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In Britain, A Dance Star Says He Wants To Clear His Name
Giovanni Pernice, a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, said “he is ‘surprised’ by media reports about his teaching methods and rejects ‘any...
Rhinebeck, The Little New York Town Where New Musicals Start Their Big Journeys
"At a moment when regional theatres and foundations are cutting funding, particularly for new-work development, Rhinebeck has become a beacon of just how much...
Canada, That Sexy Travel Destination
You too might fall for Canada if you’re reading the right romances - and not just the (surging) hockey genre, either. - CBC
All The Oscar-Bait Literary Adaptations Coming Down The Cannes Red Carpet
Whether they’re from classics or gothic novels, Cannes usually shows some Very Serious Literary fare looking for distribution - and this year is no...
The Artist Who Created Barbie’s Fake Food
Honestly, who knew this was a thing? Yet: Kerry Samantha Boyes “now has her own fake food store and studio set-up in south-west Scotland...
What Is ‘The Digital Guillotine,’ And How Is It – Or Isn’t It –...
After the Met Gala, TikTok user @ladyfromtheoutside started a "campaign urging social media users to block celebrities who’ve been silent about the ongoing conflict...
Happy One-Year Anniversary Of The Hollywood Strikes
Some writers and actors feel a sense of community and empowerment; some are noting that the slowdown that began with the pandemic is...
Parsons Students Withdraw From BFA Exhibition As They Pressure New School To Divest
Instead, the students opened their own show. "Seeds of Solidarity was organized to support Students for Justice in Palestine’s ongoing general strike and boycott against the New...
German Actor Says Britain Is Too Protective Of Children On Set
Franz Rogowski, “who plays a key role in Bird, British director Andrea Arnold’s contender for the top Palme d’Or prize, said this weekend that the...
What’s The Sudden Deal With Nuns In Popular Culture?
“If the aesthetic interest in nuns is an enduring one, it’s also true that every few years, like fashion trends or viral flus, nuns...
If You’re Curious About Alice Munro, Here Are Twenty Free Stories To Read
When Munro won the Nobel Prize in 2013, the Swedish Academy called her “a master of the contemporary short story.” The queen of subtly...
Mickey, Elsa, Princess Jasmine, And Other Costumed Characters Say Union Yes
That is, the actors playing the costumed characters at California’s Disneyland have voted to join Actors’ Equity. The workers "often endure injury and discomfort...
Norway Has A Huge New Rich Guy Museum
That’s the one in the grain silo. Why not? Like the Tate Modern’s building, the former power station, the silo wasn’t being used for...
Hollywood Has Been Shortchanging Its Stunt Actors For, Oh, About A Century
Stunt workers’ tough situation: “Their work is often flashy, which has contributed over time to the misconception of them as daredevils, making it hard...
Bebe Newirth Loves Old Theatres
That is, the ones with more ghosts. - The New York Times
North Carolina School Of The Arts Settles Sexual Abuse Allegations
The UNC system and the School of the Arts will pay 65 alumni a total of about $12.5 million for abuses that lasted “during...
Can Anyone ‘Win’ From The Purchase Of TikTok?
“All of TikTok’s potential suitors would be facing an uphill battle to close a deal. The first challenge will be raising enough money. Only...
Photos That Changed The Way The World Saw Women
From “ecstatic reminders” to paparazzi shots that became court cases, these photos altered the world’s conception of at least some of their subjects’ lives....
A Key Researcher For OpenAI Has Resigned, Citing A Lack Of Care For Safety
The researcher wrote, "Over the past years, safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products.” - The Verge
How In The World Did The Royal Portrait Of Charles Turn Into The King...
"The kind of people who deign to sit for portraits think of themselves, to quote a Shakespearean sonnet, as ‘lords and owners of their...
Does The ‘Real-Life Martha’ Of Baby Reindeer Have An Actual Case Against Netflix?
For one thing, “the U.K. is notoriously more favorable to libel plaintiffs than the U.S., where the First Amendment protects a broad range of...
Alta, Poet Who Started What Was Probably The US’s First Feminist Press, Has Died...
Alta started Shameless Hussy Press in her garage. “She was having trouble getting her own brash and sensuous free-form poetry published by the mainstream...
The Weird Case of The Stereophonic Cast Recording
The thing is, “Stereophonic’s cast recording is not pretending to bring the album from the show’s universe into the real world. It delivers finished...
The End Of The Movies
Netflix isn’t about flicks anymore. Nor are most of the other streaming services. Instead, they're all about shows - scripted, reality, and live. -...
The ‘Deep Tissue Read’ Of Literary Translation
By a human, that is. “I did an event with Leila Slimani where she said she thought her translators know her better than her...
