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Mario Vargas Llosa, Last Of The Latin American ‘Golden Generation’ Of Writers, Has Died...
“Vargas Llosa, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, gained renown as a young writer with slangy, blistering visions of the corruption,...
So You Want To Strike A Blow For Small Businesses?
Pay for shipping. That choice “forces you to think about your purchases in a way that one-click overnight free shipping does not.” - Fast...
Melbourne Cinema Says Threats Caused It To Cancel Screening Of No Other Land
“What does that say about freedom of expression in Australia, that an Oscar-winning film made by an Israeli-Palestinian collective, which is being screened in...
Looks Like The White House Has Replaced Obama’s Official Portrait With Portrait Of Trump...
A spokesperson wrote that the Obama portrait was simply moved. “Last month, the Trump administration and the Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted a...
The Academy Finally Adds A Stunt Award For Future Oscars
“For Hollywood’s stunt community, the announcement marks a historic milestone in a decades-long push for recognition.” The stunt award will debut in 2028. -...
Ireland’s Trailblazing Artists Were Treated So Badly That One Retreated To A Convent
"The Irish Times used the phrase 'freak pictures’ in a review, and Russell again had a field day, referring to their work as ‘artistic...
This Person Has Listened To The Great Gatsby Two Hundred Times
“Gatsby has now laid down roots in my brain — even into my dreams. In a way, that’s not just true of me but...
In Italy, A Treasure Trove Of Recovered Black Market Art Goes On Display
“It is the loot of raiders who for decades have targeted sites from classical antiquity in southern Italy, such as Pompeii and Herculaneum. Some...
Suzanne Rand, Half Of The Improv Duo Monteith And Rand, Has Died At 75
Monteith and Rand’s “sketches included Ms. Rand’s portrayal of a guilt-ridden fly killer who tries to revive a swatted pest, and the two of...
Australia’s Public Art Fans Resist An American ‘Art Entrepreneur’ And His Shiny Huge Astronaut...
In Perth, “the Kebab’s original plinth still stands, awaiting the sculpture’s restoration and return. No report ever eventuated examining the three options presented to...
Where Does Art End?
It’s the frames, but also far beyond the borders of the frames, when an art lover goes to a museum. - The New York...
Are Professors Still Legally Allowed To Tell The Truth In Classes?
“Scholars of racism face a peculiar accusation: that studying racism causes racism. As facile as this criticism is—no one thinks that agriculture professors cause...
The BBC Did What With A Pedophile’s Art?
They reinstalled Eric Gill’s statue, is what they did. Now it’s behind a “protective screen” (to protect the sculpture, that is), but, uh, "visitors...
Max Kozloff, Art Critic Who Turned Into A Prominent Street Photographer, Has Died At...
Kozloff “became the art critic for The Nation in 1961, when he was a 28-year-old doctoral student at New York University’s Institute of Fine...
How An ASL Artist Spends Their Day Off In New York
“My Sunday is essentially five lives in a day.” - The New York Times
Computers, Cell Phones, And Chips Suddenly Get Exempted From Tariffs
Well, that’s nice for some companies. (And those of us who need to use electronics.) - The Verge
Dear Hollywood: Just Make About A Hundred Movies A Year That People Like
That’s it! Is that so hard? “The industry today needs to start thinking as one, to unite and slay the beast that is the...
A Quick Cure For Writer’s Block
Author Catherine Ryan Howard says the best cure, in her experience, is having to pay the rent. - Irish Times (Internet Archive)
The Naval Academy Library Dumps Maya Angelou But Keeps Hitler
Clearly, it’s so much more dangerous to read about a young woman coming of age than to read Mein Kampf. - The New York...
William Morris Designs Are Literally Everywhere Now
"His legacy, like his life, is one of contradictions: he was a radical socialist and hugely successful businessman, who made wallpaper for Queen Victoria; a...
How Should Opera Deal With AI?
Royal Opera assistant director Netia Jones: “As artists, we must explore technology in all its guises because we are trained to create rather than...
An Australian Town Decided To Remake Jurassic Park
“This is Jurassic Park: Castlemaine Redux, a shot-for-shot remake (if you squint) of Jurassic Park.” The film's director, with a $3,000 budget, has classic...
Pasadena Playhouse Makes A Stunning Announcement
But this surprise is of the good, even great sort: The theatre “has paid $9.5 million to buy back the campus it lost in...
Reenacting Weimar Cabaret As Some Attitudes Toward Gender And Sex Go Retrograde
"Weimar cabaret has a kind of punk, dirty, gritty, raw, social commentary energy about it. … It flares up in times when there’s a...
Madison Ballet Is Riding An Artistic High, But That Doesn’t Fill The Seats
“Dance has always been more fragile as an audience draw; we are so keenly aware of that and are always trying to build bridges...
