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How A Writer Got Sucked Into The Ranks Of Broadway Superfans
“There was what I would not call lying to my family but obfuscating about where I was and what I was doing, as if I were having an...
Turns Out Movie Director Ben Wheatley Is Also Prolific Musician Dave Wheldon
The director of indies and Meg 2: The Trench says, “Before it might have been playing games or doomscrolling. is a more productive...
National Portrait Gallery Swaps Trump Portraits And Removes Reference To His Two Impeachments
The caption for the previous photo read in part, “Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked...
Bela Tarr, Hungarian Director Beloved By Cinephiles, Has Died At 70
“Susan Sontag once claimed she would be ‘glad to see’ Béla Tarr’s 1994 masterpiece Sátántangó ‘every year for the rest of my life.’ No small compliment given...
Why Are So Many Writers Dropping Out Of Adelaide’s Famous Writing Festival?
“Nearly 50 authors, commentators, and academics have dropped out of this year’s Adelaide Festival in Australia after the Festival announced that they were canceling an appearance...
Actor And Director Timothy Busfield Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
A judge in New Mexico issued a warrant for his arrest. "Busfield was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor...
Adapting A ‘Controversial’ Bestselling Book To The Screen Isn’t Easy
Netflix’s adaptation of Emily Henry’s The People We Meet on Vacation has some issues. “This diminishment of each element almost entirely nukes the book’s...
This Little-Known Museum Has Old Hollywood In Its Very Bones
“Everything we now know as ‘Hollywood,’ ... the global ‘dream machine’ with all its enduring art, complicated mythology and current anxieties, began under a...
Oscar-Winning ‘Crash’ Filmmaker Paul Haggis Civil Case For Rape Settles For Two Million
Haggis, never convicted in a criminal court, was initially ordered to pay a former publicist $7.5 million. - The New York Times
Why Thomas Paine Still Matters, 250 Years Later
“The pamphlet changed the way Americans viewed government. Beginning with an origin story that echoed John Locke’s ‘Second Treatise of Government,’ Paine depicted people...
So X Is Suing Music Publishers, Again
It’s a new lawsuit in a long, long battle, with opponents that are not exactly beloved. “X and the publishers have been in a...
This Oregon Library Is Literally Sinking
It’s probably the busiest building downtown. But the area’s residents have voted down two library bonds. What’s next? - Oregon ArtsWatch
Wagner Moura’s Starring Year
“After his breakout role as Pablo Escobar 10 years ago on Netflix’s Narcos, Moura frustrated his agents by turning down many of the high-profile, lucrative projects...
How An REM Song Helped A Doomsday Cult Member Escape
“As my will to blindly obey crumbled, I began to secretly tune in to the American armed forces radio station that broadcast in Japan....
Orlando Fully Launched Tilda Swinton’s Career
And she pays the book, at least, back with a reread every few years. - The New York Times
Who Will Win Tonight’s Golden Globes?
For one thing, “Warner Bros. will swear there was absolutely no calculation involved in running One Battle After Another as a Comedy at the Globes. If...
The Current Kennedy Center Heads Claim That They Broke Up With The Opera First
No doubt we should believe that leadership just as much as we’d believe any questionable partner. “Opera leaders had said that it was an...
After A Very Hard Year, Is Los Angeles Losing Its People – And, Worse,...
“Beyond the loss of tangibles (job, income), I think what we’re collectively grieving most is a sense of hope. Los Angeles runs on hope...
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Has Been Preserved, And The Owners Hope To Make It...
“The restoration of Simone’s childhood home could serve as an example of how privately funded projects can preserve Black history during a time when...
Is This The Future Of Entertainment?
Domed screens, with comfortable seats and bar food, are actually the present for some (sports) fans. But the test run was “when the domed...
A Famous French Philosopher Says Philosophy Can’t Help You Live Better
“Philosophy allows us to understand the world we live in. But I don’t think that it’s therapeutic, that it’s better to read Socrates than take...
Francis Patrelle, Champion Of The Story Ballet And Founder Of A New York Dance...
In 1987, the choreographer and ballet teacher “founded Dances Patrelle, for which he created over 50 works, blending dancers from his ensemble with guest...
January Is Getting Some Humdingers Of Literature Translated Into English
The round-up includes books translated from French, Danish, Bulgarian, and Japanese, but the critic says, “for my money, contemporary Chinese writing is the most...
Critics Choice Winners Make It Seem Like It’s The Year For One Battle After...
So, did everyone in Hollywood simply forget Sinners? (No: Ryan Coogler won for Best Original Screenplay.) - The New York Times
A Year Of Not Listening To AI-Generated Music
“Resistance was easy. Uncomplicated, too. Like so many who have grown skeptical of AI, I value my life. I don’t want AI-generated music taking...
