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Let’s Chat About That Abbott Elementary Dance
“To be dancing in the spotlight for that long, and also making sure it’s funny,” says actor Janelle James. But she was also considering...
Game Of Thrones Had Three Dragons, And The Sound Designer Could Hold Down Their...
But House of the Dragon? “There are more than a dozen dragons running around the Seven Kingdoms, and every one, Fairfield says, is...
The Puppet Makers And Puppeteers Reimagining “Spirited Away” For The Stage
Come for the hand-carved dragon scales; stay for the “evil flash mob” animating Kaonashi/No-Face. - T — The New York Times Style Magazine
In Liverpool, England, Far-Right Rioters Set Fire To A Community Library
“The Spellow Library and Community Hub library, a 'one stop shop for one of the most deprived', was set alight with flames visible inside...
After Blair Witch Project Came Out, Fans Swarmed A Town That Didn’t Want Them
Now, on the 25th anniversary of the iconic horror film, Burkittsville, Maryland, the new mayor “thinks the town deserves to see some benefit from...
A US Book Prize Judged By Incarcerated People Awards Its First Winner
And the winner of the Inside Prize is Imani Perry, who also won the National Book Award for her South to America. - LitHub
For Women And Girls In Gymnastics, Dance Is Required, But An Afterthought
What if the sport, and its judges, actually valued dance? “That would involve thinking of each floor routine as a miniature choreographic work: an...
Alexander Waugh, Grandson Of Evelyn, Opera Critic And Composer, Has Died At 60
“Beginning with Mr. Waugh’s great-grandfather Arthur, the family has produced nearly 200 books and thousands of pieces of journalism; all four of Auberon Waugh’s...
A Statue Of Johnny Cash Will Replace One Racist Politician’s Statue In The Capitol...
“His statue joins that of another Arkansas native, Daisy Bates, a civil rights leader who headed the state’s NAACP chapter and mentored the Black...
Peacock Cracked The Emmys’ Reality TV Code
"For starters, Peacock campaigned the heck out of” The Traitors. Then there’s just the fact of Alan Cumming. - Vulture
Why This Black And White Movie Hit Italy Much Harder Than Barbie
Movies that shift "feminist shifting “the struggle of feminism into the past strip it of its political essence and allow it to be viewed...
Colman Domingo Turned To Another San Francisco Theatre Veteran To Help Him With New...
Domingo wanted someone rooted in stagecraft to help as he made the film. Specifically, he “wanted his best friend, his San Francisco theatrical co-conspirator Sean...
Music-Loving Australians Who Live In Rural And Remote Areas Are Getting Some Attention
“People living in regional Australia recognise the positive impact of the arts on wellbeing, social cohesion and the economic opportunities created through tourism. However,...
Vince Vaughn’s Career Was Launched By R-Rated Comedies, But Those Are Mostly Gone Now
The actor who made his name in raunchy movies like Swingers and Wedding Crashers says that Hollywood execs are too concerned with IP now....
Winning At TV, But Still Loving Theatre
Ashley Park is now in-demand on Netflix - but says the theatre’s the thing, even if it’s not Broadway. “I love community theater and...
The One Design That Will Make, Or Break, Cities In The Near Future
That design detail? Shade. And not only tree shade, but structural shade in public spaces. - The Atlantic
Apple’s Worst Feature Flattens Everything About Our Very Human, Complex Experiences
“When it comes to the health consequences of phones, so much depends on context. How someone uses an app matters, as well which app. One person...
Artist Anton Van Dalen, Who Made Art From Changes On The Lower East Side,...
He's famous for “Avenue A Cut-Out Theater, a three-foot-tall cardboard model of his townhouse at 166 Avenue A. He filled it with hand-painted and...
A Vital Gaming Magazine Is Suddenly Gone, Along With Its Staff And Its Entire...
Another sudden, grim, creepy reminder to journalists to save PDFs. One former staffer: “Heart is breaking for the folks that have been there so...
At His Centenary, Jimmy Baldwin’s Friends, And Family, Reflect On His Life
“There was splendor before me. … You know, James Baldwin was not very tall, but he was tremendous looking.” - NPR
If You Don’t Have Any Context, Shut Up Already About Romance
Casey McQuiston explains why romance is literature - if you know how to read it. “Romance holds a mirror to our wants and needs....
The War Of The Popcorn Buckets
The merchification of the movie-going experience was incomplete until Dune 2 kicked it off. Now? Viral merch may be helping save movie theatres. -...
The Athens Museum Switches Up Not Just Art, But The World
The second wave feminist idea is new again: Women have all of the art - and more: “We are asking visitors to ... take...
The US Department Of Justice Isn’t Having It With TikTok’s Treatment Of Children’s Privacy
The DOJ says that TikTok “knowingly allowed children under 13 to create accounts in the regular TikTok experience and collected extensive personal information from...
Would You Like To Lengthen Your Attention Span?
Then try this 700-page Australian prizewinning novel that “is 'more like an experience’ than a story,” according to its publisher. Then there are...
