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Some Of The Props From Apple’s ‘Dickenson’ Are Going To An Unusual Spot
The series is ending, but its costumes and other props will live on at the Emily Dickenson Museum, while the made-for-TV carefully recreated manuscripts...
In The Early Days Of Lockdown, We Were All Going To Read Proust Or...
That's not exactly what happened (perhaps not a surprise, what with global trauma and death?). - The Guardian (UK)
West Side Story, Reviewed Rapturously, Isn’t Performing Well In Theatres
And no, that's not because "Gen Z doesn't like musicals" or something like that. Instead, it's a Spielberg problem. "Over the last 20 years,...
The Engineer Who Became A Dance-Battle Musician
Jlin: "Math is my first love, not music, though they're both one and the same." - NPR
Remember When Warner Bros Decided To Put 2021’s New Movies On Streaming?
Turns out that much complained about and, to Hollywood, highly disruptive move was a winner for its streamer, HBO Max. Through day-and-date movie releases...
The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith Said He Wasn’t The Made-For-TV Group’s Only Real Musician
Nesmith was called "the quiet Monkee" by the marketers behind the TV show, but "he was musician enough to have a modest solo career...
Expelled Member Of Golden Globes Sues Organization
The lawsuit claims that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association expelled Magnus Sundholm to get back at his partner, who had been a whistleblower against...
The Best Literary Descriptions Of Snow
Sometimes it's better to read than to experience. "I think I like winter weather best when it’s on the page and not the thing...
We’ve Fallen Out Of Love With Method Acting
Or at least some of us have, according to the reaction to a New Yorker profile of actor Jeremy Strong. There's "a sense that...
Two Seattle Artists Have Been Charged With Faking Native American Ancestry And Art
"By flooding the market with counterfeit Native American art and craftwork, these crimes cheat the consumer, undermine the economic livelihood of Native American artists,...
Author Anne Rice Has Died At 80
Rice, whose Interview with the Vampire was a huge hit, died from complications of a stroke, her son reported. Rice's Gothic novels and massive...
The Secret History Of Sesame Street
Photos shot as part of Cold War propaganda in 1970 show the utopian ideals - including Jim Henson's love of creativity and everyone's experimentation...
Barry Harris Was A Jazz Pianist Who Embodied The Spirit Of Bebop
The 91-year-old musician and teacher may have contracted COVID-19 at one final performance where he received the Jazz Master award from the NEA. -...
What Is West Side Story – A Musical? A Film? Why Not An Opera?
Even as the new movie is playing in theatres, "everything about how West Side Story has unfolded suggests opera might be an ideal form...
Rare Footage Of The Early Years Of An Independent Ireland
The stories a grandfather on the Dingle Peninsula told his grandson of a visiting American, a scholar who took video with a hand-crank camera,...
Broadway’s Return Is Earning A D-Minus In Gender And Sexual Orientation
Honestly, Broadway, Mrs. Doubtfire? (But that musical, filled with outright transphobic tropes, isn't alone in its missteps.) - American Theatre
The Depths Of Art, And Lies
"Nonfiction writers make mistakes, too, of course. But not on the first page. As soon as I discovered my falsehood, I vowed to turn...
Is Spider-Man’s Tom Holland Ready To Go The Way of Garbo?
The actor, in the middle of yet another Marvel publicity tour, says he's about ready to quit acting and return to his first love,...
The Poems Of Locked Down Paris Poets
One poet sped home from a teaching gig in Lebanon; another was diagnosed with breast cancer as the pandemic burst forth. "In many ways,...
Catholic Protesters Shut Down This Singer’s Concerts In Paris, So She Held A Secret...
Why? "Protesters accused Anna von Hausswolff of playing the 'devil's music.' But the priest who cancelled her planned Paris show said that was wrong."...
Can Peleton Sue Over That Appearance In Sex And The City?
Maybe! No spoilers (in this summary; the article contains a lot of spoilers), but "Peloton could reasonably consider litigation, especially if HBO did not...
The Hollywood Rom-Com Take On Europe
As in: What is Europe? Cue faintly hand-wavey snow, hunting lodges, Christmassy scenes, maybe cheese and art themes ... but no actual Europe. -...
Congress Isn’t In Love With The Discovery Takeover Of Warner Media
At least, some of the Democratic members aren't into it. "In a letter Monday to U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland and Assistant Atty. Gen....
As Insecure’s Fifth Season Ends, Its Legacy Could Be The Centering Of Black Women
Yvonne Orji, who played Molly: "I want to believe that there are now more Black creators and creatives in spaces of power to greenlight...
Biden Appearance Brings Kennedy Center Honors Back To What Seems Nearly Normal
The previous occupant had skipped the ceremony and held no reception while in office. President Biden, who did hold a White House reception, said...
