It’s Ten Years Out From The Oscars So White Debacle
Has anything changed for young Black actors (or, for that matter, older Black actors) in Hollywood? - NPR
Is The Brutalist’s Small Use Of AI Going To Ruin Adrien Brody’s Chances?
Legally, "producers do not need to acquire consent from their performers when using AI to alter ‘pitch, tone, clarity ... or the voice of...
Operatic Soprano Olga James, Star Of Carmen Jones And Mr. Wonderful, Has Died At...
“James had performed with an opera company in France and in a popular musical revue in Atlantic City, N.J., when her manager, Abe Saperstein — the...
Only Some Celebrity Book Clubs Truly Change The Authors’ Lives
No surprise: Oprah is still on top. Then there are the other three. Sorry, Natalie Portman: Your fans think you’re hot, but they don’t...
Kennedy Center’s First Programming Announcement: Celebrating Christ!
“How crazy is it to think that we’re going to celebrate Christ at Christmas with a big traditional production, to celebrate what we are...
Sorry, There Will Be No 45-Foot Naked Woman In San Francisco’s Union Square
“R-Evolution” by sculptor Marco Cochrane had been scheduled to open the evening of Feb. 6 at a public party in the square, but the...
This Is What It Looks Like When Local News Dies
While some politicians no doubt celebrated the disappearance of pesky journalists, others are lamenting their absence, because municipalities must now work harder and spend...
FCC Trains Its Sights On PBS, NPR
Since taking over as chairman, FCC Chair Brendan Carr has revived bias complaints against CBS, ABC and NBC over their 2024 presidential campaign coverage after the...
This Broadway Musical Is Based On A Real-Life Story So Crazy That Audiences Wouldn’t...
Operation Mincemeat, about a plot to convince the Nazis that the Allies were about to invade Greece instead of Sicily, recently arrived on Broadway...
Couldn’t We Use AI Music Generators To Express A More Perfect Music?
All of these songs have really strong sentiments, but they aren’t quite the same as expressing your unique thoughts and feelings for your intended...
These Literary Criticism Debates Are Not So Fun Anymore
Debates about the value and function of literary criticism today are, it seems to me, both constant and evergreen—always seeming new, urgent, specific to...
The Oscars Are More International Than Ever. So Why Is The “Best Foreign Film”...
The Academy Awards’ marquee category for international cinema, best international film, has been continually criticized as unjust, outdated and subject to political interference. -...
Adobe Architecture May Be The Key To Rebuilding A Fireproof Los Angeles
Since the latest wildfires, interest in natural buildings has spiked, particularly after a widely-shared photo showed a backyard SuperAdobe that emerged from the Eaton fire intact....
Report: Live Nation Booked $23 Billion In Revenue In 2024
Some 151 million people attended nearly 55,000 Live Nation events in 2024, an increase of 4% year-on-year, the events and ticketing company said in its full-year...
Cambodia’s National Museum Is Overflowing With Treasure
Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to display them remain open questions. - The...
In Praise Of Self-Publishing
I have made a beautiful book, but to complete my book biz journey, I will go on the road again, a box of books...
How To Solve The Problem Of The Kimmel Center’s Plaza?
The glass-domed plaza between the Philadelphia arts center's venues was intended to be a welcoming public space. Yet it tends to be desolate during...
Expand Copyright To AI? Not A Great Idea. Here’s A Better One
AI is a category of general-purpose tools with myriad beneficial uses. Requiring developers to license the materials needed to create this technology threatens the...
Brooklyn Academy Of Music Chief Steps Down After Only Three Years
Gina Duncan was the first person of color to lead the academy, which operates several stages and a cinema, and has an annual operating...
Point Park University In Pittsburgh Hives Off A Separate School Of Dance
“The new school, which became official at the start of 2025, now hosts a commercial dance department as well as a concert dance department,...
MoMA Signs Partnership Agreement With M+ Museum In Hong Kong
“After a year of discussions, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and M+, a contemporary art museum in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon...
Panels Of El Greco Altarpiece Are Reunited For First Time In Two Centuries
An exhibition at the Prado in Madrid has gathered together panels of the altarpiece Doménikos Theotokópoulos painted for the Monastery of Santo Domingo el...
Iowa Lawmakers Present New Bills To Punish Public Libraries For “Obscenity”
“House File 274 would repeal a section of the Iowa Code that addresses obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions, while Senate File...
Salman Rushdie Stabbing Trial: Defense Rests Without Presenting Evidence
“(Hadi Matar,) the New Jersey man on trial (for) the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers...
How Has Manhattan’s Congestion Pricing For Cars Affected Broadway?
“Broadway has seen more foot traffic and bigger audiences in the first month since the curtain went up on the congestion pricing era — though it’s...
