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Change And Continuity At The World’s Oldest Active Theatre Company
A new director (formal title: general administrator) will soon be taking up his position (one appointed by no less than the French President) at...
Can Saudi Arabia Successfully Market Its Pre-Islamic Past After Decades Of Suppressing It?
The kingdom’s status as the birthplace of Islam is the very basis of its identity; as such, its pre-Islamic past was largely taboo. Yet...
Doubleday Launches New Imprint Of Literary Trade Paperbacks
“Outsider Editions plans to reissue underappreciated literary works of all genres — including novels, story collections, memoirs, and essay collections — in an effort...
“The Hunger Games” Is Now A High-Tech Immersive Play
A new 1,200-seat venue in London’s Canary Wharf is being purpose-built to house the production, with a script adapted by playwright Conor McPherson (The...
At San Francisco Ballet, Tamara Rojo Gives “Raymonda” A Feminist Revamp
“It’s easy to see why this classic needs an update. ‘Many of my choreographer colleagues were very hesitant to take on Raymonda,’ said Rojo. ‘It’s...
Inside The Campaign To Make “Parasite” A Very Unlikely Best Picture Winner
Few non-English-Language films had ever been nominated for the top Oscar, and almost nobody had seriously expected one to win. Here’s an oral history...
Gene Hackman’s Death Deemed “Suspicious”; He And His Wife Had Been Dead For Days...
When responders examined the bodies, they were already decomposing, showing bloating in the face and partial mummification in the hands and feet. Both Hackman...
American Movie Theaters Showed Double Features For Decades. What Happened To Them?
Here’s an explainer on why cinemas did double features in the first place (bullying by the studios) and why they faded away. - JSTOR...
A Literally Bacchanalian Frieze Is Uncovered In Pompeii
Found on three walls of a large banquet room and known as a “megalography,” the set of life-size frescos depicts bacchantes (female followers of Dionysus/Bacchus)...
For First Time Ever, ASCAP Tops $1 Billion In Revenue
“ASCAP … delivered a record-breaking $1.835 billion in revenue in the 2024 calendar year, an increase of $98 million, or 5.7% over 2023, with...
National Ballet Of Canada Appoints New Resident Choreographer
Following the North American premiere of his ballet The Four Seasons, the company has engaged David Dawson as Resident Choreographer. He’s currently an Associate...
Again, British Museum Defends Its Sponsorship Deal With BP
“The British Museum and the Science Museum … said the company’s decision to grow its investments in oil and gas by cutting back on green spending...
My Childhood Correspondence With Edward Gorey
“Like his stories and the little books he sent, they were florid and funny and full of deliberate effects. … But any letter from...
Behold The Portland Museum Of Art’s Restored Monet Waterlilies
“The canvas that is returning to the galleries is remarkably changed, thanks to a conservation project that has radically de-varnished its surface. The effort...
The Fight Over The Museum Of Failure
Colgate lasagna, spray-on condoms, the Fyre Festival, Theranos — all these and more are included in a pop-up exhibition which has appeared on three...
Why Does Blue Capture People’s Imaginations Like No Other Color Does?
Surveys show it’s by far the most popular color worldwide. Not only is blue beloved of artists and designers, it’s referenced in the titles...
New York’s Much-Despised Bus Station Now Has A Performance Venue
“Hidden behind an unmarked door between an Irish pub and a Dunkin’ Donuts in the south wing (of the Port Authority Bus Terminal) is...
Jennifer Homans Appointed To NYU’s First-Ever Endowed Professorship In Dance History
“(The subject) is as important as the history of art, as the history of music, as the history of literature,” says Homans. “All these things...
The Rubens “Samson And Delilah” At Britain’s National Gallery Is Not By Rubens, Says...
Art historian Euphrosyne Doxiadis argues that “the flowing, twisting brushstrokes that are so characteristic of Rubens are nowhere to be seen” in Samson and...
L.A. Times Has Lost One-Fourth Of Its Print Subscribers In The Past Year Alone
And that figure was measured before LAT owner Patrick Soon-Shiong squashed the editorial board’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. The daily with the largest print...
Even More Layoffs At New York Public Radio
Following a 12% staff reduction last September, the umbrella for NPR news/talk WNYC, classical WQXR, and New Jersey Public Radio is now laying off...
Gene Hackman, 95
“An actor who powerfully embodied ordinary men under stress in dozens of films and twice won Oscars for bringing humanizing depth to corrupt lawmen,...
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Has Died At 39
“(The) former child star who appeared in the 1996 Harriet the Spy hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV...
What’s More Staggering Than “A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius”? Its Afterlife
“AHWOSG, as everyone called it, launched Dave Eggers’s career, one that’s seen him publish dozens of books, write screenplays, oversee a literary magazine and...
“Clueless” At 30: How A Jane Austen-Based Satire Revolutionized The High-School Comedy
“The popularity of Clueless triggered a rash of insouciantly smart high-school-meets-classic literature movies (including 10 Things I Hate About You, Cruel Intentions, and Easy A, to...
