We’re Living In The Horror Comedy
No wonder the genre is so popular right now. - Vulture
Canadian Government Strips Buffy Sainte-Marie Of Order Of Canada
“The announcement comes more than a year after an investigation from CBC's The Fifth Estate reported that her claims of Indigenous ancestry were inconsistent with publicly available...
Want To Write A Prize-Winning Novel?
One path, according to novelist Eimear McBride: Go to drama school, and study method acting. - The Guardian (UK)
Mort Kunstler, Whose Epic War Paintings Were Meticulously Researched, Has Died At 97
“Künstler developed a sense of dramatic realism early in the 1950s as an illustrator for pulp novels and men’s adventure magazines,” which carried over...
The Campaign For Emila Perez Was Historically Amazing, Until The Star’s Old Tweets Turned...
Karla Sofía Gascón was a frontrunner for Best Actress, but “recently resurfaced racist, anti-Muslim and openly anti-diversity tweets have upended the Oscar campaign not...
In England’s Midlands, A Plan To Tear Down A Brutalist Building Is Met With...
Art students at the University of Wolverhampton aren’t happy with the plan. “Yes, it can get a bit cold in the winter and some...
At A Fire-Postponed Critics Choice, Demi Moore, Then Anora, Are Surprise Winners
Because of the fires, “Voting had already concluded on Jan. 10, meaning the weeks that followed — marked by major events including the announcement...
Out Of The Forty Lowest-Ranked Films On Rotten Tomatoes, What’s The Best?
And the real time roll-out of Idiocracy meets Handmaid’s Tale, how does the reviewer survive? - The Guardian (UK)
How We All Became Both Fans And Creators Of Documentaries
“All of our feeds are at their core tremendously banal: They’re just windows into what people do with themselves all day, repeated over and...
How Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Came About, And Created The American Dream
“Obviously, they wanted films to make money. They were not public servants. They wanted a profit. But they really believed that film could create...
Explaining The Kennedy Center, And What The Current President Can Actually Do To It
“Trump’s conflicts with Kennedy Center programs began when some honorees in 2017 threatened to pull out of events including him, following his handling of the...
Amy Lau, A Co-Founder Of Design Miami, Has Died At 56
Interior designer Vicente Wolf: “Amy was the first of a new generation of designers. … She was unrestrained in the sense that she wasn’t...
Anne-ime Of Green Gables
Canada hopes the new anime series called Anne Shirley will bring back Japanese visitors to Prince Edward Islands. “Anne of Green Gables was first translated into...
Christie’s Pulls An El Greco From Auction After Romania Objects
The Romanian government says the Saint Sebastian is “part of its national art collection was removed from the country in 1947. That year,...
Librarians Saved The Day In WWII
The so-called “ink knights” were deeply into the spy game. “What’s stronger than the sword? Apparently a humble aspect, a high tolerance for cocktail...
Visiting David Hockney’s Los Angeles Haunts
Hockney would take friends “on a ‘Wagner Drive,’ something he devised as an opera-loving motorist. He’d drive up through Malibu Canyon to Mulholland Drive...
Trump Seizes Control Of The Kennedy Center
Trump plans to announce the dismissal of multiple members of the Kennedy Center board as soon as today, a group likely to include recent...
One-Third Of New York Times Subscribers Don’t Subscribe To Its News
"In its full-year results for 2024 The New York Times Company reported ending the year with 10.8 million digital subscribers — an increase of...
How Machines Have Supported Creativity. A History
David Hajdu strives to refute the ages-old criticism that art made with machines is cold, soulless and artificial. In fact, he argues, machines have...
Yet Another Director For Berlin’s Most Troubled Theater
"Many theater lovers are hoping that (Matthias) Lilienthal’s appointment marks the end of a prolonged period of turmoil at the Volksbühne, which … in...
India’s Giving Few Details On The World’s Largest Museum It’s Building
While India’s grandest state museum project of the 21st century forges ahead, crucial details remain unknown to both the public, as well as some...
How The Trump Administration Is Impacting Artists And Arts Institutions
These changes won’t necessarily stop artists from making work or museums and galleries from showing work, but they could be forced to rethink how...
David Hare: London’s National Theatre’s Retreat From Repertory Is Diminishing Culture
Funding cuts and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have pushed the venue towards fewer plays with extended runs, often featuring a high-profile name...
What Carlos Acosta Looks For In Dancers
"From day one I said: 'This has to be a company of virtuosos,'" says the former Royal Ballet star and current director of the...
Why Are Arts Workers Who Make Things Work Not More Appreciated?
According to the report, employee confidence is low (scoring 51.2 out of 100), reflecting “growing concerns about job security and advancement opportunities”. Hence around...
