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The Egyptian Mummy Buried With The Iliad
Was Greek literature a “cheat code” to the afterlife for Egyptian royals of Roman-era Egypt? - The New York Times
Our Feeds Are Products Of Stealth Marketing — And Thus, Mostly Fake
The head of one viral marketing firm says 90 percent of what we see online is advertising. And of course, “the point of this...
Seth Rogen Says If You Want To Use AI To ‘Write’ Your Scripts, You...
"Every time I see a video on Instagram that’s like, ‘Hollywood is cooked,’ what follows is the most stupid dog shit I’ve ever seen...
Taking Broadway On The Road, But In Baseball
This Tony-nominated actor is finding more theatrical work - and, let’s face it, likely better pay - as a member of the Savannah Bananas,...
The Problem With Venice
If you go to the Biennale, including this year’s intensely controversial edition, “Do you marshal skepticism or let the feelings flow? Whatever your preference,...
A Forgotten Medieval Book In Rome Was Hiding A Copy Of The World’s First...
“Prior to the discovery of the Rome manuscript, the earliest one was from the early 12th century. So this is three centuries earlier than...
What Happens When The European Fine Art Foundation Comes To Town
“The pursuit of beautiful things is still a magical aspect of our world. … It is much more than finding the right art for...
Police Find Stolen Skull Of Czech Saint Encased In Concrete
The suspect was about to throw the concrete, and the 800-year-old relic inside it, into a river. - Agence France-Presse (The Guardian UK)
A Playwright Turns Movie Director
Aleshea Harris: "It felt natural and inevitable because I am a very particular playwright. … I already have strong ideas and impulses about not...
Why Is Hollywood Avoiding Cannes?
Basically? It can’t take the heat: “In theory, attending Cannes should be a no-brainer for major U.S. studios. Talent loves it because of the...
When This Young Soprano Died, The Role Of The Queen Of The Night Fell...
“That sprint of a succession of high notes in such a short time is legendary, which adds a layer of difficulty not only to...
How Tamara Rojo Is Remaking The San Francisco Ballet
“Ballet can be a pretty conservative artform, with many companies trundling out Swan Lakes, Nutcrackers, and Cinderellas year after year. Every now and again, though, someone like...
A Popular Pre-Print Publication Will Ban Anyone Who Sends Papers With Evidence Of AI...
“If a paper has ‘incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation,’ such as hallucinated references or “meta-comments” left...
Racists Can’t Handle Having Helen Of Troy Played By One Of The Most Beautiful...
Wait, Lupita Nyong’o is not beautiful enough for some? Sounds like a them problem. Or, as Claire Willett said on Bluesky, “Woman: *Minds her...
Why Are Public Media In Trouble All Over The World?
“The second century of European public media looks less certain than its first as its original competition – from private broadcasters – is eclipsed...
Newly Discovered Portraits of Cy Twombly Add Texture To The Life Of The Artist...
The Twomblys’ granddaughter, Maia, discovered the negatives - and she has a new appreciation of the photographer: “I remember her now not as an...
Lost Your Ability To Enjoy Reading?
Try returning to some things you cared about as a kid. - The Atlantic
It Took Way Too Long For Art From The Asian Pacific Rim To Gain...
Why? For one thing, “conservation specialists ... have been navigating the practical challenge of safely transporting the works across the globe.” - The Guardian...
Breaking Down The Dance Quotes And Callbacks In Two Broadway Shows
“The pastiche numbers glue together scrapbook memories from multiple shows and even as far afield as Alvin Ailey’s Revelations. A dance that seems to...
Philly Pays Tribute To The Black Matriarchs Of Ballet
The women “infused African, Caribbean, and modern dance rhythms into traditional ballet practices and integral in shaping Philadelphia’s dance community. They inspired young...
What Happens To A Singer When She Loses Her Voice
Julie Andrews has reinvented herself almost completely, but after she lost her voice, she "fell into a deep depression. She said that she felt like...
The Death Of The Food Review
“Amid the cultural shift away from longer-form food writing and criticism toward stylized, 30-second reaction videos on FoodTok, does carefully composed, sense-based storytelling still...
At The Venice Biennale, Wondering If Everything Will Collapse In On Itself
“Perhaps the crucial thing to recall is that the basic structure of the biennale that we recognise today was conceived in the 1930s, under...
Turning A Classic Old Bank Into A Revitalized Arts Site
“Southwest Minnesota is dotted with these emerging multi-use art spaces that utilize older buildings, … challenging a common misconception that vibrant art scenes only...
Somehow, This Small Southern Oregon Town’s Film Festival Has Survived For A Quarter Century
In 2023, the Ashland International Film Festival had a wobble or two, but it survives - and even thrives. - Oregon ArtsWatch
