to...
Meet The Stressed Out Gig Workers Getting Paid Badly To Make A Ton Of...
What a shock: NFT art is also made by low-paid young gig workers. That's so pandemic era. - Vice
A Story About The Banning Of The Book Persepolis Has Led To Another Graphic...
Chicago Public Schools quietly banned and removed the famous graphic novel in 2013. In 2023, a graphic novel will be published that "follows a...
When Disney Collides With Reality
The lash, backlash, and backlash to the backlash around Florida's repugnant "Don't Say Gay" bill is stressing the Mouse out. And "all of this...
Merle Oberon’s Big Secret
In racist Hollywood, Oberon kept her Sinhalese and Maori heritage quiet. "Oberon's mother Charlotte Selby, who had darker skin, followed her as her maid."...
Does Nostalgia Get In The Way Of Music Venue Innovation?
That innovation might not be what music lovers expect. "The picture for live music in Britain is beyond bleak, but it’s more complex than...
Broadway Decides To Drop Vaccine Checks, But Not Mask Mandates
The theatre owners "announced the decision as many governments and businesses nationwide have been loosening restrictions, but with cases rising in New York City...
The Razzies Withdraw One Of Their First-Ever Nominations, To Shelley Duvall
The Golden Raspberry Awards, while rescinding Bruce Willis's nominations after his aphasia was made public, also took back Shelley Duvall's award for The Shining...
Is There Any Way To Win The Fight Against Disinformation?
Yes, but it won't be top-down. "Factchecking outfits may do good work, but they are missing a crucial component: the power of the crowd....
Apparently, The Erotic Thriller Will Be Streamed
They're "movies you want to watch at home," according to Nicole Kidman - and they're hard to make without falling into sexist tropes, so...
Michelle Materre Was A Tireless Advocate For Black Indie Film
Materre, who has died at 67, distributed Daughters of the Dust in the 1990s, as part of her work as "a distributor and educator...
Lockdowns In China Are Killing Movie Theatre Returns, Again
The Chinese box office absolutely crumbled last week. "The current epicenter is Shanghai, where a megacity of 25 million people has been locked down...
National Gallery Renames Degas Painting
They're Ukranian Dancers, not Russian Dancers - and it's not just a stunt during the war. The director of London's Ukranian Institute said last...
