Comedian Hasan Minhaj Says His Personal Stories Are Embellished
His admission is causing quite the freak-out online - but that's how comedy works: It doesn't have to be "real." - Los Angeles Times
We Never Should Have Had ‘Universal’ Museums
The British Museum scandal "is an opportunity to radically reimagine the mission and purpose of the universal museum — places like the Metropolitan Museum,...
Drew Barrymore, It Didn’t Have To Be This Way
A lot of syndicated talk shows are still going (or never stopped) because stations contract for hundreds of shows worth of content. So "this...
Don’t Scroll Or Flip Past That Epigraph, Authors Plead
Why not? "They create a vibe, a sense of what to expect from the story." - The New York Times
Long Before Hogwarts, There Was The Wizard School Of Diana Wynne Jones
"Jones’s work is galvanised by her respect for the children who read her books. They are warm, sardonic and, in places, unexpectedly elliptical." -...
Something Weird Is Going On With Men And The Roman Empire
This might be one area where it's perfectly appropriate to blame video games and movies. - Wired
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Board Removes Former Rolling Stone Editor
Jann Wenner, a founder of the Hall of Fame, was removed after an interview in which he said "said that Black and female musicians...
The NYT Says Video Games Should Be Covered Like Theatre
"We review every single play or musical that opens on Broadway," says Jason Bailey, an NYT culture editor. "We review hundreds of movies a...
How Putin Eliminated Theatre In Russia
New legislation has banned the use of obscenity in literary texts, theatre and cinema. They’ve also censored blasphemy, forbidden the promotion of “non-traditional” (a euphemism...
A Major Ancient Cave Art Discovery
“Once we began the proper systematic survey, we realized we were facing a major cave art site, like the ones that can be found...
Report: Majority Of US Museum Workers Want To Quit
Two-thirds of museum workers are thinking about leaving their jobs, if not the field altogether, according to a survey out this month. The top...
Another US Regional Theater Company Drops The Traditional Directorship Model
"Crowded Fire is taking what might be its boldest step yet by dissolving its traditional hierarchical management in favor of a seven-person shared model...
No More History Musicals From Lin-Manuel Miranda
“I’ll give you a scoop: I don’t think I’m writing another history musical ever f - - - - - g again. You think...
A Call For Public Radio To Step Up Their News Operations
The paper, which has been endorsed more than 120 leaders across public media, calls for “bold investment” by local organizations to expand their newsrooms...
“Disaster Was My God” — The Short, Wild, Obnoxious Life Of Arthur Rimbaud
"One hundred and fifty years ago this week, holed up at his family's farm in the Ardennes, 19-year-old Arthur Rimbaud … had reached the...
Hollywood Stars Working On System To Manage AI Versions Of Themselves
Metaphysic claims that this system could effectively help actors to use generative artificial intelligence algorithms to create their own face, voice and performance data over time,...
Julie Kent, Houston Ballet Co-Director, On Beauty In Dance
"(It's) the artist's willingness to be completely vulnerable on a stage. … Tutus and tiaras — that's a very, very dated and small idea...
Placemaking? – Is That A Typo?
I have a confession to make: I have no idea what "placemaking" is. The more I hear the word, the less I understand it....
Sculptor Fernando Botero, 91
Botero’s paintings of Colombian governmental officials and clergy are now known the world over. He said that when he first started making them, in...
Jann Wenner Defends The Rock Generation
As befits a man who has been held up as an avatar of his generation’s achievements and failings, Wenner has left behind a complex...
The “Severe” Financial Crisis At Sacramento’s Public Radio Stations Isn’t Just About Listenership And...
"CapRadio's problems are much deeper than a shifting media landscape, former employees and current management say: three costly construction projects combined with falling revenue...
For Years Saudi Arabia Waged War On Video Games. Now They Want To Be...
For years, this kingdom’s Islamic clerics waged a war on videogames, banning popular titles such as “Pokémon” for promoting blasphemy, violence and laziness. Now,...
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Next Book Will Be A Bunch of Song Lyrics
"The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent will be published on 7 March 2024 by Faber, featuring 16 sets...
David Adjaye’s London Office Will Reportedly Lay Off Half Its Staff; Former Employees Describe...
"Allegations of sexual misconduct against David Adjaye ... sent shockwaves through the profession and led clients to cancel a string of projects. Now, his...
Ireland Slaps TikTok With $367 Million Fine
"TikTok has been fined €345 million — about $367 million — by (Ireland's Data Protection Commission), which ruled the app violated the EU's data-privacy...
