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Alberta Badly Wants TV And Film Productions To Film In The Province
The province used to have a cap "that limited film and television productions to a maximum $10-million tax credit claim." That cap is now...
An Online Museum Brings Home The Sights And Sounds Of War Letters
The Museum of American War Letters is offering not just glimpses of the letters, but audio of tapes and other communications sent back home...
The Choreographer Behind Those Dancing Robots
Monica Thomas: "I spent time watching the robots move to get a sense of joint flexibility, etc. I then made a dance on my...
Idea: Put London’s Bandstands To Good, Musical Use
Small-scale, outdoor productions could take place in nearly every park that has a bandstand. They just need some attention, and the concerts need some...
Will Lawmakers Finally Reconsider Conservatorship Laws In The Wake Of The Free Britney Movement...
It's not just the documentary, of course, but ... "Public scrutiny of the court-ordered guardianship has exploded with the #FreeBritney movement backed by fans...
Scholastic Stops Distribution Of A Graphic Novel By The ‘Captain Underpants’ Author
That's because, well, look at the image of the cover. Author Dav Pilkey said of The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung Fu Cavemen...
The Booze-Fueled Battle For Oscars Buzz
The streamers battled it out with crates of artisanal food, top-drawer scotch, and other gifts to draw voters' attention to their movies. When Nomadland...
Disabled Performing Artists Are Imagining New Worlds On – And Off – Stage
What has to change: "Disabled people may be artists, musicians, singers, or actors, our experiences and stories rarely find their way to the...
Who’s In Charge Of Reviving London’s Neglected Caribbean Cultural Hub?
"The West Indian Cultural Centre (WICC) in Wood Green was constructed in the 1980s, becoming a vibrant hub for cultural events and debates on...
Tunisian Police Target A Feminist, Queer Artist
Rania Andouni was targeted for her gender expression - and when she went to the police station to file a complaint, the police not...
When Real Tragedy Strikes, What Can Criticism Do?
A critic wonders, in the wake of two mass shootings after a year of mass death and destruction. "Every day I’m thankful for the...
How Will Machines Choose To Tell Stories?
Sure, Gmail offers to fill in text on your messages - but things are getting more complicated. "AI’s capacity for creativity—one of those supposedly...
As Animal Crossing Turns One, A Writer Contemplates How Its Look And Sounds Have...
Amal El-Mohtar: "While the animal-people of the game speak incomprehensible approximations of their textual dialogue — not unlike hearing language in a dream —...
Hey Amazon, What’s Your Problem Admitting That Leonardo Was Gay?
Amazon Prime Studio's use of a fictional woman ("a complete piece of tosh, invented by a 19th century Romantic") to bring Leonardo and his...
Fake News From Assyria, 2700 Years Ago
It all comes down to the earring. "The arresting piece of jewellery, which bursts from the borders of itself with piercing radiance like a...
Yseult Is A Chanson Singer Whose Very Existence Is Riling Up The French
The singer Yseult, a Parisian whose parents are from Cameroon, won the award for Best Newcomer at the French Grammys in February, and she...
The Pandemic Was, For Some, An Inadvertent Artist Residency
The fact that freelancers could (finally) tap into unemployment through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs changed, well, everything. Sarah Rose Sharp: "In my experience,...
Beverly Cleary Taught Kids Vital Life Lessons Through Ramona, The Grubby Little Pest
Ramona is messy, makes extremely normal kid mistakes, is impulsive, and always, always demands that her parents love her - not anyway, but as...
New York Theatres Are Dark, But Their Windows Aren’t
While the interior is idle (or getting a revamp, in some cases), the windows to the street have a thing or two to say...
Hint To BAFTA: You Can’t Fix A Diversity Problem With Racist Casting Directors
Yikes: "India Eva Rae, who joined Bafta’s Elevate programme in 2019, told the BBC that a casting director told her she was an 'exotic talent,' and...
Now We Truly Have Everything, Including A Playlist Of Jane Austen’s Favorite Music
Music was inextricably linked to Austen's creativity - she practiced, when she had access to a piano, every day, and copied friends' sheet music...
Even As Life Shifted Dramatically Thanks To The Virus, Mariachi Bands Played On
How? With weddings, quinceñeras, and life's joyful moments generally canceled, mariachi bands' calendars have filled with funerals for friends, family members, and even fellow...
With More Than 7000 Languages In The World, Google Translate Is Next To Useless
That is, for most of them, because Google Translate (and Bing) relies on written translations - which works well for French, Spanish, English, German,...
Hollywood Stylists Want Their Zoom Oscars Back
Some of the fashion world is really not happy with the guidelines for the in-person Oscars. One fashion writer, echoing many stylists who enjoyed...
Craig muMs Grant, Actor And Poet, Dies Suddenly At Age 52
The actor and poet, also a playwright, had his most visible recurring role on the HBO series Oz. He once told an Indianapolis paper,...
