The Past Is Never Dead, Despite Attempts To Devalue Historical Fiction
While some in the literary world are snobs, one author says she considers the best of historical fiction “a lens forged from the experience...
South African Author Zoe Wicomb, Who Wrote From Self-Exile, Has Died At 76
Wicomb, who was born just after apartheid was formalized, said, “I was transported from the vulgarity of apartheid by books — books opened up...
The French, With A Wonderful Pun, Establish A New Prize For Lesbian Literature
“Lauriane Nicol threw herself wholeheartedly into the creation of the Prix Gouincourt (gouine is a slang term for lesbian), an ironic hat tip to France's...
Emma Thompson Would Like To Strangle Microsoft’s AI So-Called Helper
The actor, who is also a talented and award-winning screenwriter, told Stephen Colbert, “I end up just going, ‘I don’t need you to fucking...
The Classic Art Of The Movie Poster
Renato Casaro and Drew Struzan, both of whom died this autumn, "somehow combined realistic, often borderline photographic, representation of marquee movie stars with outsize,...
How Scotland Shaped Frankenstein, The Book, Not To Mention The New Movie
Sure, Geneva played a famous part, but a bleak part of Scotland was where it all began in young Mary Shelley’s imagination. - BBC
Steve Coogan Doubles Down On The Last King And Its Accuracy
Coogan: “I noticed the University of Leicester’s website carries Richard Taylor’s statement in full, but not any of my statements. I’m sure that’s just...
The Weirdly Applicable 1980s Musical Coming To La Jolla
Cyndi Lauper isn’t thrilled, actually, about Working Girl. "Unfortunately, this story is just as relevant for women as it was when it came out...
If You Want To Know How The Economy Is Doing, Check The Lavish Dinner...
Watch the duck. Seriously, watch. The. Duck. - Salon
In The This Almost Didn’t Happen World, Count Itzhak Perlman Nearly Opting Out Of...
Talk about an alternate reality: Perlman told John Williams he’d consider it. “Toby, my wife, said, ‘Are you out of your mind? You’re going...
Will Audiences Who Love Animation Be Able To Save It?
As animation studios wither, one indie animator, whose fan-supported series has now been picked up by Amazon Prime: “I’ve been online since, like, late...
The Widower Of Suzanne Somers Says He’s Made An ‘AI Twin’ Of Her
Ethical experts have some questions, and some worries - though Somers’s widower claims she knew all about it, and approved, before she died. -...
What’s Up With Woody Allen And Spanish City Names?
Madrid wants to join Vicky Cristina Barcelona with … who knows? “Regional authorities are confident” - to the tune of €1.5 million - “the...
Painting History In Houston’s Graveyards
Cemetery artist Arthur “Deatly works with slow-drying acrylic paints, whose extended drying time gives flexibility outdoors. This allows him to take his time to...
Fluxus Artist Alison Knowles, Who Made Art From A Tuna Sandwich, Has Died At...
“She invited friends — and later hungry museumgoers — to join her for the ordinary-seeming meal, and she documented some of the feasts in journals and...
Is There Any Hope For The Iconic Cinerama Dome In Los Angeles?
Well, at least there’s a new alcohol use permit? - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
“No Thinking, No Rationale, No Explanation” — Yet Precise: Sharon Eyal’s Choreographic Process
“Everything you see on the stage starts with Eyal herself improvising, which is then mapped on to the dancers. ... Each movement idea could...
We Used To Be An Oral Culture. Then We Read. Now We’re Going Back...
For most of human history, culture was exclusively oral. Knowledge was transmitted by speech, and what could be transmitted was what could be remembered....
About AI, Many Podcasters Are Rather Ambivalent
Like other creative types, a lot of podcasters are skeptical of or even downright hostile to the idea of using AI bots, which only...
Belgium’s Gorgeous New Calatrava Train Station
Conceptualised by Calatrava as a "monumental bridge", its volume traverses a series of 350-metre-long platforms and bus stops that extend outwards from the gallery's underside. -...
Wexner Center Director Resigns, Effective Immediately
Gaëtane Verna inherited a Wexner facing financial turmoil worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The center’s fiscal health and workplace culture appeared to deteriorate further...
This San Francisco Museum Decided To Be Nomadic
The museum will henceforth be presenting exhibitions in new spaces each cycle. The intent behind this is both to pair artistic projects with architecturally...
A Play About Thomas Jefferson And Sally Hemings Nearly Broke This Theater Company Apart....
Eight years ago at the Marin Theatre near San Francisco, Thomas Bradshaw’s play Thomas and Sally sparked in-person protests, an open letter with 1,800 signatures, and a...
Why We’re Having Difficulty Understanding AI
Cognitivism, which has permeated society—as evidenced by the omnipresence of the terms “cognitive” and “cognition”—has perpetuated a traditional view of thought and intelligence as...
A Prominent Arts College Offers An AI Major. There’s Pushback
According to SCAD, the Applied AI program will prepare students for professions including AI product developer, AI design strategist, AI story engineer, autonomous agent...
