Do Great Books Courses Make Us Better?
John McWhorter: "To simply know that the kinds of questions Rousseau stimulates are, indeed, questions makes you a better person in the sheer sense...
Revealed: Boris Johnson Argued Passionately For Return Of Parthenon Marbles In 1986
“The Elgin marbles should leave this northern whisky-drinking guilt-culture, and be displayed where they belong: in a country of bright sunshine and the landscape...
“Best Theatre of 2021” Makes No Sense – But There’s Plenty To Be Grateful...
No one could pretend that we’re back to normal yet. There likely is no going back — and after a year of overdue cultural...
Seven Theatre Trends For 2022
Journalist Jonathan Mandell looks at the trends from the past year and sees progress and stagnation. - New York Theatre
Why The Music Catalog Market Is Setting New Records
New investors, including private equity firms, have poured billions of dollars into the market, viewing music royalties as a kind of safe commodity —...
America Out Of Ideas? No – But Our Market For Ideas Is Broken
Two weeks ago, I wrote that the U.S. needed a revitalized culture of experimentation. Now I think that what we really need is more...
You Think Jesus Christ, Superstar Was The First Concept Album To Become A Musical?
Nope. That honor goes to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. "The 1966 concept recording is a fascinating document for fans of the musical,...
A Book At Christmas Can Change The Entire Course Of A Life
Choose wisely. - The Guardian (UK)
Can Northern Ireland’s Christmas Pantos Possibly Be Safe This Year?
Maybe not, but the performers are eager not to replicate last year's cancellations and lack of revenue. And yet ... a thousand screaming children...
Reading In Translation
"Well, friends, another grim and grueling plague year is drawing to a close, and that can mean only one thing." Reading - but why...
A Change That Means Much More Than Hope
The 88-year-old Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin says Canada's commitment to making First Nations stories has grown tremendously. From where she began to now, she...
We’re Never Going Back To Normal
So we have to figure out how to deal with "normal-adjacent," at least for the foreseeable future. - Los Angeles Times
How To Write A Novel In A Month
Don't start writing the sex scenes just before your in-laws arrive, for one. - The Guardian (UK)
Making The Change You Want To See Behind (And In Front Of) The Cameras
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has become a producer as well as a star actor. "Acting is just one department of the entertainment industry. ... curious...
Randall Kenan Should Take His Rightful Place Beside Gabriel Garcia Marquez In The Canon...
"Whether owing to regional or racial bias, or to the author’s deeply ingrained humility and privacy, Kenan has not taken his rightful place in...
The Royal Albert Has Seen A Massive Drop In Sales Since News About Omicron...
The concert hall in London is feeling the pain - and asking the British government to make masks and proof of vaccination required for...
The Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick For The NEA
Maria Rosario Jackson will be both the first African American and the first Mexican American to lead the NEA. - Washington Post
If You Need A Warped, Tortured, Or Villainous Movie Character, Call Britain
They have the actors to suit any Hollywood twistedness or despair. And, let's face it, "There is clearly a very strong appetite for bleak...
New York Wants To Do What To Penn Station Now?
Redevelop it, of course. Not everyone's a fan: "A plan to redevelop New York’s Pennsylvania Station (or Penn Station) and its surrounding blocks is facing...
What Omicron? Spidey Got Off To A Pandemic-Busting Weekend Start
The third movie in the Tom Holland Spider-Man universe busted records, reaching the third biggest opening ever, not just during the pandemic. What does...
Will NFTs Transform The Art World?
"If you believe the hype, NFTs are poised to transform the art world, changing not only how art is bought and sold, but also...
The Oneida Nation Puts Up A Glowing Art Show
But it's not for winter warmth - the giant purple and green tipis are meant to draw attention to the disproportionate affects of the...
Saturday Night Live’s Last Show Of The Year Represented Just How Bleak Things Feel
Especially in New York, where last-minute omicron-variant cancellations led to a very strange night. "The rigid format—with every sketch introduced by one of the...
Why People Who Aren’t Rich Can’t Stop Watching Real Housewives And Succession
Basically? Schadenfreude. (And there's a lot more sociological analysis in this article - yes, in USA Today.) - USA Today
Eve Babitz’s Words Had A Powerful, Frank Effect On Los Angeles
Her books - like Eve's Hollywood and Sex and Rage - brought new views of the city to those outside, and her frank, fresh...
