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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...
Tony Bennett Became The Second-Oldest Winner In Grammy History, At 95
Bennett has 20 Grammys now, and "received his first Grammy nominations at the fifth Grammy Awards in 1963." - Los Angeles Times
It’s Not So Easy To Transform Into Julia Child
Just ask Meryl Streep. But it's probably even harder when you're British. "Before the release of the Meryl Streep–starring film Julie & Julia in 2009, Sarah...
An Illustrator’s Attention To Detail Leads To The Discovery Of A New Species
That discovery came nearly 150 years after Marianne North drew the plant, in Borneo. She was a different kind of illustrator - she used...
Has The Internet Ruined April Fool’s Day?
Or, more likely, has April Fool's Day ruined the internet? "People, us included, get so easily hoodwinked, and ... this has led us to...
Charlotte Bronte’s Tiny Book Of Poems, Long Lost, Has Now Been Found
She created tiny books, as did her sisters, when she was a young teen, to amuse her family and to help create her imaginary...
Who Better To Tell A Story Than A Liar?
"Elena Ferrante's work argues that people lie for a deceptively simple reason: It’s an act of creation, not unlike writing." - The Atlantic
Macbeth Pauses On Broadway After Daniel Craig Tests Positive For COVID
First, it canceled a full day of shows. "Then, late Saturday night, the production said that it was canceling all performances until April 8...
When British And American Actors Play Australian
Sometimes they get the accents right (Kate Winslet, on her second try), or sort of right (Kate Winslet, on her first try). Sometimes, not...
The Grammys Had A Surprise Guest
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, delivered a pre-recorded message: "Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos. ... They sing to the wounded...
The Grammy Winners, All Of Them
Yes, cancel Will Smith's movies, but by all means, award a Grammy to Louis CK, media folks. Great job. (Here's a tweet that explains...
That Time A Hollywood Star Saved Broadway
To be fair, Al Jolson was a Broadway star long before he hit Hollywood. Still, when he returned to the stage, "consumers tossed money...
UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report Doesn’t Include Disability Or LGBTQ Representation
And activists, including the co-director of last year's documentary nominee Crip Camp, would very much like that to change. (The report focuses on representation...
The Fight Between Dialect And ‘Proper’ Italian Lies At The Heart Of This Ferrante...
Linguistic assimilation was meant to unify Italy as a country. "Even by the 50s, though, Italian remained a made-up language, manufactured and largely spoken...
How Hollywood’s Backlots Stayed Full Even During The First Year Of The Pandemic
How? Safety, actually: "Producers sought out more controlled environments for outdoor shooting. Even with a 87-day shutdown, the number of shoot days on backlots...
What If Shakespeare Had A Sister – Or If Anne Hathaway Wrote Plays?
The novel Brother of the More Famous Jack has just been reissued - and "The title alone deserves a party. It puts its finger...
Fabio’s Legacy Is Controversial
A new movie revives the (surprisingly intense) discussion. "Isabelle Popp ... proposed a 'words to Fabio' standard for mainstream romance coverage that boils...
Margaret McGowan Invented The History Of Early Dance
McGowan, who has died at 90, "created a new international area of academic study, now known as early dance, and received national honors in...
Stephen Sondheim, Movie Artist
The composer changed musicals, yes, and he was generous with his work, allowing others to adapt it to the screen. Sometimes that worked well...
This Verified Twitter User’s Name Is Will Smith
But he's not actor Will Smith. After the slap, "Will Smith — a podcaster, gamer and PR guy for indie game studio Stray Bombay who lives...
A 19-Year-Old Wins Britain’s National Poetry Competition
Eric Yip is the youngest winner ever - and he's an engineering student. And "Yip, who cites Ocean Vuong as a writer who made...
How Amazon Workers In New York Won Their Union Election
The lead organizer started a new union from scratch, and raised money through GoFundMe. "It looked like a quixotic venture," to vastly undersell the...
Turns Out The SAT Might Not Be The Problem In College Admissions
The test is still a problem, but not having it as a factor in admissions only harmed lower-income students in college admissions. How? "The...
The Grammys Were Supposed To Be A Return To Normal
But then the Oscars happened. - Los Angeles Times
