All About Pedro Almodóvar’s Mother
She earned money by writing and reading letters for illiterate neighbors in their village, and Pedrito noticed that what Mama said aloud didn't always...
Much Beloved Dance Retreat Lost In California Forest Fires
Cohasset, a Butte County community atop a ridge north of Chico, is home to about 400 residents and the site of a 26-year-old annual...
Satellite TV Business Is In Dire Straits
The numbers bear out a dire situation for satellite TV. Just 13 million U.S. households subscribe to it, a decrease of about 15.3 percent...
Why The Traditional TV Business Is Tanking
While subscriber numbers are tanking, programmers prop up revenues by raising carriage fees for their channels—the aforementioned “higher contractual rates.” Instead of making TV...
Once-Lucrative Late Night Talk Shows Are Facing New Austerity
Late night, it appears, is now firmly in belt-tightening mode. Or as one veteran late night producer says, “there’s definitely a new reality when...
Alan Cumming Is Taking Over A Theatre In His Native Scotland
The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor will become artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre, a well-regarded company located near his birthplace in the highlands of...
Why Is Children’s Experience Of Time Different From That Of Adults
"It's strange that we don't still really know the answers to questions like when do children have a proper distinction between the past and...
The Breakdancer Who Got Zero Points At The Olympics Is Now Ranked No. 1...
Yes, Raygun (civilian name: Dr. Rachael Gunn), the Australian academic whose singularly odd performances and (ahem) perfect score made her one of the viral...
Just Like The Old Days: Russian Books That Would Be Banned At Home Are...
"The StraightForward Foundation ... acts like a pro bono literary agency. It connects Russian authors, writing about sensitive topics, to publishers abroad, who publish...
Judge Throws Out City Of Portland’s Lawsuit Against Oregon Public Broadcasting
In October 2023, OPB's environmental reporter filed a public records request for documents about Portland's Clean Energy Fund. City officials denied it, and she...
Longtime San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director Calls Budget Cut “Deeply Insulting”
"Vance George, who led the Chorus for 23 years, called the Symphony’s proposal to slash up to 80% of the group’s budget 'simply awful,'...
Florida School District Must Restore Banned Books To School Libraries
Under a settlement agreement, the School Board of Nassau County (along the border with Georgia, about 35 miles northeast of Jacksonville) must restore access...
Who Will Succeed Glenn Lowry At MoMA? The Guessing Game Begins
One thing which these reporters seem confident of is that the Museum of Modern Art's next boss is unlikely to be a white man....
Francis Ford Coppola Sues Variety For Libel
The director filed suit against the trade magazine and two of its executive editors over a story posted in July which quoted anonymous sources...
War, Love, And Impressionism: The Story Of Eduard And Berthe
In an excerpt from his new book, Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, Sebastian Smee writes about the partnership, both...
The Billionaire Composer And His Ability To Buy High-Profile Performers
The composer had seemingly appeared from nowhere. Now he was engaging the world’s best soloists to perform his music—compositions that some musicians and critics...
The Internet Archive Court Loss Traps Libraries In Untenable Position
This decision harms libraries. It locks them into an e-book ecosystem designed to extract as much money as possible while harvesting (and reselling) reader...
NaNoWriMo Suggested Using AI To Write Novels, And Actual Novelists Are Furious
The organization argued that AI helps disabled or marginalized writers who don't have industry connections. As one of many now-former members put it, "It’s...
How Grassroots Advocacy Remade Arts Funding In St. Petersburg, Florida
“We’re calling ourselves the ‘City of the Arts’ in St. Pete so it’s just the right thing for the city to contribute to that...
Could A Proposed New California Law Rein In AI Development?
Critics have painted a nearly apocalyptic picture of its impact, calling it a threat to startups, open source developers, and academics. Supporters call it...
New York Indicts Harvey Weinstein On New Rape Charges Ahead Of Retrial
"Prosecutors retrying Weinstein’s overturned rape conviction disclosed last week that they had begun presenting to a grand jury evidence of ... three additional allegations...
Spotify Wins Eminem Royalty Fight Over “Billions Of Streams”
A judge in Tennessee has ruled that Spotify will not be liable for any lost royalties, despite finding that Spotify did not have a...
How Disney Turned Deadpool And Wolverine Into A Global Phenomenon
Brand partnerships saw the Deadpool and Wolverine characters shilling for everything from Xbox and Heineken, to Adidas, Aviation Gin (natch), Old Spice, DiGiornio pizzas, and more. - Fast Company
Google Will Create “Fake” Podcasts From Your Notes, Including Hosts Who Banter
Google isn’t making things up when it says the AI hosts will “banter” with each other, either. When trying out Audio Overview for myself,...
How Do You Make An Audiobook Out Of A Graphic Novel?
Often the adaptation is in the style of a radio play, with sound design providing context for the original's dialogue. Sometimes the original visuals...
