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Time’s Up President Resigns After Cuomo Information Leaks
Tina Tchen, the president and CEO of the organization, which was founded to support safety and equality for everyone in the workplace, stepped down...
The Forgotten History Of The World’s First Restaurant
It opened in 1765 in, of course, France, with a Latin phrase inscribed on the front that translates as, "Come to me, those whose...
Westerns Have Nearly Unbounded Literary Potential
The history of the genre is problematic at best. "Any writer writing a Western—even a literary Western—knows that they stand on the threshold of...
A Philanthropist Who Cares A Lot About The Arts
MacKenzie Scott's billions of Amazon dollars worth of donations came at a seriously good time. Why is her focus a surprise? Because "museums, musicals...
Making The Move From TikTok To TV
Is it possible? Is there even a difference between the two now? - The New York Times
Sonny Chiba, Martial Arts Master And Star Of Tarantino Movies, Dies Of Covid At...
"With an acting career that began in the 1960s with a string of roles in Japanese martial arts films and TV shows and went...
Hung Liu, Artist Who Blended China And The West, 73
"'Five-thousand-year-old culture on my back; late-twentieth-century world in my face' is how Ms. Liu described her life-changing arrival in the United States from China...
The National Gallery Cancels Its Postponed Italian Baroque Exhibition
The coronavirus strikes the show in DC again, for the second time in 18 months. "Museum officials pointed to international travel restrictions, the safety...
Satellite Imagery Reveals Azerbaijan’s Destruction Of Armenian Sites
It's not good: "A surge in construction by Azerbaijan, especially of roads, has led to either partial or full destruction of several cemeteries and...
A 50-Year-Old Art Heist May Soon Be Solved
Artist Leon Kossoff died two years ago, still hoping he'd see the 14 paintings and six drawings stolen in 1972. The truck that left...
A Film Crew Recreated A Shtetl In Ukraine
And now the media-created shtetl, possibly the most realistic one now in existence in the country, may become a sort of shtetl museum. -...
What Little Optimism Might Have Been Left For NY’s Big Concert Got Washed Away...
"The Homecoming Concert felt like a stolen glimpse of that alternate reality : live music again, finally; exuberant crowds with few masks in sight....
The Clickbaitification Of Netflix
It may destroy the streaming giant. - Slate
Kaari Upson, Artist Of Disquiet And Desire, 51
Upson, "one of the most significant artists to emerge from the vibrant Los Angeles art scene this century, won early attention for The Larry...
The Popularity Of Immersive Art Rooms
We all need to escape sometimes, but what does that mean about the art? - Hyperallergic
Western Cultural Institutions Must Support Afghan Artists
"The threats of violence are such that most of the Afghan artists and cultural workers I contacted while reporting this story — both in...
Update On Australia’s Dancing Zookeeper
The update is a little rough: Both of the musical theatre-trained keeper's jobs depend on tourism, and Melbourne has very, very few tourists these...
Jill Murphy, Author Of The Worst Witch Books, Has Died At 72
Murphy, who dreamt up The Worst Witch series at age 18 (the first book was published when she was 24), refused to sell the...
A Tiny Maori Designed New Zealand Airport Is Up For A Big Prize
The UNESCO Prix Versailles "recognises architecture that fosters a better interaction between economy and culture." The airport in the town of New Plymouth is...
The Anti-Vax Choral Director Of The San Francisco Symphony Has Resigned
He didn't want to comply with the vaccine mandates of the symphony or the City of San Francisco. Singers say they're sad to see...
James W. Loewen, Author Of Lies My Teacher Told Me, Has Died At 79
Loewen had no patience for the commonly used anti-Black model of the history of the South in the U.S., and his books made it...
Delta Variant Scores Its First Major Fall Theatre Cancellation
Yeah, hello, déjà vu: "Signature Theater, a prominent Off Broadway nonprofit, has postponed its return to the stage over concerns about the persistent coronavirus pandemic, becoming...
What A New Netflix Comedy Gets So Right About Academia
Ask academic and writer Nancy Wang Yuen: "As minorities, women of color often occupy precarious positions in universities, particularly in leadership. Ji-Yoon describes...
Teaching Acting To 90-Year-Olds During The Pandemic
It's a surprisingly great life choice for one otherwise out-of-work actor. - Washington Post
Hold Still For Fifteen Seconds
Maybe older (as in, century-old) cameras have something to offer. - CBC
