The Apprentice’s Distribution Troubles Point To A Very Problematic Future For Political Films
“If you have companies, in this case the big corporate distribution system, that willing to let that sort of culture of fear and intimidation...
As Broadway Adjusts To Public Outcry, The Question Of How And When To Dim...
“The lights-dimming ritual, which goes back decades, has been an increasingly fraught one for the nine entities that own and operate Broadway theaters.” -...
Booker Shortlist Authors On The Moment Inspiration Struck
“It feels incorrect, to have inspiration strike in the midst of grief, but what probably happened was that I was trying to get away...
Dudamel In New York
LA Phil Dudamel in New York, offering a glimpse of what is to come. “You have the vision of a maestro who at least...
Why Doesn’t Being A Good Writer Equal Being A Good Public Speaker?
Often, it’s an inverse relationship, as anyone who has gone to too many readings can tell you. - LitHub
A Time To Mourn, A Time To Publish
This is a tale of Walt Whitman’s influence on an AIDS activist, his partner’s devotion, and a posthumous novel. - NPR
Dancing On An Island In New York
No, not Manhattan. “On Governors Island, audience members gathered on the grass for Analphabetes, uncertain where to look for the performance or how to...
Who Defines Asian-American Literature?
“There is no overarching chronology or guideline of how one behaves as an Asian in this country. One can immigrate and have no knowledge...
That Time Al Pacino Almost Got Fired From The Godfather
“Paramount didn’t want me to play Michael Corleone. They wanted Jack Nicholson. They wanted Robert Redford. They wanted Warren Beatty or Ryan O’Neal.” -...
Art Basel Paris Is Taking Place In One Of The City’s Most Glorious Stages...
“Built in just three years and inaugurated as part of the 1900 Paris world fair, the Grand Palais, a steel-and-glass monument, has a floor...
This Historian, For One, Would Rather Not Live In Quite Such Interesting Times
Helen Castor, writer about monarchs, says it has been extraordinary “to watch what happens when a leader is so consumed with the idea of...
The Music Documentary Has Been Popular For Years
But it’s having a serious identity crisis right now. - Slate
Kerri Dick, Weaver Of Wonders, Has Died At 41
Dick was a master Chilkat weaver "(Kwakwaka’wakw, Haida, Tlingit, Kootenay), whose artistry fused traditional carving, weaving, and beading practices that she learned from family...
Fiction Writers Can, And Should, Learn From Dance
“Like the swells of music or the climaxes of a musical theme, stories rise and fall as they move closer to a satisfying end....
College Campuses Seem To Be Leaving Their Support For Free Speech In The Past
In what would have been a shocking move merely five years ago, “many college administrators rolled out new rules this fall that include getting...
Dreamtroit Aims To Give Artists Low-Cost Places To Live In Motor City
“Seven tumultuous years in the making, the nearly four-acre campus own and have developed now has 76 studio lofts, retains its graffiti-splashed interior...
Why Did Gustav Klimt Use So Much Gold Leaf?
Turns out, it ran in the family. - Artnet
Back To The Future: The Atlantic Magazine Returns To Monthly Print
“The decision to restore our print publication frequency to pre-internet levels was not made lightly, but it also seemed logical, given the strength and...
Met Chief Slams New York Times Chief Music Critic
On Monday night, Met director Peter Gelb returned fire, strafing the Gray Lady — and its chief classical critic, Zachary Woolfe — and claiming there was...
John Eliot Gardiner Undercutting His Old Ensembles Is Disgraceful, And So Are The Presenters...
Andrew Mellor: "At best, he looks like a bitter fool. It’s a shame for him, for anyone who has a modicum of respect for...
Why 1984’s “Terminator” Movie Still Resonates Today
The film’s legacy in pop culture is enduring. Cameron’s dark vision of the future created a cultural shock that continues to resonate to this...
How The Nobel Literature Prize Keeps Getting It Right
The fact that the Academy has alighted on a deserving, interesting winner of the prize continues to be strange and miraculous, even if the...
When All Of Paris Is A Festival
The multidisciplinary festival, which goes until late December and features 84 events spread over 60 venues, throughout Paris and its environs. Encompassing theater, dance,...
Massachusetts Is One Of The Most Art-Vibrant States: Study
"A new study finds that Massachusetts stands out as a national leader in arts vibrancy, with every region — from the Berkshires to Cape...
True Cost Of Video Game Piracy: About 20 Percent Of Revenues
While the true effect of piracy on sales revenue is likely somewhere between those two extremes, piracy's precise financial impact on a game has...
