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The Man Bringing Us All So, So Much Jane Austen
That is, screen adaptations of Jane Austen. And Dickens. And the sinister BBC House of Cards. - The New York Times
Amid Worries Over Budget Cuts, Welsh Arts Orgs Get An Eight Million Pound Injection
“The Arts Council of Wales has called for statutory funding for the sector from the Welsh government, saying funding cuts could mean the sector does not...
As Terry Riley, The Father Of Minimalism In Music, Turns 90, What’s He Doing...
Riley’s “In C launched a maximal musical journey and one of the most remarkable in American music. If he was the father of Minimalism...
We Need To Talk About Ms. Rachel And Media Literacy
Ms. Rachel is best known “for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.” But recently, she’s been using her big...
Jim Jarmusch Unexpectedly Wins Golden Lion At Venice
His movie “had not been a favourite for the top prize, with many critics instead tipping the Voice of Hind Rajab, a harrowing true-life...
A Fire Engulfs Part Of The BBC’s Former Television Headquarters
“Smoke was still billowing from the rooftop rotunda late on Saturday morning as crews used a drone to help tackle the blaze and crowds...
The New Announcements New Yorkers Will Hear In The Subway Are Truly Performance Art
Each of the brief snippets “will end with the words ‘If you hear something, free something,’ which is also the title of this ambitious...
Why Were These Two British Artists Memory-Holed?
“The world is burning. Fascism is rising. Countries are falling. And we’re on the brink of incredible technological change, which will either be the...
One Colorado Town Will Be Doing Some Reparations For Ending An Artist’s Residency Early...
Vail will host a powwow and provide cultural sensitivity training. “The town also agreed to fund a new art program for underrepresented and economically...
Two Anti-Authoritarian Writers On Writing Against The Political Winds
Lea Ypi: “In literature there is an experimentation with genres and with cultures and with languages, and so you get this sense of complexity....
The United States Won The Civil War, But This Administration Is Intent On Honoring...
The Confederacy was the enemy of the United States. Remember the extremely bloody war? So why, with a restoration of Confederate statues and names,...
What’s Up With Our 21st Century Obsession With Leonardo Da Vinci?
Leonardo “had become one of us in the way we want 21st-century celebrities to be one of us: a tech entrepreneur, a creative, a...
Margaret Rossiter, Who Wrote Women Scientists Back Into History, Has Died At 81
Rossiter was “a historian whose trilogy, Women Scientists in America, documented in sharp detail the ways women were excised from the annals of science.”...
Jim Jarmusch On Movies, Money, And MUBI
The director's new film is partly funded by MUBI. On the company's investor with ties to the Israeli military: “All corporate money is dirty....
The US Administration Is Now Openly Hostile To Europe’s Digital Services Act
Hm: “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), sent a scathing letter to a number of tech giants, including Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple. The...
Is It Even Possible For Meta To Rein In Its AI Chatbots?
Not ideal: “This isn’t some relatively harmless inconvenience that just targets celebrities, either. These bots often insist they’re real people and will even offer...
Portland Is Looking For Some Help Figuring Out Its Performing Arts Future
Should Portland State build two new performing arts centers to handle Broadway tours while the earthquake-unsafe Keller Auditorium is renovated? Can the city in...
Atlanta Is About To Lose Its Print Newspaper
The Journal-Constitution plans to go all-digital at the end of 2025. - Nieman Lab
Musicians In Utah Protest ICE Detention Of Violinist
“Musicians have been staging ongoing performances in protest at the Utah State Capitol.” - NPR
US Administration Moving To Fire 500 Voice Of America Employees, Despite Court Ruling
“Most of the 1,300 Voice of America journalists had already been fired or remained on paid leave prior to these layoffs. Only 100 journalists...
When Publishers Let ‘Nature Authors’ Get Away With Quackery, We All Suffer
The truth is that "disability is not a choice, but a natural variation of existence. That disability is part of the natural world, and...
CalArts Makes Some Pretty Big Cuts
CalArts had tried to get 50-60 faculty and staff to take “voluntary separation” or early retirement, but when they didn’t get enough takers, they...
Pro-Palestine March Makes Its Mark At The Venice Film Fest
One actor, in three movies at the festival, said that “on stage and screen, actors are counted on to speak emphatically. ‘I’m happy to...
The French Are Getting Very Unhappy With The Bayeux Tapestry’s Planned Visit To England
“What many opponents resent above all is the high-handed way they feel Macron decided to make his gesture to the UK, overriding the advice...
At The Toronto Film Fest, Fans Feel Squeezed Out By Brands
“TIFF, long considered the people's festival because screenings are open to the public, is preparing to host its 50th edition.” But brands are blocking...
