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The Problems With Therapy Chat Bots
AI "therapists" are always online, always available, unlike the humans who invented them - but also unlike the humans who trained for years to...
Can Myths And Legends Help Us Navigate Climate Change?
One Irish writer says yes. "It is through the stories passed down by our ancestors that we can learn how best to live sustainably...
Joe Bussard, Collector And Guardian Of Rare 78 RPM Records, Has Died At 86
Though Bussard collected 15,000 albums, he was selective: "He loved jazz but detested any jazz recorded after the early 1930s. He loved country music...
Mariana Enriquez Says Argentina’s History Makes Her Country A Perfect Setting For Horror
For people who came of age in the '80s, the author says, "Slasher movies, Stephen King and Twin Peaks all got mixed with our reality, which...
Another Day, Another Streaming Dispute
People who subscribe to Dish or Sling suddenly found themselves without Disney's network of channels on October 1. While the companies blame Disney for...
The Minsk Cafe Was A Neglected Masterpiece Of Social Realist Architecture
Now, after having been restored by a billionaire, it's an art gallery in Potsdam. - The Guardian (UK)
Why A Gaming Designer Won’t Let His Kids Play Video Games
"Using the data we collected, we experimented with every feature of our games to see which versions allowed us to extract the most time...
When Music Is Torture
Musicologist Lily Hersh says that "people are still surprised that music can be used in negative ways: they think music is supposed to be...
Oscar Pettiford, The Minnesota Composer And Player Who Changed The Sound Of Jazz
Pettiford claimed, "Basically I’m a bass player. For kicks I play cello, for thought I play piano, and for odd moments I beat on...
The Andy Warhol Lawsuit That Could Drastically Change American Art
"It’s not just Warhol and Prince. Fair use is the doctrine that allows us to record broadcast materials, permits filmmakers to incorporate clips of...
Billy Eichner On Writing Himself, And Gay Male Culture, Into A Rom Com
"If it shocks people a little, well, I grew up with Madonna. I like to be a little shocking, a little provocative. I really...
Celeste Ng On Writing A Terrifying Book
The author of Little Fires Everywhere says that as she wrote during the Trump years, she "wanted to look at what had happened in...
Why We Can’t Escape The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Pageviews, Benjamin. Pageviews. "Newsrooms have jumped onto Marvel releases as reliable sources of traffic because the eyeballs are just always there, and people are...
The Latinx Sounds Of Hollywood
Latinx composers made Hollywood's scores, songs, and sounds, starting a century ago. Maria Grever "had studied with French composer Claude Debussy before returning to...
The Artist Who’s Been Drawing For MAD Magazine For 60 Years
As a young man, Sergio Aragonés was confused by MAD's offices. "Where was the whimsy? The MAD-cap frivolity? This was no clubhouse of high...
Biden Restores The President’s Arts And Humanities Commission
That's "an advisory board that was dissolved five years ago after its members resigned in protest over President Donald J. Trump’s reaction to the deadly white...
Ed Sheeran Will Stand Trial In The US Over Copyright Of Marvin Gaye Song
The trial is about "claims he copied his hit 2014 song Thinking Out Loud from Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On, after a federal...
Oh, The Humanities
Humanities departments have to face up to what's happening to their students, both undergrad and (here, the news is even worse) graduate students. Where...
Sue Mingus, Who Promoted Her Husband Charles’ Work, Has Died At 92
Sue Mingus "helped secure legacy as one of the 20th century’s greatest musical minds" after his death of ALS at age 56. Incredibly,...
What Did The Me Too Movement Do For Hollywood’s Craft Services?
Five years on, little has changed, say women behind the scenes. One woman in editorial says, "Realistically, you may have to be willing to...
Museum Directors Give Official Blessing For The Sale Of Some Art To Care For...
"Rules around deaccessioning have long been controversial, with some holding that museum collections should not be treated as liquid assets to weather difficult times." But...
A Conductor With Ties To Russia Will Eventually Step Down From A German Orchestra
Teodor Currentzis, who has ties to a Russian state-owned bank and has been criticized for it, will step down when his contract ends -...
Quick Q&As With The Authors On A Prestigious Nonfiction Award Longlist
Andrea Elliott: "The intensity of my reporting stems from a belief that well-told stories—those with depth and nuance—are the product of intimate knowledge. And...
Lyrics Can’t Be Considered Criminal Evidence In California Anymore
"The bill covers all forms of creative expression but is especially salient for hip-hop artists, whose slice-of-life lyrics have frequently been cited by prosecutors...
Zimbabwean Author Found Guilty Of Inciting Violence With A Six-Word Sign
Tsitsi Dangarembga held a sign in 2020 that read, "We want better. Reform our institutions." On Thursday, she was "convicted of participating in a...
