Folks Lined Up Around The Block For What Might Be Philly’s Last-Ever Wanamaker Light...
“They came to the Wanamaker Building on Christmas Eve … out of love for the ghosts of Christmas past — and to share a...
Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled With Only Few Days’ Notice
“The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President...
The Rockettes, At 100, Need To Give Their Creativity A Good Kick
Gia Kourlas: “They have regressed to being a legacy brand — good for merchandise but sad for the art of precision dance. … True...
“Nothing Is Too Extravagant For Christ” — This May Be America’s Most Over-The-Top Christmas...
The 17,000 costume pieces are the least extravagant feature of The Gift of Christmas, the annual spectacular presented by Prestonwood Baptist Church near Dallas. On...
Why Did So Many Art Galleries Close This Year?
Overall, when it came to galleries, the dominant vibe was one of endings more than beginnings—and it continued a building drumbeat. Those who closed...
Archaeologist Discovers A Pharaoh’s “Valley Temple”
“Nyuserra’s sun temple, which is located in Abu Ghurab about 10 miles south of Cairo, was composed of two parts: the previously excavated upper...
Are Our Grandparents Being Captured By Their Phones?
“I am constantly begging my mom to put her phone down, every time I see her she is just mindlessly scrolling. I swear her...
Disney Has Had Its Best Box Office Year Since Before The Pandemic
Disney is the first and only studio to cross $6B this year, the next best major is Warner Bros with $4.3B. 2025 repped Disney’s...
AI Voice Clones Are Amazing. But Also Troublesome In Defining Identity
Technology may blur boundaries, but it also reveals who holds the power. When male creators use AI to simulate female voices and personas, are...
The “Godfather” Of Asian-American Media, Robert Nakamura, Has Died At 88
“As an independent filmmaker, photographer, teacher and activist, he explored issues of justice, identity, memory and racism. He was a founder of Visual Communications,...
2025 Was A Very Tough Year For Libraries. These Are The Top Stories
Federal funding, the freedom to read, perpetual or temporary access to print and digital collections, and AI innovations saw new and unpredictable developments on a...
We Know So Little About How Our Senses Interact. Why Does Music Make Food...
When we sit down for a meal, all of our senses come to the table, and some of them have unexpected effects. Heavier cutlery,...
Authors Sue AI Companies Over Copyright (Again)
The group of authors, which includes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou, are among those who opted out of the proposed $1.5 billion settlement of...
Movie Extras Are An Endangered Species
Central Casting — now so eponymous that its name has become a cultural phrase — celebrated its 100th anniversary earlier this month. Remember the...
Conductor Lorenzo Viotti Will Be Zurich Opera House’s Next Music Director
The Lausanne-born maestro will take up the position in August 2028 for two seasons; the short contract term aligns him with that of the...
Philadelphia Art Museum Doubles Down On Fired Director
“Arbitration clauses are interpreted literally, but not foolishly,” the new filing argues. It asks the court to enter an order compelling Suda to submit...
British Museum’s Longterm Loans Program Doesn’t Remediate Colonial Looting
Long-term loans are not restitution. They do not acknowledge historical wrongdoing, nor do they restore agency to source communities. Instead, they reinforce a museum’s...
Ten Shirtless Men Compete To Star In A Christmas Movie: The Hallmark Channel Does...
The series is called Finding Mr. Christmas. “What is fascinating about the premise is that it’s television for women about men making television for...
You Can Now Go On A Hallmark Christmas Movie Tour
“Connecticut — the location for at least 22 holiday films by Hallmark, Lifetime and others — is promoting tours of the quaint Christmas-card cities and towns...
Mass Market Paperbacks Are About To Disappear From The US Market
“The decision made this winter by ReaderLink to stop distributing mass market paperback books at the end of 2025 was the latest blow to...
Florida Officials Tried To Stop “A Drag Queen Christmas” In Pensacola. Didn’t Work.
“The state attorney general has spent nearly two months lobbying Pensacola officials to cancel the show, to no avail. Instead, the 1,600-capacity tour stop...
After Two Years Shut Down Due To War, Christmas Celebrations In Bethlehem Are Back
The traditional birthplace of Jesus is in the West Bank, and the livelihoods of thousands of people in the Palestinian town depend on visiting...
Why Did Broadway’s “The Queen Of Versailles” Flop So Badly?
“The Queen of Versailles, the biggest-budget production to open on Broadway this fall and the only large-scale new musical, aspired to be a cautionary...
American Ballet Companies Really Need Their “Nutcracker”
It’s been a commonplace for decades that troupes depend on the income from Nutcracker ticket sales to support the rest of their seasons. For...
How A Linguist Constructed The Na’vi Language For The “Avatar” Films
Paul Frommer’s initial parameters were that the language had to sound “nice” (director James Cameron’s word), since they are a relatively peaceful race, and...
