Turns Out No Matter How Big A Star You Are, You Can’t Just Film...
Or so Spain is telling Katy Perry, whose production company apparently didn’t bother to get permission to film near environmentally sensitive, and protected, sand...
“Chile Is A Nation Of Muralists”
"Bridges across dry riverbeds in the Atacama desert are daubed with slogans demanding the equitable distribution of Chile’s water, and graffiti on rural bus...
Animators Fear What Hollywood Will Do With AI
That is, they fear both for their jobs and for the profession of animation itself. As one striker says, “How many artists do you...
A Guy Who Writes Fiction Suggests How To Get Guys To Read Fiction
Jason Diamond: "I’ve often heard this discussed as some existential problem that might be impossible to tackle, as if people have thrown up their...
An Appreciation Of Gena Rowlands, The Fiercest Star Of Indie Movies
The actor was so much more than The Notebook. “Rowlands had a rich and varied career, … but her greatest roles were with John...
Thousands Of Protestors March Against Slovakia’s Culture Minister And Her Firing Spree
"The crowds (marching in Bratislava) claimed that the dismissals (of the directors of the National Gallery and National Theatre) are a political purge by...
A Veteran Dolly Grip In Hollywood Fears That His Profession May Become Extinct
Diego Mariscal has worked on more than 80 feature films and TV shows. Yet with the advent of AI and the likelihood of virtual...
Melbourne Symphony Walks Back Its Cancellation of Pianist Over Gaza Statement From Stage
Jayson Gillham was removed from a concerto performance with the orchestra this week after, at an earlier solo recital, he dedicated a new work...
The Discovery Of Fossils Changed Everything About How (Western) Humans See Themselves
"(It) challenged long-held theological and scientific assumptions about nature and humankind’s place in it: that the Bible was to be taken literally; that the...
Rothko Chapel In Houston Is Closed Indefinitely Following July’s Hurricane Beryl
"Heavy rain and gale-force winds caused leakage to come through the roof of the structure. Part of the ceiling and several walls sustained water...
For The First Time In Years, Burning Man Is Not Sold Out
"For more than a decade, tickets to Burning Man have sold out almost immediately – sometimes in a matter of minutes. But this year,...
Gena Rowlands Has Died At 94
"(She) conveyed bewitching allure and wrenching vulnerability on-screen — notably in A Woman Under the Influence and many other movies directed by her husband,...
How Shall We Deal With Google?
“A truly effective remedy need seek not only to punish Google for its past offenses but also open markets by meaningfully restraining the company...
Banksy Strikes Again, This Time At The London Zoo
“The artist’s support organization, Pest Control Office, found all the theorizing about the meaning of each new image ‘way too involved’ and that...
Getting That Perfect Olympics Shot
“The Olympics is probably the most competitive sports photography environment on earth. It’s the best photographers who shoot sports all come together. You’ve got...
On A Late Summer Road Trip, Check Out These Literary Stops In Each State
From the best places to read to poets of note in each state, this map is a treasure trove of some of the best...
You’ve Seen Him Dominate Shogun, But There’s So Much More To Hiroyuki Sanada
In the 1980s, Sanada - who began acting on the big screen at 5 years old - starred in Japanese and Hong Kong action...
We Know Theatre Has To Adapt And Change, But How?
“The things we will try have not been tested. The new ideas will seem too radical to implement. The work will necessitate giving up...
“Radical Courage” — How André De Shields Managed To Have A 50-Year Career In...
"The combination of the family" — he's one of 11 children — "and the city (Baltimore) provided me with what I call 'radical courage.'...
The Bigger, Better Return Of The Edinburgh Film Fest
“The 77-year-old festival was plunged into crisis two years ago when the Centre for the Moving Image, operator of both the festival and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema...
David Robertson Has A Metaphor For Conducting
“As a composer, getting a musical idea down on the page feels like a butterfly lover who catches this miraculous, beautiful thing. You then...
Is It Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Time, At Last?
Weinberg, a Jewish composer born in Poland, “found refuge in Soviet Russia, but reputation in the West is largely overshadowed by that of...
We Should Teach Schoolkids Meditation Skills The Same Way We Do Sports And Arts
"Where do we learn and refine the skills to be an artist or an athlete? We go to school. … (Schools) provide resources to...
New York’s Dance And Performance Awards Have Paused For What’s Being Called A Restructure
Everything in-person is paused for fundraising. “The Bessies will not hold its customary annual awards ceremony, party, or press conference, … the awards'...
“I Think One Of The Funniest Things You Can Do Is Try To Dance...
"As a dancer and a comedian, Sarah McCreanor, known as Smac, likes to up the ante. Why mimic a dance or a person when...
