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...
Buildings Become ‘Sky Gardens’ With Designers Who Bring Humans And Nature Back Together
OK, sure, we may not want too much forest or savannah in our skyscrapers, but some is good for humans. - The Observer (UK)
The Joys Of The Baghdad Book Fair
"Patrons savor the chance to browse aisles of paperbacks and hardcovers stacked on tables in pavilions from different countries. ... To revel in what...
Building A Tutu That Can Stand Up To ‘Nutcracker’ Demands Takes A Long Time
Ask a wardrobe supervisor: "To build a singular tutu it’s 80-100 hours. ... There’s 15 yards of tulle, and 10-14 layers, depending on the...
The Dramatic Trust Fall Of Going To Theatre In 2021
"We have to trust that most people no longer venture out while sick, that they are not manufacturing fake proof of vaccination, that they...
Richard Rogers, Who Turned Architecture Inside Out And Altered The Skylines Of Paris And...
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect who designed the Pompidou (with Renzo Piano), the Millennium Dome, and Lloyd's of London, has died at 88. He had...
The Wildest Parties Of Art History
As our holiday parties go on yet another COVID-19 hiatus, might as well look at parties painted by the greats. - The Guardian (UK)
Inside The First Manhattan Bookstore Owned By An Asian American Woman
Owner Lucy Yu made the decision "to embark on this journey—now, in the midst of a pandemic, on the heels of so much anti-Asian...
YouTube TV Loses Disney, ESPN, ABC Content Over Dispute
It's about money, of course, but subscribers - especially sports fans - may not care about the reasons. "The outage came during an ESPN...
The Wide-Angle Vision And Broad Legacy Of bell hooks
Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how hooks's books and other writing worked: "Sometimes people say things, or write things, that so capture your experience that you...
Why Is Such A Great Actor Such A Not-Great Director?
"As a movie star, George Clooney is a happy warrior, always ready with a thoughtful quote or charming anecdote, and he’s the rare celebrity...
How A Sculpture Became A God Again
You can thank the FBI - and also the people of Nepal, who restored the temple and convinced others that the deity had not...
Chris Noth Accused By Third Woman Of Sexual Assault
A now-30-year-old tech executive has texts and other evidence from the alleged assault in 2010, by the then-35-year-old The Sex and the City star....
Los Angeles’s Iconic Cinerama Dome To Reopen Under New Ownership
"The Cinerama Dome first opened in 1963. The venue survived a demolition scare in 1998, when a proposal by Pacific Theatres would have stripped...
The Rockettes Are Canceled For The Season
The COVID-caused cancellation comes at an terrible time for the performers and staff. Many other shows are canceling for the weekend or week as...
Bridgerton Plus TikTok Stars Equals A Grammy Nomination
There is no Bridgerton musical, and yet ... the pandemic lack of Broadway "left room for voters to be more adventurous, opening the door...
How Twitter Distorts Intimacy (And Context)
The frequency of context-destruction is no accident. Twitter rewards high-context speech, and then gives us the perfect tool to decontextualize that speech. Twitter is...
Apple Streaming Has Been Crap For Classical Music. So It Bought An Expert
With a view to improving that experience, presumably, Apple acquired dedicated classical music streaming service Primephonic in August 2021. In a press release, the company...
The Further Adventures In Testing Whether Hybrid Performances Of Theatre Draw Audiences
"The show sold a bit below their historical average—which the company anticipated, not least because of the rising concern around yet another COVID variant—but...
