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Gary Graffman, Child Piano Prodigy Turned Renowned Teacher And Administrator, Has Died At 97
“In 1964 Mr. Graffman canceled a booking in Jackson, Miss., after learning that the house would be segregated, leading other prominent classical artists to...
See Roofman, Or At Least Read Slate’s Movie Club About Everything In Film This...
Choosing only one post from these annual critic chats is a challenge, but this 10th in the series features the weirdly, deeply American Roofman...
Apparently, One Can Insure The Bayeux Tapestry
Does £800 million seem like enough? Hm. - The Guardian (UK)
This Movie Season, Sad Art Dad Is Finally Being Held Responsible For His Actions
“Does the Sad Art Dad regret his choices? Is making great art—which, in these films, has a capacious, allegorical quality—worth ruining your relationship with...
The World Is In A Reading Slump. These Podcasts Might Help
Reading is down “thanks in large part to the number of digital distractions competing for our limited attention.” Ironically, these podcasts might help fix...
Rob Reiner Was Good At Nearly Every Genre Of Film For One Reason
“What Reiner’s vastly differing films all share is the generous and empathetic heart of their director, a deep sense of humanity, and a relentless...
Brigitte Bardot, Who Used Her Stardom To Help Animals But Spew Hatred Of Other...
Bardot “shot to international fame in 1956 with And God Created Woman” and stayed famous as a “sex kitten” for two decades. Then she...
The ‘Craftivists’ Using Fiber Arts To Fight Back Against The Current US Regime
“For some fiber artists, craft is inherently political. ‘Creating in a time of destruction and chaos, that is resistance in and of itself,’ said...
Nazis Plundered 175,000 Church Bells Across Europe, Changing The Sound Of Those Countries Forever
More than 150,000 were taken, and never returned, often turned into ammunition or taken to a Glockenfriedhof, or bell cemetery. The sliver of silver...
The Shakers Created A Musical Culture, And Composer Daniel Blumberg Wanted A New Movie...
“The entire tapestry of this film is musicalized — from the emphatic breathing, chest thumping and floor stomping that make up the worshipers’ rituals,...
Kennedy Center Says It Will Sue Chuck Redd For Canceling Christmas Eve Concert After...
The spokesperson at the Kennedy Center told NPR, "Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or...
The London Eye’s Architect Has Designed A Renewable Energy AI Source
The tidal power station "would curve from Minehead to Watchet and use 125 underwater turbines to harness the power of the second-highest tidal range...
There’s A Rule Broadway Insiders Follow
It’s called the two-block rule, as in, if you need to trash the show, wait until you’re two blocks away. “You wouldn’t go to...
Why It Matters That We Can Interpret Symbols In Art And Literature
“Something profound is lost when we reject the symbolic, that well-spring of human communication since an Australopithecus some three-million years ago found a pebble...
Designing A Mostly Happy, Hippie Sci-Fi Apolcalypse
For instance, in Pluribus, “the music was designed to explore the tension between the pain of individuality and the comfort of surrender.” - Fast...
Heated Rivalry Is Not Just That Gay Hockey Show, It Also Can Teach You...
“Streaming numbers have reflected the craze, with multiple tracks from featured Canadian artists ‘jumping tens of thousands of per cent in streams and thousands of...
The Guardian’s Twelve Worst Films Of The Year
Worth a read just for the pans: “This listless and supercilious musical – ostensibly on the theme of heartwarming home town values – ......
The Ukrainian City Where ‘Carol Of The Bells’ Was Born Has Been Destroyed By...
Pokrovsk’s displaced choir had to distill “the complex choral melody for just three singers this Christmas, down from the usual 30. Hearing the arrangement...
Turns Out Organ-Tuning Books In English Churches Are A Record Of Global Warming
“Organ tuners make brief records of their visits and often jot down observations, including the temperature and humidity inside the building. Materials within organs...
The Artists We Lost In 2025
In their own words: Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, Rob Reiner, Frank Gehry, and many more. - The New York Times
The White House Is Still Trying To Threaten The Smithsonian’s Funds
The Trump administration threatened “to withhold federal funds if it does not submit extensive documentation for a sweeping content review. … It was not immediately...
Blame Our Loneliness On Our Land Use Plans
Here’s the reality for people in the U.S.: “Life in a single-occupant vehicle has its perks, like singing along to music or listening to...
A Theatre Tries To Answer The Perennial Question
Not ‘To be or not to be,’ but, obviously at this time of year, “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” - NPR
Hollywood May Finally Be Ready For Nancy Meyers Again
In 2023, “Meyers had written a semi-autobiographical rom-com called Paris Paramount. She’d originally written it for Netflix, but they did not want to give her the...
When Tragedy Strikes Near An Entertainment Venue, Should The Show Go On?
“We didn’t have a lot of information before the show started, and the local authorities were telling our team that the best and safest...
