“The Movie Critic” Was Supposed To Be Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film. Why Did It...
He reportedly had major stars attached and very enthusiastic studio (Sony) behind the project. Yet he dropped it all last week; he'll still make...
Exit Interview: Chicago Lyric Opera’s Anthony Freud
I think the simplistic stereotype of my European colleagues assuming that American general directors are kicked around mercilessly by unconscionable wealthy donors is as...
Has Tamara Rojo Pulled Off A Miracle At San Francisco Ballet?
A new ballet so popular it got an extra seven performances at the end of the season. Big — and younger — crowds. Conga...
FCC Fines Non-Profit WBAI For Broadcasting Commercials
FCC Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer says they negotiated a consent decree with Pacifica in which the broadcaster acknowledges that it has violated the...
With DeSantis’s Feuds Fading, Government At Disney World Is Blessedly Boring Again
"What made this (latest) meeting different from most during the past year or so was that it came a month after Disney and DeSantis’s...
Is TikTok Going Away Soon? Short Answer: No!
Should the court-y things not go in ByteDance’s favor, then? They could always push the next Congress, and the next president, to repeal the...
Journalists At Italy’s National Broadcaster Plan A Strike Over Political Interference
"Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI will strike next month in protest against the 'suffocating control' over their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government....
A Moral Obligation To Disrupt On Behalf Of The Planet?
As a citizen waking up to this terrible truth, as the situation becomes more and more desperate, does the obligation to take desperate measures...
After 20-Odd Years, Shelley Duvall Has Returned To Acting. Here’s Where She’s Been All...
She returned to her home state, Texas, and settled in a rural town not far from Austin. Yes, there have been struggles with mental...
Jazz Is Pulled From Phoenix Public Radio Station KJZZ
A statement from station management said, "After years of observing audience data, it is clear that listeners are not staying for music programming. The...
A Bad Omen: At Le Moulin Rouge In Paris, The Blades Fell Off The...
"The blades fell onto the street below in the early hours of the morning. The cause of the collapse is not clear. Police say...
The Onion Has Been Sold To A Very Apt Buyer
"Chicago-based firm Global Tetrahedron — which shares a name with a mock corporation that served as a long-running gag on the satirical news site...
Godard Finished This Film The Day Before He Died. It’s Premiering Next Month At...
"Scénarios is an 18-minute short that the film-maker finished in 2022 the day before he died via an assisted suicide procedure in Switzerland. Godard...
Esperanza Spalding, Chay Yew, Nataki Garrett Among Winners Of $525,000 Doris Duke Artist Awards
The MacArthur-like prizes, given annually to up to six artists working in contemporary dance, theater, and jazz, go this year to theater directors Chay...
The Louvre Is Considering Moving Mona Lisa To Its Own Underground Room
"A recent survey showed tourists did not enjoy the experience (of seeing the famous portrait), with comments ranging from 'never been so disappointed' to...
The Recycle Wars: When Literature Begets Literature
The rewriting of old books is hardly a new practice, though it’s one that critics often like to complain about. Doesn’t anyone have an original...
Behind San Francisco Conservatory’s Big Bets On The Future
"At Curtis, it’s just the music, but we tell you you’ll know something about how the music business works and we think...
How Losing Non-Compete Clauses Will Affect Hollywood
“The new FTC rule shines a klieg light on how best to retain quality employees in the industry — noncompetes are on their way out, so...
Arts Council England Is Broken. Theatre Leaders Have Some Ideas To Fix It
Leaders from across the theatre sector have outlined their vision for a reformed Arts Council England, warning that an unchanged funding body could stoke...
Study: New Zealanders’ Participation In The Arts
Among the encouraging stats, participation in the arts has reached its highest level since the survey began in 2005, up to 54%. Young people, deaf and...
Study: Our Perception Of Time Is Influenced By What We Experience
When viewing larger or less-cluttered scenes, participants were more likely to experience time dilation; thinking that they had viewed the picture for longer than...
Standup Comedian Asks Mother With Fussy Baby To Leave Venue, Brouhaha Breaks Out
"Comedian Arj Barker’s interaction with a mother who brought a seven-month-old baby to his comedy show in Melbourne on Saturday night has sparked outrage,...
No-Name Philadelphia Pops Orchestra Now Wants The Name
The self-organized group of musicians playing under the No Name Pops banner is negotiating with the family of late pianist and conductor Peter Nero...
Bringing Professional Ballet To Green Bay, Wisconsin
Pacific Northwest Ballet principals Kyle Davis and Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan had long wanted to bring fully professional dance to Davis's hometown. After several years of...
How America Got Hooked On Credit Card Culture
By the late 1960s, bankers increasingly saw credit cards, which combined innovative information technology with access to affluent consumer markets, as the road to...
