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The Captain Of Sea Shanty TikTok Gets A Record Deal
You've heard "The Wellerman" by now, no doubt, since the Scottish postman who sang it a TikTok rendition of it went completely - ridiculously...
Scottish Gymnastics Told To Speed Up A Ballet School Abuse Investigation
"Several parents raised concerns with Scottish Gymnastics a year ago over dance classes for eight to 12-year-olds at the prestigious Ballet West school in...
Before Coming Back To Live Interior Performances, Theatre Audiences Want Vaccines And Masks
A survey of frequent theatregoers says that widespread vaccines are the only way most people will feel comfortable in the theatre - and, even...
Whiners Didn’t Like A New Star Wars Host’s Support Of Black Lives Matter
The official Star Wars account (and thus, Disney) is backing its Star Wars: The High Republic Show host Krystina Arielle, a Black woman who...
The Backstage Details Of That Pandemic Inauguration Gala Spectacular
The producer of the Celebrating America gala had to be very cautious, and very (very) flexible: "Our plans were carved in Jello. Everything was...
Ticket Brokers Are Starting To Pay Fines For Scalping
The Better Online Ticket Sales Act was enacted in 2016, but this is the first time it's seen enforcement. Aside from using bots, "the...
Italy’s Anarchist Architects Warned Of Endless Building Expansion
And, ironically, they might also have inspired Saudi Arabia to try to make a 100-mile-long building. - The Guardian (UK)
Turns Out Netflix Has A Vice President Of Inclusion Strategy
That's a long way to say the global creator and distributor of streaming (and don't forget DVD) content wants, and needs, to diversify the...
Larry King, Interviewer Of Darn Near Everyone, 87
King "shot the breeze with presidents and psychics, movie stars and malefactors — anyone with a story to tell or a pitch to make...
What Novelists Can Learn From Playwrights
Brontez Purnell: "All good theater and literature should run the zodiac of feelings: Some of it should be sad, some of it profound; some...
Election Misinformation Online Dropped A Dramatic 73 Percent After Trump Was Banned From Twitter
Just wow. "The findings, from Jan. 9 through Friday, highlight how falsehoods flow across social media sites — reinforcing and amplifying each other —...
The Baby Blimp Of The U.S. President Will Be Memorialized At The Museum Of...
The crowd-funded helium balloon made its first appearance during the 45th president's first UK state visit in 2018, and has since made something of...
Ireland Is One Country That’s Done Well For Classical Music Online
Or so says pianist Finghin Collins, who's also artistic director of Music for Galway and the New Ross Piano Festival. Collins: "Ireland has done...
Dealing With The Legacy Of Abuser, Murderer, And Music Producer Phil Spector
Long before he murdered Lana Clarkson, it was clear Phil Spector (who died over the weekend) was not a good guy. "Ronnie Spector’s 1990...
A Bold Proposal For Galleries
Cancel them. No reform. Abolition. "Why are horror stories of racism, sexism, and abuse in art galleries open secrets that remain unaddressed? The dominant...
Oh, Netflix, Why Couldn’t You Make A Better Ballet Show?
The plot has issues. The characters have issues. The filming of dance itself has issues. "Then there are the voice-overs, each more overwrought than...
We Have So Many Conspiracy Theories Because They’re Stories, And Stories Are How We...
This is not great. "We are condemned to navigate the Space Age world with Stone Age minds; because of this inherent biological anachronism, man...
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Director Has Some Things To Say About The Issues Facing...
For one thing, there was a pandemic last year (and this year), which canceled darn near everything. Then, in November, came the fire that...
Canada Gets A 24/7 Inuit-Language TV Channel
The new network's executive director sounds hopeful. "As our elders pass away, we are fighting against time to keep Inuit culture and language alive...
During The Pandemic, Art Going To Museums Needs Special Help
Art couriers can't ride in trucks with art, or ride in follow cars with other people, or generally do everything they used to do...
If You’re Feeling Unmotivated Right Now, You’re Not Alone
Hello, extremely upfront journalist: "I’m writing this article because, to be honest, the piece I need to read most right now is why it’s...
Motion Picture Academy Changes, And Expands, The International Shortlist
The Academy concluded that there was no way to keep the larger executive committee's deliberation process secure on Zoom or other platforms - so...
The Essential Octavia Butler
Of course, if you've already read Parable of the Sower, much of the last four years might have felt a little too eerily familiar....
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Is Getting Some Covid Relief Funds
Along with other arts groups in the city, the BSO is seeing some funding for its workers. The BSO's CEO "said the money will...
Perhaps You Need Some Help This Week Recognizing Right-Wing Iconography And Dog Whistles
Here's a crash course in the iconographies of hate groups that have coalesced around the current president of the United States. - Hyperallergic
