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As In Hollywood, Bollywood Actors Have A Complex Relationship With Paparazzi

"Stars rely on them for publicity and they depend on stars to make a living. But this relationship can also turn toxic" - and some paparazzi blame social media for "an insatiable appetite for celebrity content." - BBC

Superfans Of ‘A Little Life’ Are Extending The Adaptation’s Theatrical Run

The reviews are in, and, like the book, the play sounds, er, challenging. But the show has been extended thanks to fans who attend "wearing A Little Life-themed sweatshirts and holding copies of the book aloft or cradling them like tiny babies." - LitHub

Let’s Take A Moment To Celebrate The Mistakes This Year’s Oscars Didn’t Make

Because honestly, a lot of things went right (not including the too-frequent Cocaine Bear jokes). For one (big) thing, in a much better choice than last year, "They gave out all the awards during the telecast." - NPR

Anna Netrebko Didn’t Denounce Putin, But The Met Must Still Pay Her Contract

An arbitrator "in a decision issued last month that has not been previously reported, ruled that the Met should compensate Netrebko for 13 canceled performances," which means the opera company owes the Russian soprano more than $200,000. - The New York Times

King Charles Taps Andrew Lloyd Webber For His Coronation Song

It's not their first meet-up. Before the pandemic, when he was merely the crown prince, Charles summoned Webber to fix the problem "that there wasn’t enough access for young people to go and learn how to play the church organ." - Washington Post

The 23-Year-Old Who Won Two Jazz Grammies By Going Old School

Samara Joy "possesses an innate ability to take an old standard and make it seem like the lyrics were torn from her diary. It's an approach that causes confusion for fans who aren't well versed in the jazz repertoire." - BBC

SNL Reaches Agreement With Editors Just In Time

"These workers – who help create the show’s music-video parodies and other popular pre-taped segments – had been unrepresented and paid rates far below industry standards." - Variety

Actors Rehearsing For ‘Room’ Were Gathered In The Middle Of Rehearsal And Laid Off

The show was meant to open on Broadway April 3. Producer Hunter Arnold "told the cast and crew — and soon after, the public — that a lead producer had decided not to 'fulfill their obligations to the production' because of personal reasons." - The New York Times

South Korean Broadcast Edits Out Michelle Yeoh’s Exhortation To Women

Yeoh said, "Ladies, don't let anyone tell you you're past your prime." Inspiration, except on South Korean broadcaster SBS News, where "'ladies' was conspicuously omitted from the coverage. The single word was edited out of a video of Yeoh’s speech, and it wasn’t translated in the subtitles." - Time

This Degas Dancer Is Now Wearing A Ukrainian Dress

Or so says the Metropolitan Museum of Art - which used to call the painting Russian Dancer. This is far from the only label to be rewritten during the ongoing war. - The New York Times

Climate Activists Turn To Hollywood For Help

Hollywood is very, very good at pathos - the art of emotional persuasion. The goal of the newly formed Climate Action Network is to "infiltrate every part of the industry with climate knowledge," they say. It's a rough road. - The Atlantic

How Artists And Writers Are Pushing Back Against AI

"Collective campaigns, lawsuits, international rules and IT hacks are all being deployed at speed on behalf of the creative industries in an effort, if not to win the battle, at least to 'rage, rage against the dying of the light.'" - The Observer (UK)

The Oscars Completely Screwed Up The Naatu Naatu Dance Performance

How? By not hiring a single South Asian dancer for the performance. Dance group artistic director Achinta McDaniel says South Asian dance groups are organizing. "This really lit a fire. ... It’s been too long that we’ve been quiet." - Variety

How’s The Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin Going?

Not well, not well at all. For one thing ... "the literal smoking gun — a key piece of evidence for both teams — might not be usable." - Vulture

We Don’t Need To Be Jerks To Bots In Order To Deal With Our New Era Of AI

"The real reason that the critique has shifted from 'people are too mean to bots' to 'people are too nice to them' is because the political economy of AI has suddenly and dramatically changed, and along with it, tech companies’ sales pitches." - Wired

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