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Sex Scenes On Screen Aren’t Disappearing. In Fact, They’re Getting Better.
"Today's sex scenes are first and foremost fun — as ideally sex itself should be — and emphasize the truthful over the tasteful. In...
‘The French Author Is No Longer Just The White Man Over 50’; The Gallic...
"Major publishers have created special collections to promote first-time authors and ethnic minorities while new publishing houses are opening the field to a larger...
Alix Dobkin, ‘Head Lesbian’ And First Star Of Womyn’s Music, Dead At 80
"In the early 1970s, long before the rise of lesbian or gay-friendly acts such as K.D. Lang, Melissa Etheridge, Ani DiFranco and the Indigo...
Eight Ways The Protests After George Floyd’s Death Changed American Culture
"From Judas and the Black Messiah to H.E.R.'s 'I Can't Breathe,' from the canceling of podcasts to the toppling of monuments to oppression, from...
Honey, I Found A Guarneri In The Attic
"A violin found in an attic in Italy has been confirmed as a priceless instrument made by Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae' in c.1705. The...
This Is What Banksy Gets For Saying ‘Copyright Is For Losers’
"In a new decision issued by the IPO Cancellation Division, a trademark owned by street artist Banksy has been declared invalid. … The...
New York’s Drama Book Shop, Saved By ‘Hamilton’, Set To Reopen
" quirky 104-year-old Manhattan specialty store that has long been a haven for aspiring artists as well as a purveyor of scripts, will reopen...
A Poetry Slam, Moved From The Apollo Theatre To A Clothing Boutique
"By noon, a dozen poets had arrived. Several paced the sneaker section, frantically whispering their metaphors, anaphoras, and onomatopoeias to themselves; others scrolled TikTok....
Debora Chase-Hicks, Pioneering Dancer With Ailey And Philadanco, Dead At 63
" was a part of the generation of Black dancers, many trained in classical ballet as children, who were instrumental in bringing top-flight modern...
After 66 Years, There’s A Professional Orchestra In Yorkshire Again
"Seventy-four years after it first formed," and 66 years after it closed, "the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra has been revived to support musicians in northern...
Meet The Mother Of LA’s Inner City Shakespeare
"For Andrews, Shakespeare represents a foundation for success, particularly for students of color attending under-resourced schools. If they can master Shakespearean wordplay, 'they...
Dr. Aaron Stern, Psychiatrist Who Headed Hollywood’s Ratings Board, Dead At 96
From 1971 to 1974, he led the Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Rating Administration, which gave films G, PG, R, and X...
Chloé Lopes Gomes, Fired From And Reinstated At Berlin State Ballet, Talks About The...
"I've realized that my case isn't just about calling out racism; it's about confronting all forms of injustice in the dance world. … It's...
Should Arts Organizations Draw More From Their Endowments To Get Through The Pandemic? In...
Up there, as in the States, organizations themselves explain (again) that endowments are for providing income year after year and that drawing down capital...
Opera Philadelphia Gives Up This Year’s O Festival
For the second year in a row, the company's critically praised September week of mostly new opera is called off; even as other groups...
Six Stolen Roman Frescoes Returned To Pompeii
"Six fragments of wall frescoes stolen from the ruins of ancient Roman villas have been returned to Pompeii's archaeological park after an investigation by...
Final Suspect In Dresden Jewel Robbery Arrested
Police in Berlin have captured Abdul Majed Remmo, the fifth and final suspect connected to the shocking 2019 jewel heist at Dresden's Green Vault...
A Years-Long Argument Over Conceptual Art, Capitalism, Classism, And Stir-Fried Noodles
Art critic Enid Tsui looks at the perennial controversy over Rirkrit Tiravanija's performance piece untitled (pad thai), in which the artist creates a "micro-utopia"...
Record man Koester’s blues and jazz legacy
Chicagoan Bob Koester, proprietor of the Jazz Record Mart and Delmark Records for nearly 70 years, is a model of music activism and entrepreneurship...
Veiled Threats: A New Sitcom About An All-Female Muslim Punk Band (?)
In We Are Lady Parts, "the stakes are high: can an extra guitarist give Lady Parts the edge they need to get out of...
The Hidden Treasures Of The St. Louis Central Library
"First editions of Palladio and Alberti as well as 16th century printings of Vitruvius — oh, and first editions of Piranesi etchings that once...
If You’re Incorporating ASL In Your Play, Please, Please Don’t Do These Things
Brian Cheslik, theatre teacher at the Texas School for the Deaf: "Please know that I am writing this from a place of love and...
Seeing How Musical Instruments Actually Get Made
"The process of making musical instrument is generally out of the public eye, and there's often a mystique about how those particular tools-of-the-trade are...
A Sci-Fi ‘Rite Of Spring’ Set In The Arctic
Choreographer Andrea Schermoly, who created this wintry take on Stravinsky's modernist classic for Louisville Ballet's online "Season of Illumination": "I'd seen a short film...
Art Gensler, Who Founded World’s Largest Architectural Firm, Dead At 85
"Over the decades, Gensler's firm has designed universities, hotels, sports stadia and universities, touching almost every part of the built environment. It has created...
