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Radio Sputnik, Putin’s Propaganda Radio Network, Thrown Off U.S. Airwaves
"Stations in Washington, D.C., and Kansas City which had aired programming daily from Voice of Russia’s Radio Sputnik dropped their affiliation with the shows...
National Gallery In London Bans Almost All Liquids From Premises
For this, we can thank the climate-protesting art vandals, who launched the practice of vandalizing art for the sake of slowing climate change two...
Mitzi Gaynor, Queen of 1950s Movie Musicals, Has Died At 93
"A dancer, singer, actress and comic impersonator since childhood, Ms. Gaynor was much admired for her stamina and versatility over more than seven decades...
Why Some Schools In Los Angeles Can’t Access Prop 28’s Extra Arts Education...
A report from the nonprofit Arts for LA says that, while many schools in California are taking full advantage of the funding offered, other...
Philadelphia Ballet At 60, As Ángel Corella Completes Ten Years As Artistic Director
"'They really flew,' he said of the years. 'I could think like a few days ago it was when I arrived, and a lot...
Ticketholder To Canceled Philly Pops Concerts Tries To Sue Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Kimmel Center
The ticketholder is attempting to launch a class-action suit claiming damages for concerts canceled when the Pops collapsed in 2022-23. The suit alleges that...
“Pulp Fiction” From Conception To Release (Another Oral History)
Producers and members of the crew and cast — among others, Danny DeVito, John Travolta, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken and...
How Julie Taymor Staged “The Lion King” And Made It The Most Successful Musical...
"Her work's distinctly international flavour and its heavy use of masks and puppetry inspired by Indonesian and Japanese traditions didn't necessarily scream family-friendly commercial...
Fragments From Two Lost Plays By Euripides Discovered
The text — 98 lines, of which only 20 were previously known, from the plays Ino and Polyidus — were written on a piece...
Being Theaster Gates
"Gates’s business dealings and art making are not at odds: Salvage from the buildings goes into his art installations; proceeds from his art sales...
Like The Sphere In Las Vegas? They’re Building Another In Abu Dhabi
"The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. … Under the deal, Abu Dhabi will...
Percival Everett’s “James,” Revisionist Take On “Huckleberry Finn,” Wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize For Fiction
"Everett’s novel, which imagines Mark Twain’s classic from the perspective of the escaped enslaved man whom Huckleberry Finn befriends, is also a finalist for...
Transport For London’s Elizabeth Line Wins Stirling Prize For Architecture
Oliver Wainwright: "The Lizzie line is a worthy winner, providing a dazzling demonstration that, for all chaos surrounding HS2, Britain is still capable of...
Classical Radio Host Says He Was Fired For A Disability
Dennis Moore, the morning host at Chicago-based WFMT, returned from a medical leave earlier this year and asked for schedule or other changes as...
How To Become A Blue Man
"They must become expert drummers. They’ll also learn to spit paint onto a spinning canvas, catch a dozen rapid-fire marshmallows in their mouths and...
How “Pulp Fiction” Was Produced And Shot — An Oral History
"To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Pulp Fiction, Variety spoke with more than 20 members of the film’s cast and crew about their experiences,...
Surrealism Wasn’t The Only Way World War I Affected The Arts
"Was it nihilism and defeatist anomie that the war ushered in? … Perhaps what the First World War released above all was a spirit...
Why Theatre Fans Should Check Out An Opera, From A Composer Who Writes Both
"(Jeanine) Tesori knows that it takes more than a familiar name to entice audiences to a show, especially in a medium that is unfamiliar...
North America’s Busiest Opera Librettist Gets A Company
Royce Vavrek, Brooklyn-based but Canadian by birth, has been appointed artistic director of Against the Grain Theatre, an experimental opera company in Toronto. -...
Breakdancers, Too Much Head-Spinning Could Give You A Tumor
"Neurosurgeons in Copenhagen said in a recent case study that the man had developed a tumor atop his head from years of head spinning,...
The Grand Egyptian Museum Opens For A Trial Run
"The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 halls with exhibits about ancient Egypt starting this week ahead of the still-unannounced official opening. … The...
She Used To Be China’s Biggest Movie Star — Until The Government Tanked Her...
"Fan Bingbing, once one of China’s most famous film stars, is returning to the screen after a more than five-year hiatus following her alleged...
Taliban To Ban From Afghan Media Images Of All Living Things
"'The law applies to all Afghanistan … and it will be implemented gradually," (said) the spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue...
BBC To Eliminate 130 Jobs In Newsroom And End “Hardtalk”
"The BBC plans to make a net reduction of 130 roles in its news and current affairs department, ending (flagship) interview programme Hardtalk, tech...
TikTok’s Parent Company Will Start Publishing Hard-Copy Books
"ByteDance, the Chinese technology giant that owns TikTok, made an initial move into publishing digital books last year. Now the company’s publishing imprint, 8th...