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Joaquin Phoenix Abandons Todd Haynes Project Five Days Before Filming Was To Begin
“Phoenix was set to star opposite the Top Gun: Maverick actor Danny Ramirez in a 30s-set love story with ‘explicit sexual content.’” Director Haynes...
Saving Soviet-Era Masterpieces In Ukraine
It’s not an easy task. First, of course, there are Russian bombs. And then? People are … let’s say pretty angry … at Moscow....
No Mics, No Musicals, Just A Lot Of Wisconsin Theatre Fans
At American Players Theater, “banking on the glory of the human voice is primarily an artistic decision: Nothing comes between the actors, their words...
Banksy Tracker: Number Eight Is A Black Rhino
“His latest graffiti design, located on Westmoor Street in Charlton, south-east London, is situated on the side of a building and has been designed...
How Does Cultural Transmission Survive Without Written Explanations?
Redundancy and repetition can keep cultural traditions alive - or perhaps how an artistic practice feels in the body. - Aeon
This Conductor’s Group Gets Funding From A Russian State Bank, But Somehow It’s Still...
It’s more than two years into Russia’s war with Ukraine, and Teodor Currentzis’ “continued presence is frustrating to many, raising uncomfortable questions about...
What Design Is Right For A New Big-City Bridge?
This is a question Portland is asking as it prepares to scrap and remake the Burnside Bridge - "its most significant multi-modal downtown bridge...
Will Colleen Hoover’s Reign Over The Romance Lists Subside Now That Her Movie Is...
Well … no. “For all the tonal confusion of Hoover’s novels, readers continue to gravitate toward the repetitive writing and heavy emphasis on shocking...
Did Paris Benefit From The Olympics?
Well: "Already we know that the capital’s museums have seen massive attendance declines; now there is talk of a state fund for financial assistance...
Broadway Plays Borrow Shine From Their Hollywood Stars
“Broadway, still adapting to sharply higher production costs and audiences that have not fully rebounded since the coronavirus pandemic, is betting big on star...
No Taylor Swift? No Problem
Swifties gather in Vienna streets to sing her hits together - and to find community, despite the security-driven cancellations. - NPR
When Your Novel Accidentally Meets The Zeitgeist
The author has been checking out Goodreads to “see how the average enthusiastic reader has been responding to this book. It is in equal...
Re-Creating The Music Of Medieval Europe With One Instrument
The EP-1320 comes “pre-loaded with a selection of playable musical instruments from the Middle Ages, from frame drums, battle toms, and coconut horse hooves...
The Weird, Long Tail Of Seinfeld Echoes Through New York Summers
“It’s like a ‘Seinfeld’ convention with a baseball game in the background,” says the man who organized Seinfeld Night for the first time, a...
The Cinema Posters That Tell Us Who We Were
Before streaming, but especially before the internet, posters drew us in, some with era-defining visuals. - The Guardian (UK)
What Happens When You Ditch Your Smartphone For What Might Be Called A Brick
“We may yearn for the freedom from all the extraneous stuff embedded in our smartphones — the distractions from the world around us — but liberty...
After Last Year’s Absolute Disaster, This Year’s Hugo Awards Came With A Full Transparency...
The list of winners seems innocuous, but it comes with a link to a report that details everything possible, along with a link to...
Ireland’s Black Gay Population Finds A Voice
Zainab Boldale is a journalist and TV presenter, who “has already hit several impressive career milestones in her 27 years, her first young...
The Cellist Of Auschwitz
She played in the orchestra, somehow survived, and later helped found the English Chamber Orchestra. And at nearly 100 years old, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch has forgotten...
The Emmys Finally Nominate The Right Writers
“The writers’ branch of the TV Academy isn’t the general public, and it’s reasonable to wish they’d be more discerning in their choices. This...
Horror Movies Need More Than Just Vibes
“This summer’s three biggest relatively high-brow, low-budget horror films — Maxxxine, Longlegs, and Cuckoo — represent a move toward big moods. … A horror movie doesn’t have to...
Churchill Loved Monet’s Work, Which Kept His Spirits Up During A Post-War Political Slump
Churchill was not one to enjoy being out of power, and perhaps abandoned the Conservative Party leadership behind the scenes. But his “love of...
Iowa Law Banning Books With Sexual Content Goes Back Into Effect
The law, which will be appealed again, “bans any titles that describe sexual acts from K-12 schools, with the exception of religious texts. The...
Banksy Confirms A Seventh Piece After His Sixth Is Removed, Supposedly For Safety Reasons
London police and security firms have no idea what to do with Banksy artworks (read about what happened to the sixth piece) - which...
Cable TV? Never Heard Of Her
Other than live sports rights, which may keep around 50 million people subscribed, cable certainly looks cooked. - Axios
