Tag: 05.25.21
‘Uncancel Culture’: Kevin Spacey, Aziz Ansari, Mel Gibson, Louis CK …
Peter Bradshaw, considering the news that Kevin Spacey is acting again (albeit in a small European film): "Could this be Hollywood's hot new thing...
Could Museums Become Like Libraries?
That is, welcoming to all, free, and more a central part of public life? There's a little problem with this idea, which former Queens...
Okay, Public Radio: ‘Our Culture Of Host Hero Worship Creates Monsters, And It Is...
In the wake of Bob Garfield's firing from On the Media for what he's described as "anger mismanagement," Celeste Headlee — who endured mistreatment...
30 Years Ago, SoundScan Completely Upended The Pop Music Business
"On May 25, 1991 — 30 years ago Tuesday — Billboard … started counting album sales with scanners and computers and whatnot, and not...
Yeccch! Advertisers Try To Muscle In To Streaming Services
To get more advertisers to move their dollars to streaming, the TV executives are working furiously to gather all the streaming fans for the...
Medieval Village In Italy Emerges From Waters That Swallowed It Up 70 Years Ago
"In 1950, the Italian village of Curon was flooded to merge two adjacent lakes and make room for an electric plant. Since then, the...
Why Does Social Media Make Us Feel Bad? There’s Science For That!
Concerns around social media have become mainstream, but researchers have yet to elucidate the specific cognitive mechanisms that explain the toll it takes on...
Why Is Spotify Getting Into Virtual Concerts Just As In-Person Performances Are Coming Back?
The demand for remote performances is presumably waning, which is why it's weird that Spotify just entered the virtual concert business and thinks people...
Still Ticking: The Mousetrap, Running For 67 Years In London, Gets Set To Resume...
For 427 days, an old wooden board inside the foyer of St Martin’s Theatre in London was stuck on the number 28,199. It had...
Finalists To Fill Trafalgar’s Fourth Plinth
Mayor Sadiq Khan said it was the "most international line-up" of artists. The landmark has been home to a rolling commission of artworks since...
Forgotten Archive Of Brontë Family Manuscripts Headed To Auction
"The collection was put together by Arthur Bell Nicholls, the widower of Charlotte, who of the six Brontë children lived the longest, dying in...
Performance Artist And Director Robbie McCauley Dead At 78
" résumé included reimagining classic American plays through diverse casting and a stint in the ensemble of Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking 1976 Broadway show, For...
NFT Of One Of YouTube’s Most-Viewed Videos Of All Times Is Sold For Beaucoup...
Sunday's spending spree means the mysterious anonymous bidder will become the owner of the Charlie Bit My Finger clip. But it also gives them...
This Island, A COVID Success Story, Had Kept Its Stages Running Right Through The...
"A recent surge in cases — Taiwan's worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic — has brought a halt to cultural life on...
Largest Queer Theatre In L.A. Fires Director For Sexual Misconduct
Michael A. Shepperd, artistic director of Celebration Theatre, has been terminated following an internal investigation of allegations that he groped and propositioned an actor...
‘Let The People Pee Without Missing A Note!’ — Maybe Doing Two-Hour Operas With...
For its first post-pandemic performances this fall, Lyric Opera of Chicago — based, it seems, on feedback from potential audience members and official guidelines...
Federal Court OKs Alan Dershowitz’s Libel Suit Against CNN
Representing Trump during his first impeachment trial, Dershowitz ended his answer to a question from Sen. Ted Cruz by saying, "Every public official that...
Anna Halprin, Pioneer Of Postmodern Dance, Dead At 100
"Before Halprin, American dance was cast in Graham's regal mold, presented formally onstage, and performed by highly trained bodies that acted out the...
Biden Sets Aside Tradition, Fires Four Members Of The US Commission Of Fine Arts
On Monday, the Biden administration sent letters to architect Steven Spandle, landscape architect Perry Guillot, sculptor Chas Fagan and commission chairman Justin Shubow asking...
Survey: Boards Of LA’s Arts Organizations Don’t Reflect The Demographics Of The Region
While nearly 74% of L.A. County is nonwhite, only 19.5% of the museum board members identified as nonwhite. - Los Angeles Times
Eugene Robinson: The Power Of DC’s Black Lives Matter Plaza’s Yellow Letters
"The fight for justice has produced many unforgettable images over the past year — former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck;...