TSA And Lufthansa Lost The Oscar Of The Director Of Mr. Nobody Against Putin
But after an international outcry, Lufthansa managed to find it. The blame, though, rests with certain U.S. security forces: “A TSA agent stopped him...
Stop Saying Satire Is Dead
“Can satire really change anything? Isn’t it a limp, almost quaint kind of protest?” - LitHub
The Long History – And Surprising Philosophy – Of The Mummy Movie
Every era (and country) gets the mummy movies it deserves. And “in recent decades, the mummy film has taken on a decidedly populist and,...
If You Want Privacy, Never Watch TV
Why? “Your TV and smartphone are far more interoperable and indistinguishable than ever before, and an inescapable user-tracking singularity is developing, accordingly, in your...
The Pianist Who Cut Short His Career Because Of Stage Fright, And Then Became...
“Although he managed to perform well despite his stage fright, Bernstein eventually decided to quit. He gave his final public concert in 1977,...
Wait, Portland Has Another New Analysis Saying Two Concert Halls Would Be Just Fine
Competing studies find that Portland can support one performing arts center or maybe two performing arts centers, or not. And of course, "Portland has...
The White House’s Potential New Ballroom Has Even More Issues
“Each fence, bollard, and inch of blast-resistant laminated glass is a barrier between the people and their government. Virtually every modern presidency has understood...
Consumers Sue To Block Paramount Merger With Warner Bros
“The lawsuit ... alleges the Paramount-Warner deal will lead to increased prices, fewer consumer choices and reduce production of film and TV since a...
How Booker-Nominated Author Katie Kitamura Reads
“Even a book that I know I wouldn’t enjoy now would still be interesting to read, to figure out how both it and I had changed....
Wait, Just How Big Is Trump’s Desired Garden Of Heroes Supposed To Be Now?
Big, with a “Heroes Walk,’” and “accompanying the statues would be formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas arranged in a style reminiscent of classical...
The Motion Picture Academy Says No AI Creation Will Win An Oscar
In another rule change, “the Academy also requires screenplays to be ‘human-authored’ and said it reserved the right to investigate the use of generative...
Not Even Vinyl Is Winning As Major Labels Try To Scoop Up Every Last...
“Vinyl sales peaked during the Covid lockdowns and are now, after returning to pre-pandemic levels, plateauing or even on the downturn, while production costs...
Way, Way Too Early Predictions For The Emmys
"The tea leaves are there — it’s time to start scrutinizing them.” - Vulture (MSN)
Whew, Hollywood Actors And Studios Seem To Have Figured Out A Contract Without A...
“The major issues on the agenda included artificial intelligence and streaming residuals, both of which also featured prominently in the 2023 strike.” - Variety
So Many Actors Are Bopping Between HBO And New York’s Stages This Season
Actors from The Pitt, The Bear, and Hacks are taking their (in some cases, newfound) television fame back to where it all began for...
The Epic Journey Of Ukraine’s Origami Concrete Deer To The Venice Biennale
The journey began in 2018. “Over time became a landmark, a well-known feature of the city. It was a peaceable, delicate creature to...
AJ Chronicles: Are Our Attention Spans Killing Culture or Reassembling It?
Depth hasn't disappeared. Perhaps it's gone lateral. The vertical architecture that produced "official" cultural memory has cracked, but the appetite for tradition — for context, for lineage, for the why — has migrated to wherever audiences and individuals can build their own context and throughlines. Sometimes those lines are deep
Kaneza Schaal talks about America 250 at the Detroit Opera
Kaneza Schaal, Theater & Opera Artist & Director, talks about the extraordinary upcoming America at 250 season at Detroit Opera and its impact for audiences and community.
Six Elite Ballet Dancers On What They Did After Retiring From The Stage
One became a kindergarten teacher and social worker; another became a midwife. One lucky fellow got to be artistic director of a company; another...
The Struggle To Protect Mauritania’s Medieval Library Town
Chinguetti developed as a trading post on the trans-Sahara caravan route to Timbuktu — and, as in Timbuktu, over the centuries Chinguetti families came...
London’s New Banksy Statue Appears In The Middle of The Night
The sculpture depicts a man marching forward off a plinth while carrying a large, billowing flag that obscures his face. A video Banksy posted on social...
Troubled Minneapolis Theatre Puts Its Building Up For Sale
Three months after pausing its programming because of financial hardship, the Jungle Theater has put its south Minneapolis home up for sale. The company...
Lockhart: Boston Symphony Is Living On Borrowed Time
Keith Lockhart, longtime conductor of the Boston Pops, said Wednesday “there is a lot of blame to be spread around” for the turmoil that...
Pay-To-Play: Rich People Are Hiring Themselves Orchestras To Conduct
“These experiences allow people with money but little musical ability to roleplay composer and conductor — for a price. This development flows naturally from...
Are Online Worlds The Only Place Children Have Unsupervised Freedom?
According to results from a 2025 Harris Poll, 62 per cent of American kids aged eight to 12 have never walked or biked somewhere without an adult. Roughly...
