Looping — Perhaps Hollywood’s Most Surprising, And Most Secretive, Profession
Loopers are the equivalent of extras: they're voice actors who provide realistic background chatter for just about any setting or subject. And no, you...
Do You Know About #DarkAcademia?
On Instagram, the tag #darkacademia now has over 1 million posts, and Grazia has named the aesthetic as autumn 2021’s biggest trend. The TikTok generation has keenly...
The Royal Ballet’s Most Unlikely Star Says Farewell To The Stage
Edward Watson was a very promising student, but the gangly ginger never fit the handsome-Prince mold. As he retires after 27 years with the...
China Now Has Its Own Version Of The Carbuncle Cup
Each year, an online architecture magazine offers a list of 80-odd edifices from which readers can vote for the ten ugliest buildings in China....
Ethiopian Popular Culture Is Making The Chinese Its Bogeymen
As investment from China flows into Ethiopia, social media and entertainment are voicing worries about inexpensive made-in-China versions of Ethiopian handicrafts, mocking Chinese eating...
Five Small Theaters Sue City Of New York Over Vaccine Requirements
The issue: the venues must require audiences to wear masks and be vaccinated, but similar buildings, or even the same one, are exempt from...
Supply Chain Problems Are Still Plaguing Publishing, And There Might Be Book Shortages For...
"Supply chain problems have touched almost every aspect of book production, storage, and delivery, mostly as a result of Covid-related bottlenecks. Printer capacity issues...
With The Walls Finally Stabilized, Reconstruction At Notre-Dame In Paris Can Begin In Earnest
Those solid, 850-year-old walls were damaged much more by the catastrophic 2019 fire than authorities realized at first. (They really could have collapsed.) Now...
Enormous Stage Rock Nearly Crushes Tenor; Court Rules It Was Sabotage
It's the end of Tristan und Isolde at the Capitole de Toulouse. Isolde is singing the Liebestod and Tristan is playing dead upstage when...
“Pre-Saving” Music And What That Really Means
When you pre-save a song, it may look like the service you use, like Spotify, is the one requesting information about your account. But...
Nigel Kennedy Pulls Out Of Albert Hall Concert After ClassicFM Won’t Let Him Play...
Kennedy said the “culturally prejudiced” decision amounted to “musical segregation”, with the station he now calls “Jurassic FM” preferring him to play Vivaldi’s Four...
Fourteen Takeaways From This Year’s Emmys
The good, the bad, and the really long and bizarre. - Washington Post
What Does It Mean To Wrap The Arc De Triomphe?
Sebastian Smee: "Wrapping a triumphal arch is a way of creating something beautiful that also says: Enough with your delusions of grandeur. Away with...
Thomas Mann And The Case For Keeping Politics Out Of Art
Thomas Mann was not wrong to worry over democracy’s tendency to enlist art for its own ends, and he was not wrong to call...
Research: Sexual Abuse Is Rife In The Music Industry
Harassment, abuse and violence take place at all levels of the industry – from grassroots DIY scenarios to corporate setups. Even those scenes that...
Just How Many People Have Been Working From Home?
Seventy-three percent of survey respondents who had teleworked because of the pandemic guessed that at least half of Americans had done the same. But the actual...
The Unlikely Rise Of The UK’s New Culture Minister
Many in entertainment have been scathing of a politician who once claimed "left-wing snowflakes" were "killing comedy, tearing down historic statues, removing books from...
Fantastical Tower Proposed For Heart Of Hollywood
The proposed 22-story glass-skinned office tower would create its own bubble-like world with garden levels open to the elements on the 10th and 17th...
Why Were This Year’s Emmys #SoWhite?
"Although performers from the global majority comprised 44 percent of acting nominees heading into Sunday night, white actors ultimately swept all 12 lead and supporting races...
How A Spoofy Sports Commercial Became An Emmy-Winning TV Series
Truly, what is the show Ted Lasso? - Washington Post
A Giant Violin Revived Shipyards, Musicians, And Venetians In The Darkest Pandemic Days
The vessel set sail in the Grand Canal last weekend. "The craft, called Noah’s Violin, accompanied by an escort of gondolas, and in...
Do You Spend A Fair Amount Of Time On Facebook?
Then you're more likely to fall prey to manipulative tactics. To put it plainly, crowds aren't always wise. - NiemanLab
Idled By The Pandemic, An Airplane Becomes A Canvas
The artist says, "One of the hardest things to do when you're a graffiti artist is to scale up." An unused Boeing 777? That's...
Is Flying To London To See Ian McKellen’s Hamlet Worth The Risk?
A very 2021 question - and the risk doesn't run one way. - The New York Times
A Chess Grandmaster Sues Netflix Show The Queen’s Gambit For Sexism
Georgian grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili isn't best pleased with an offhand remark in the Netflix series. (And it's possible the show's executive director didn't help...
