Iranian Director And Oscar Winner Asghar Farhadi Has A Rule
The director says he has no interest in making movies about the rich. "It is very valuable for me to always focus on ordinary...
The Lockdown Project That Brought Traditional Irish Music Back To Life
In the 1840s, before and during the Famine, William Fforde "undertook a gargantuan task of collecting over 2,000 airs from across the country." Now...
Artists Pull Out Of British Show After Gallery Director Is Asked To Resign
The University of Manchester asked him to leave after UK Lawyers for Israel complained about his statements in support of Palestinians and "suggested that...
To Get Museum-Goers Truly Involved In The Work, Add Theatre
Science says it's a good idea. "Audience members, whether they know each other or not, will synchronize their heartbeats while watching a live theater...
Verdi, But Make It French
Verdi tinkered with Don Carlos for years, making a variety of (all French) versions. And "the opera is better overall in French — but...
Black Women Photographers Want To Be Seen In Full Color
Says one, "So much of the photography we have seen of the lives of Black and brown people is in black and white, which...
How Asian Representation In Movies Got An 80s Child Star Back Into Acting
Ke Huy Quan was a child star in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies, but a lack of roles led...
Where Are Today’s Monuments Men And Women?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has alarmed cultural experts still waiting "more than two years after the Army, with some fanfare, announced new effort, styled after...
Podcast Host Sarah Marshall Changed The Way We See Outcast Women
Marshall: "I often try to reclaim a story that the tabloids have found lucrative because they present someone who the public can safely mock."...
The First Abolitionist Paper In The US Is (Finally) Available Online
"While the legacy of the publication stretches over two centuries, its actual time in print was short lived. Not even a full year after...
A Reading List For Those Who Desire To Become So-Called Bad Girls
Hey, why not? "Being a bad girl may mean unleashing destructive force, or simply shrugging off expectation. It could mean embracing the calamity of...
An Asian American Dancer Was Attacked On His Way To A Performance
The dancer was on his way to a first-performance celebration at New York’s Public Theater when he was attacked "in what theater officials describe...
The Biggest Winners Of France’s Oscars
A rock opera and a Balzac adaptation dominated the night, and Cate Blanchett won an honorary César. - Variety
Discord Is The Latest Site To Revamp Its Policy On Anti-Vaxx Posts
There's more: The updated policy is "designed to target groups or individuals that participate in organized violence, spread harmful anti-vaccination material, or harass other...
Why ‘Cyrano’ Is So Infinitely Adaptable
Why, it's about unrequited love, of course. The newest version shows that "singing can make a character (and an actor) more vulnerable, tapping into...
Nelson Mandela’s Paintings Of Life In Prison Are About To Be Sold
They'll be sold as NFTs, of course. Mandela's daughter: "My dad was all about creating an accessible society. This is a way of democratising...
Carnegie Hall Cancels Pro-Putin Musician, Conductor Appearances
Both conductor Valery Gergiev and pianist Denis Matsuev had signed a letter endorsing Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. "Carnegie Hall also canceled two...
As London Prices Out Artists, They’re Leaving. And The City’s Role As Arts Center...
In the past couple of decades, artists have migrated from the East End — where the Whitechapel is — to Peckham and various other...
Meanwhile In Afghanistan… The Libraries Are Closed
"It has been seven months that no one has peeked into the library. It is painful to see the distance between people and books...
Lessons: I Wrote A Satire Of A Classical Musician. People Took It Seriously…
When these people realized that my article was satire, the overwhelming response was that its components were simply too realistic to set off the...
Time To Get Rid Of Gendered Acting Awards?
What might an awards show that more accurately reflects the world around us actually look like? Specifically, what might an awards show that rewards...
Sotheby’s Pulls Flashy NFT Sale
The lot was composed of 104 “CryptoPunks,” a historic and popular PFP NFT collection designed by Larva Labs in 2017. The estimate for the...
Have You Heard Of “Sensitivity” Readers? Oh My.
The Readers were explicit that this was not to do with any actual words on the page, but because they could tell that I...
What Is It That Makes A Group Of Neighboring Venues Into An “Arts District”?
For a start, there should be multiple art forms available and multiple points of entry, both physical and metaphorical. - ArtsHub (Australia)
Munich Mayor Gives Valery Gergiev 3-Day Ultimatum
“I have clarified my stance against Valery Gergiev and urge him to also clearly and indisputably distance himself from the brutal assault, Putin against...
