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There’s A Labubu At The Emmys, Plus Everything Else That’s Happening
The Vulture post will load if you click this headline, but here is the Los Angeles Times live chat, The Hollywood Reporter’s live stream...
How Poptimism Ate Itself
“The truth is that the vulgar poptimist ideal of letting people like what they like is also the preferred state of affairs for capitalism — cultural...
The Slow Death Of French Restaurant Criticism
“Paris, the centre of French gastronomy, has never been in more need of a great restaurant critic. Today, the Parisian food media scene has...
Many, Many Good Shows Weren’t Nominated For Emmys
"I guess what I’m saying is, you could watch the Emmys, or you could watch some of the other things that were on TV...
Erik Satie, Inventor Of Modern Music
“Despite music in general having long since assimilated the daring qualities of Gymnopédie No. 1, the original piece still catches our ears — in its subtle...
Sean Astin Is Elected To A Powerful Union Position
That’s right, Samwise Gamgee is now the president of SAG-AFTRA as the performers’ union heads into another contract year. - Los Angeles Times
TikTok Is Filled With Women Dressed As Alexander Hamilton Sneaking Out Of Windows And...
Many of the TikToks “deliberately portray as a stereotypical bad boyfriend or spouse with wandering eyes. Some are more explicit, like one in...
Belgian Music Festival Cancels Performance Because Munich Phil’s Conductor Also Helms Israeli Phil
“'In light of role as the chief conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, we are unable to provide sufficient clarity about his attitude...
Paramount Pictures Has Denounced A Boycott Of Israeli Film Industries
Paramount "sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine and is supported by...
Britain’s National Trust Encourages Slow Looking
The Trust “said it wanted to increase the average eight-second viewing time for an artwork, as a way of reducing stress and developing emotional...
How Is Everyone In Oslo So Darn Nice, Even While Having Sex?
At least, according to a director of movies about the sex lives of Norwegians. “It could be regarded as utopian,” he says. - The...
The Surprising Numbers About Playwriting Equity In The United States
“The new-play results nationwide and in New York are very close to parity after all, while the all-play results, which include all the Shakespeares...
Daniel Day Lewis Didn’t Actually Mean He’d Retire
Sure, he said that, but what he meant was that he "just stopped doing that particular type of work so could do some...
Why Are Video Games Taking Longer And Longer To Make?
“Success can be a blessing and a curse in video games. Critical acclaim can mean big sales, which help to fund your next work. But...
Why Readers Love Reading Books About Books
Or actually: “Books about books, or bookstores, or people who work in bookstores, or in publishing, or in libraries, or anything book-adjacent.” - LitHub
Nancy King, Who Was Called The Best Living Jazz Singer As She Shunned The...
“King’s improvisational skills were formidable, even by the standards of a music built on improvisation. ... She would rearrange songs on the fly, and...
When The Studio Cleans Up At The Emmys, Will You Be Watching?
OK, OK, that’s just a (widely shared) prediction, but in any case - here are the details for the big ceremony tonight. - The...
The Netherlands Joins Ireland In Threatening Eurovision Boycott If Israel Is Included
“Avrotros said it too could no longer justify Israel's inclusion ‘given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza’ and the ‘serious erosion of...
Many Philly Arts Orgs Have Regained Their Pre-Pandemic Audiences, But Theatre Lags Behind
The only truly good news from the report: Performing arts was “the sector with more increased attendance over the past year than libraries, community,...
What Will Take Over For Movies Now That Hollywood’s Superhero Bubble Has Popped?
Video games, of course. In the parlance of our times, "studios see all of these as intellectual property worth mining.” - Los Angeles Times...
The War On Art By, And About, Trans People
“Government websites are stripping away references to trans people, history, and art. Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and...
Actors, Directors Sign Pledge Not To Work With Israeli Film Groups They Say Are...
The pledge “claims to draw inspiration from the cultural boycott that contributed to the end of apartheid in South Africa.” - The Guardian (UK)
A New Banksy Mural Appears On The Royal Courts Of Justice Just After 900...
“It depicts a judge in a traditional wig and black robe hitting a protester lying on the ground, with blood splattering their placard.” A...
Reassembling A Jewish Library Disassembled By Nazis In 1944
At the Jewish Theological Seminary in Budapest, Hungary, "about 20,000 books and many valuable manuscripts have been missing since the end of World War...
What Happens When Directors And Actors Go In Directions Their Audiences Never Expected?
Sometimes it’s nearly perfect, as with Scorsese’s adaptation of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. Sometimes, it’s a full-on career revival, or reversal (Liam...
