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How To Win Eurovision
Some tips from the experts: The song could be about self-empowerment, should be in a minor key, and it needs a twist. - BBC
The FyreFestival Of The Book World
"One panel on audiobooks took place with panelists and attendees all seated on the carpet — there were no chairs designated for the panel.” - CBC
The Emotional Impact Of Trump’s Arts Slashing And Burning
“Although some arts organizations appear poised to survive the loss of NEA money, they nonetheless feel existentially frightened by the general turn of the...
How And Why Did Guinea Bissau Decide To Host An Art Biennale?
The founding artists “could no longer sit ‘with their arms crossed and do nothing,’ about what they saw as a dire gap in their...
SoundCloud Faces Musician Backlash After Sneaky AI Incursions
The claim: “SoundCloud is paving the way for a future where AI unlocks creative potential and makes music creation accessible to millions, while upholding...
Sinners Is Being Shown In An Even More Exclusive Format Than IMAX
“In other words, daytime outdoors scenes pop with brightness, while darker, moodier scenes have deeper blacks.” - San Francisco Chronicle
More Layoffs, And Turmoil Around The Trump Fundraiser, At The Kennedy Center
“Several people characterized the reaction among the remaining Kennedy Center staff as a collective eye roll to the fundraiser and subsequent boycott, even as...
Why US Films Like Barbie Picked Britain For Filming
“Largely, it's cheaper to make films in the UK. That's thanks to generous tax incentives such as the Film Tax Relief, which offers a 25% tax...
How This Young Family Saved An Iconic Chicago Music Venue
“They appear to have succeeded. Today, the three-building campus in the western suburbs is bursting at the seams with a staggering variety of music,...
YouTube Shorts Is So Back, Baby
Will TikTok be banned? YouTube wouldn’t be sad about that. “Shorts is hoping that TikTok’s audience of almost 2 billion people will see it...
Broadway Musical Cancels Performance After Trump Fires Librarian Of Congress
“A brief statement from the show , which earned seven Tony nominations this month, said that it had decided not to perform at the library...
This Company Lights Hollywood, And Congress
But tariffs are putting that at risk. - Los Angeles Times (AOL)
How Leni Riefenstahl Hid Her Complicity With Hitler From The World
Riefenstahl, who was full member of the Nazi propaganda machine, spent her entire very long post-WWII life using every tool she had “to deflect...
The Challenges Of Putting Dance, And Other Performing Arts, On Screen
“Putting a camera in the audience POV of a dance show is only a reminder that the real thing is probably way better. Putting...
What Happens When A Reviewer Takes A Year Off
And when she comes back? “I wondered what the movies would look like a year later; the answer, it turns out, is not nearly...
Film Watchers Shouldn’t Have To Be Talking About Box Office Numbers
Unless you’re a studio, this discussion is useless, and can have even worse effects: “The defeatist coverage threatens to warp moviegoers’ understanding of box-office...
The Dangers Of Microdosing
Of microdosing Jane Austen at the office, that is. (Hint: An entire page? That’s an overdose.) - The Guardian (UK)
How ‘Real Women Have Curves’ Went From Diary To Film To Broadway
And a challenge: "We never wanted the amount of Spanish to take people out of the story. … So it’s been a kind of...
Bob Ross’s Happy Little Trees, In The Museum Spotlight At Last
“His bushy-haired, denim-wearing image has inspired all kinds of merch, from bobbleheads and boxer briefs to wigs and waffle makers. Yet said the...
The Massive Run Of The Original, Non-Blockbuster Sinners Continues In Its Second Week
Ryan Coogler’s film has box office followers’ eyes popping with its unheard-of second weekend take. It dropped a mere 6 percent from its opening...
Patrick Adiarte, Of Broadway And The TV Series MASH, Has Died At 82
As a baby, Adiarte was imprisoned by the Japanese during WWII. After his family moved to the U.S., he played a little prince and,...
The Song That Has Dominated One Chart For Ten Years
You didn’t know that a cover of The Sound of Silence was the most popular hard rock song of the last decade, did you?...
Maybe ‘There’s A Netflix For’ Just About Everything
That is to say, one person has figured out how to monetize videos of what he calls “grassroots motorsports.” - Wired
The Next Life Of The Brideshead Revisited And Bridgerton Mansion
Housing crisis, whatever: The mansion is set to become a (rather exclusive) AirBnB. “It’s not a museum. And if you’re going to call it...
The Guerrilla Girls Are Back
Even though they never left - nor did the need for them, sadly, ever leave. - The New York Times
