How Did “The Karate Kid” Turn Into A Musical?
"Robert Mark Kamen was through with The Karate Kid, his semi-autobiographical 1984 martial arts film that spawned a string of movies, an animated program...
France Had Big Plans To Return Its African Art To Africa. Here’s Why There...
"It is almost five years since President Emmanuel Macron announced his revolutionary plan to return African heritage to the continent. … But following Macron's...
Is The Louvre About To Sue Its Former Director?
Last week, Jean-Luc Martinez, ousted as the museum's director last year, was indicted for complicity with the trafficking of stolen Egyptian antiquities purchased by...
Why We Can’t Stop Measuring Things
Around 6,000 years ago, the first standardised units were deployed in river valley civilisations such as ancient Egypt, where the cubit was defined by...
Why Are We So Attracted To Disaster Stories?
Maybe we rubberneck over disasters because we are bored by our relatively cushy safety. Or maybe we can’t avoid the threats as they creep...
Writer Who Wrote About Killing Husband Is Convicted Of Killing Husband
Ms. Brophy, who had written self-published romance novels, had once speculated in a 2011 blog post that a wife who kills her spouse must...
How They Lifted A Historic Times Square Theatre Thirty Feet
The theater, which weighs 14 million pounds, is a protected landmark, meaning the structure, from the stage to the balcony, had to be moved...
The Problem With Times Square
The more crowded Times Square becomes with visitors, the more off-putting it is for the white-collar office workers who now have the choice to...
The Internet Is Broken. Here’s How To Fix It
The root is simple: The internet is broken because the internet is a business. While the issues are various and complex, they are inextricable from...
The U.S. Military Has An Enormous Art Collection
"Each of the five branches of the US military (the air force, army, coast guard, marines and navy) has its own collection, curator and...
Has NYC Finally Gotten serious About Prosecuting The Illegal Antiquities Trade?
“That’s unheard of. It used to be a gentleman’s sport done by gentleman for gentleman. Now these gentleman and gentlewomen of the trade are...
Wisconsin May Lose NEA Money Because GOP Legislators Won’t Provide Matching Funds
"Every year, the NEA parcels out federal funding to state-level arts agencies ... to distribute as individual grants. The states have to match this...
Garrison Keillor’s Next Act
“I feel like I’m starting a new life as a writer,” he says to me. “What I have is a pleasure in writing that...
“Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera)” — Yep, That’s The Title
"Blair is played by the comedian Charlie Baker. Saddam Hussein, with moustache and cigar, is given a Groucho Marx makeover. (Playwright Harry) Hill describes...
Not Just Top Gun: US Military Has Had Editorial Control Over Thousands Of Movies
The Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency have exercised direct editorial control over more than 2,500 films and television shows. These discoveries raise questions...
Once Again, France’s Government Attempts To Eliminate English From French Tech Jargon
This time it's about video gaming. "While some expressions find obvious translations — 'pro-gamer' becomes 'joueur professionnel' — others seem a more strained, as...
First Look: Pix Of Bradley Cooper As Leonard Bernstein
“I (told Spielberg), ‘I always felt like I could play a conductor, but may I research the material and see if I can write...
Writing In “The ‘New Yorker’ Sort Of Voice” (And Knowing When To Leave It...
"It is a voice of intelligent curiosity; it implies that the writer has synthesized a great deal of information; it confidently takes readers by...
Will Rogers — A Proudly Indian Actor In John Ford’s Cowboy-Movie America
He was born into the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma in 1879; his grandparents had survived the Trail of Tears. "Despite his consistent and very...
How Choreographers Are Adapting The Dance Films They Made During Quarantine For Live Performance
"What goes into transforming a work from screen to stage? What gets added, lost or modified? Pointe spoke with three choreographers to learn what...
Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower Is Being Demolished, Yes, But Some Capsules Are Going To...
"The preservation project calls for some of the capsules to allow for real-life living in a separate locale. Those in museums will be refinished...
Brazilian Music Legend Milton Nascimento To Give His Final Tour
"As Nascimento nears his ninth decade of life, the inimitable Afro-Brazilian vocalist is preparing to retire from the stages that have made him one...
Britain Won’t Have To Have Kevin Spacey Extradited To Face Sexual Assault Charges
"I will voluntarily appear in the U.K. as soon as can be arranged and defend myself against these charges," said the disgraced actor in...
This Guy Dressed Up As An Old Lady, Rolled His Wheelchair Into The Louvre,...
"Think of planet Earth, there are people destroying it," he proclaimed as security guards dragged him away. Don't worry: the painting's fine, and the...
Rewatching Frances Ha, Ten Years On
Picture Frances "as she whips out her phone and bursts, 'I just got a tax rebate! Want to go to dinner?' (I did not...
