The Rise Of Right Wing Comedy (And Why You Should Take It Seriously)
While liberals lost their way doing “Orange Man Bad” comedy during the Trump administration, a new ecosystem emerged of right-wing comedians—on podcasts, YouTube, and, yes,...
Brazilian Town Erects Christ Statue Even Taller Than Rio’s
The figure of Christ the Redeemer that reigns over Rio de Janeiro is 98 feet tall (not including the pedestal or the mountain it...
The Difficulties Of Protecting Cultural Heritage In War
“It’s still a way to erase identity,” said Corine Wegener, on why culture continues to be a major target in contemporary warfare. Some 200...
Making An Opera Out Of “Hamlet” Is A Very Tricky Feat. How Did Brett...
For a start, you have to cut more than three quarters of Shakespeare's four-hour text. And you have to find some way to make...
The Decline And Demise Of Print Magazines
This accelerating erosion has not been big news during a time of pandemic, war and actual erosion, and yet the absence of magazines authoritatively documenting...
“She Became America’s First Starlet”: Edna St. Vincent Millay And The Price Of Youthful...
"During the 1910s and '20s, Millay achieved the kind of fame that was unusual for a poet then and unthinkable now. ... But fame...
Apple Finally Kills The Iconic iPod
The iPod debuted in 2001, and it changed everything. While other devices existed that let you carry around your MP3 collection, the iPod quickly...
Brave Defiance Or Foolhardiness? Ukraine’s Largest Art Museum Is Reinstalling Its Collection
The Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery, like most of its counterparts in Ukraine, hid its collection to protect it from destruction or looting...
Netflix Says Ad-Supported Streaming Will Debut Late This Year
Netflix offers a variety of payment tiers for streaming access; its most popular plan costs $15.49 a month. The new ad-supported tier will cost...
A Tourist Trips, Falls On, And Rips A 17th-Century Painting
An elderly American woman, who may have been feeling ill or may have tripped on the slightly raised platform, landed on Guido Reni's St....
Dancers At An L.A. Strip Club Have Unionized And Are Picketing Their Employer
When two of their colleagues were fired for complaining to management about unsafe working conditions, the dancers at Star Garden in North Hollywood voted...
So What’s Happened To The Troubled Magazine “The Believer”? It’s Been Bought By The...
As an Instagram post by Believer co-founder Ed Park put it, "Not a joke." - The Daily Beast
They’re Going To Put A Zipline And Cable Car Into Old Jerusalem
The plan, first approved by Netanyahu's government and just affirmed by city authorities, will involve a half-mile zipline from a ridge between East and...
To Punish Disney, Sen. Josh Hawley Introduces A Bill To Curtail Copyright
"Hawley's bill would dramatically rewrite U.S. copyright law, shortening the total term available to all copyright holders going forward by several decades. It would...
$500 Tickets For A Play In London’s West End? Yes, To This We’ve Come
The £400 price for the revival of Mike Bartlett's play Cock, featuring Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey, isn't advertised. Some poor guy ordered online and...
Google Has Turned Off Ability To Buy Kindle, Audible Books In The Amazon App
When you visit the Amazon app, you can still buy physical books, but digital purchases now show a "Why can't I buy on the...
AI Is Creating Art. But Is It, Really?
What discussions about AI and creativity often overlook is the fact that creativity is not an absolute quality that can be defined, measured and...
How Big Data “Nudges” Our Decisions
The combination of Big Data and the success of nudging could thus be conceived of not only as aid to our decision-making, but also...
How Ukraine Is Protecting The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense granted special permission for the male musicians to leave the country, calculating that the world will be more motivated...
What’s Happened To Fundraising Costs In The Pandemic
Whereas fundraising efforts in 2019 raised $6.22 for every fundraising dollar spent, return on fundraising increased to $7.35 in 2020, driven mostly by fundraising...
How American Discourse Got To Be So Stupid
We all know what we're doing in a classroom; we're putting on a class and we all share the same script as to what...
A Visit To The Independent Art Republic Of Užupis
For much of the past six centuries, the neighborhood was the Jewish quarter of Vilnius. Following World War II, the district was badly neglected...
Stephen Colbert Will Chair New 15-Member Board Of Stars Advising Second City Theatre
Colbert, who performed at the Old Town theater in the 1990s, will chair the board. He said in a statement Monday that his recruits...
How Moonbug Became The Titan Of Children’s Shows On YouTube
"The London company produces 29 of the most popular online kids' shows in the world, found on more than 150 platforms in 32 languages...
Dr. Seuss Decides To IPO
Dr. Seuss Enterprises is one of the most prized collections of intellectual property in the world, and nearly every major Hollywood heavyweight is likely...
