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Do Today’s Golden Globes Matter?
We can't watch them - for very good reason, as the organization that put them on is ... problematic, to say the least -...
You Don’t Need To Be Rich To Assemble A Collection Of Art
Search out painters, sculptors, and other artists you like, and buy what you can. For fun. For your own space. For falling in love...
When A Critic Can’t Resist The Pull Of One Favorite Play
This New York Times critic didn't set out to see Caroline, or Change seven times. It just kind of happened. - The New York...
The Rise And Fall Of A Worldwide Dance Phenomenon
The year is 1995. And, well. "Every part of that song is a hook. That song broke every conceivable barrier in pop music. You...
Tilda Swinton Says She Never Wanted To Be An Actor
The star of many films says that she's ashamed she didn't go into poetry, and that she's thinking about retraining to be a caretaker...
One Potential Future For Giving Art Back
That is, the future of restitution. "Each object is a symbol of countless others lost to systemic cultural devastation." - Hyperallergic
You Can’t Change Your Self
So don't try. Instead, "figuring out how to do something a little less or a little more is likely to yield the best results...
Portland Loses One Of Its Brightest And Best Behind-The-Scenes Cultural Workers
Una Loughran had a strong guiding hand for decades with Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Portland, its successor Portland Center Stage, and BodyVox Dance. One artistic director...
Sidney Poitier Changed Hollywood, But Also Broadway
"When he returned to Broadway in 1959 for the premiere of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, he was already famous" - and the...
What It’s Like To Be A Chicago Software Engineer Dropped Into An Emergency Role...
File this under Covid stories: A woman who performed with Wicked's national tour and Broadway ensemble as Elphaba's understudy but left theatre in 2015...
Feels Like 2020 And 2021 All Over Again As A Pixar Film Skips...
Of course, the Mouse - Pixar's parent company - is putting a good spin on it: "Subscribers around the world enthusiastically embraced Pixar’s Academy...
Why A 2004 Two-Muppet-And-A-Rock Clip Went Absolutely Viral In Early 2021
Perhaps it's obvious, but just to be clear: "The rock is a metaphor for pandemic denialism, and Elmo represents the vaccinated — those who,...
In Britain, Indie Bookstores Had Another Fantastic Year
Can this last? "For the first time in almost a decade, more than 1,000 indies are open for business: it is a sector thriving...
The Non-Disney Version Of Winnie-the-Pooh Is In The Public Domain
What does that mean for artists who love the OG Pooh Bear? - Washington Post
Los Angeles Arts Groups Are Trying To Figure Out How To Go On Through...
Center Theatre Group and the LA Phil aren't canceling - and aren't planning to cancel - shows, at least not at the moment. CTG's...
Bookcore Is A New (Old) Look For A Weary New Year
"Bookcore is an amalgamation of the last five years of trends: normcore, gorpcore, dadcore, vintage, 1990s sportswear, American trad, Westernwear, Native American jewelry, pleats,...
You Think Jesus Christ, Superstar Was The First Concept Album To Become A Musical?
Nope. That honor goes to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. "The 1966 concept recording is a fascinating document for fans of the musical,...
A Book At Christmas Can Change The Entire Course Of A Life
Choose wisely. - The Guardian (UK)
Can Northern Ireland’s Christmas Pantos Possibly Be Safe This Year?
Maybe not, but the performers are eager not to replicate last year's cancellations and lack of revenue. And yet ... a thousand screaming children...
Reading In Translation
"Well, friends, another grim and grueling plague year is drawing to a close, and that can mean only one thing." Reading - but why...
A Change That Means Much More Than Hope
The 88-year-old Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin says Canada's commitment to making First Nations stories has grown tremendously. From where she began to now, she...
We’re Never Going Back To Normal
So we have to figure out how to deal with "normal-adjacent," at least for the foreseeable future. - Los Angeles Times
How To Write A Novel In A Month
Don't start writing the sex scenes just before your in-laws arrive, for one. - The Guardian (UK)
Making The Change You Want To See Behind (And In Front Of) The Cameras
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has become a producer as well as a star actor. "Acting is just one department of the entertainment industry. ... curious...
Randall Kenan Should Take His Rightful Place Beside Gabriel Garcia Marquez In The Canon...
"Whether owing to regional or racial bias, or to the author’s deeply ingrained humility and privacy, Kenan has not taken his rightful place in...
