Actors’ Equity UK Adopts “Comedian’s Charter” Governing Safety And Employment Conditions
The measures included "will ensure pay transparency, a safe working environment, late-night safety, and anti-harassment and discrimination policies. ... In the months ahead, we'll...
Actor Anne Heche In “Extreme Critical Condition” After Driving Her Car Into Two Different...
"She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention. She is in a coma and has not regained...
Olivia Newton-John, Pop Superstar Of The 1970s And ’80s, Dead At 73
"Through a career that included 100m album sales and a starring role in Grease (1978), one of the most successful musicals in film history,...
Two Years Ago Keith Jarrett Had A Stroke. Here’s How He’s Doing
"I sit down at the piano. Last couple of days, I was there every day. I don't get much back from my right hand,...
Marvel’s Special Effects Artists Are Speaking Up About Working Conditions
The work is contracted to a VFX house at a set price. An effects artist might manage grueling hours to meet hard release dates...
The Bookstore As Expedition
The Internet dealt a major blow by creating a massive single market for used books, undercutting the bread-and-butter lower end of the secondhand market....
Our Brains Fill In Details Of Experience Based On Other Experiences
If you’ve ever had a conversation with someone about an event you both participated in that left you feeling like one of you was...
Here’s What Happens When You Offer Free Grammar Advice
I know how deep people’s relationship to grammar runs, because I’ve been teaching adults of all socioeconomic and educational backgrounds for thirty years. Language...
What If We Are The Ancients The Future Remembers?
Longtermism is about taking seriously just how big the future could be and how high the stakes are in shaping it. If humanity survives...
Where The US Is Losing Population
The examination of age shifts shows a loss of young people under age 18 and those in their prime working ages (18 through 59)....
Why Elevators Are Losing Their Music
With phones and constant connectivity do we really need a song during our elevator journeys? Apparently not. Elevators are losing their soundtracks. At least,...
New Leader For 9/11 Museum
Elizabeth Hillman, 54, who served as a U.S. Air Force space operations officer in the 1990s before becoming a law professor in the 2000s,...
How Museums Are Dealing With LGBTQ Cultures
Queer Britain is just one of a wave of new L.G.B.T.Q. institutions in London. “We’re still trying to see how we fit together with...
How ‘Prey’ Figured Out Indigenous Rep
One of the actors: Don't doubt the concept. Before contact with Europeans, North America "was a pretty hoppin’ area. And they were pretty skilled...
The Terrifying Rise Of Anti-Muslim Hate Music In India
"The lyrics are abusive or threatening. They are usually based on the premise that Hindus have suffered for centuries at the hands of Muslims...
Quiet Sonic Soundscapes Are For The Rich
"Nearly 60 percent of recent grievances center on what I’d consider lifestyle choices: music and parties and people talking loudly. But one person’s loud is...
Why And How Some Musicians Are Updating Their Music Once It’s Already Out
It's digital files, of course. - NPR
We Wanted The Internet To Be Great, And For A While It Felt Great
Then along came smartphones. - The New York Times
Is HBO Max Being Gutted?
The merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery, and the casual axing of Batgirl, have subscribers and investors worried. Streaming seems more doomed than usual this...
Chadwick Boseman Gave An Iconic Performance, But Should Marvel Recast Black Panther After His...
It seemed unthinkable for months after Boseman's untimely death from colon cancer. But now, "there is a sharp yearning driving the movement to recast...
A Final Comedy Lesson From Robin Williams
"Laughter at your own expense — unleashed when you need it most — can heal what ails you, keep your ego in check and...
The Composer On The Meaning Of M. Butterfly In Today’s World
"I felt in opera I could freely integrate — to twist and to turn, to create all the drama with the music. Some plays...
Ten Years On, What Do Original Instagram ‘Influencers’ Think Of Their Lives?
Well, they owe their community. "I spend most of my time on my businesses, not on social media. ... The time I do spend...
London’s Horniman Museum To Return 72 Pieces Of Art To Nigeria
The images were looted in the 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin. "Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass...
Keke Palmer Says Being A Child Star Is Absolutely Exploitative
Not to relentlessly beat this drum, but she says, "you don’t even know your limits yourself. ... And a lot of what you later...
