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London Relaxed Its Rules About Turning Office Blocks Into Apartments, But It’s Still Slow...
“There has been a surge in applications for office-to-residential conversions since the lifting of an office space limit last March. However, architects say they...
TikTok Creators Are In Limbo, Wondering What’s Going To Happen Next
Will it be banned? “That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could...
The Process – And The Anti-Pigeon Devices – That Went Into Mike Leigh’s New...
Turns out the improvisational process he goes through with his actors is similar for the set designers. "I discover the story as the characters...
Animation Seems Ripe For AI, But That’s Not To Say It’s Going To Be...
Studios plan to use artists to create characters or looks - and then “fine-tune” them, owning them forever, using AI. As you might imagine,...
The Architects Were Fascists, So Should Italy Tear Their Buildings Down?
"There is no room for revisionism concerning the regime’s cruelty, but the Casa del Fascio and other buildings by Terragni and his circle show...
Is The Idea Of A Free Press Doomed In The United States?
"Journalism is not a business that responds well to the usual American capitalist imperative to treat your customers as victims to be tricked and...
All Of The Winners From The Golden Globes
Early on, Shōgun and Emilia Pérez were doing well - and Conclave won for screenplay. - Los Angeles Times
Remember When Theatres Were Going To Have Smell-O-Vision?
Now we’re onto “digital smells,” or at least proposed one. But: “Why can we not yet send Stinkygrams? Why is the Cloud not scented?...
Nicole Kidman On Taking Risks, And Sharks
Kidman, currently in the Oscars mix for Babygirl, says, “I’ve learned how to have a pretty stable, sensible life, which I know sounds boring,...
What’s Wrong With This Massive Bestseller About Trauma
This book has sold approximately a hundred zillion copies (conservative estimate), but let’s just say there might not be enough fact-checking going on. -...
Scotland, That Warm And Sunny Spot, Has Become A Hollywood Destination
Maybe it’s The Outlander effect, but “tourism bosses hope successful productions can see Scotland follow the likes of New Zealand - where the Lord...
Sleep No More May Be Ending, But Its Dancers Will Carry The Show’s Legacy
Dancer Kelly Bartnik: “It changes you as a performer. … It changes you as a creator. It changes the quality of energetic exchange between...
Go Ahead, Start Singing In That Band, Choir, Or Open Mic
No, you’re not too old, and yes, it can only help your brain. Truly. - The Guardian (UK)
The US Needs Some Help Interpreting, And Author Maria Arana Wants To Provide It
The Peruvian-American author made a deep dive, interviewing nearly 250 people for her latest book. Why? "The U.S. has the largest Spanish-speaking population in...
Movie Producer Is A Title With No Defined Meaning, But Winners Get An Oscar...
“Since producers — genuine producers — have such all-encompassing responsibilities on films, maintaining faith even as doors slam in their faces (and working without much remuneration...
Georgia O’Keeffe, When She Was At Home
Photographer Todd Webb chronicled much of the artist’s private life. For instance, “O’Keeffe kept a series of Chow dogs, which she loved for their...
The Editorial Staff At An Academic Journal Resign En Masse
At Elsevier’s Journal of Human Evolution, what with the mass use of AI in production, high charges to authors, and a unilateral restructuring of...
Screenwriter And Film Director Jeff Baena Has Died At 47
The co-writer of I Heart Huckabees and the director of Life After Beth, which starred his wife, Aubrey Plaza, Baena “often elevated dark thematic...
Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer And Village Voice Critic, 85
“Johnson provided a national readership with access to performances that might be attended by only a dozen listeners, and possibly never heard again. He...
In Perilous, Lean Times, Why Not Start A Performing Arts Organization Dedicated To Bach?
The founder of the Seattle Bach Festival: “In our postpandemic reality, there is so much to do in the rebuilding of community bonds, and...
The Quiet Power Of Ursula Le Guin’s Activism
“In 1963 she wrote in a private note, ‘My job is to write well not to carry signs. You cannot do both at this point.’ In...
Yes, We’re Still Asking Whether Cinemas Will Survive
Part of that is because of the strikes: 2024, not to put too fine a point on it, pretty much sucked for movie theatres....
What Will Happen At The Golden Globes Tonight?
"They’re a dress rehearsal, a campaign event, and a two-minute warning all at once, preparing everyone for the final push to Oscar-nomination morning.” -...
A Book Tracking App Tried Using AI To ‘Roast’ Its Customers
And that choice turned some readers' year-end summaries into screeds about their needing to read white cis male authors, which didn’t land particularly well....
The Rise Of Influencer Snark
Who polices social media influencers? Turns out, it’s Reddit. “One of the biggest ways you can hold influencers accountable is through their financials. ......
