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Ovation Awards Snafu In Los Angeles Sparks Exodus Of Theatres From LA Stage Alliance
The list of things that went wrong at the Ovation Awards is too long to list - though the venerable East West Players did...
Myanmar’s Latest Internet Shutdown Will Damage Everyone In The Country, Not Just Pro-Democracy Activists
The internet is as much part of our utilities as water and electricity. The shutdown in this globally linked economy is destructive, and only...
Regular British People Got A Slight Lockdown Escape Through Writing Music
One 53-year-old paramedic said, "I'd never written a song before. ... But I came home from work and said: 'I need to write this...
Nike Wins A Restraining Order Against Artist Collective Selling Satan Shoes
Hello, freedom of artistic expression? Nope. Trademark protection - for both Satan and, perhaps, Jesus shoes: "MSCHF asserts that just like an earlier...
Just When We’re Tired Of The Whole Panini, Theatre On Camera Is Improving
Sort of. "Still, how these works fare on practical levels — such as WiFi reliability and technical mastery of a visual medium — reveals...
She Never Planned To Be An Actor, And Now She Has An Oscar Nomination
Yuh-Jung Youn didn't have acting on her life plan. "The self-taught thespian never envisioned a life in the performing arts. Her international breakthrough seems...
HarperCollins Buys The Trade Division Of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Narrowing Publishing’s Ownership Again
And, in this case, narrowing it to give more power to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. "The acquisition will help HarperCollins expand its catalog of...
The Queen Of England’s Houses Cannot Be Searched For Looted Cultural Artifacts
Wait, are palaces like Sandringham likely to host stolen cultural artifacts? We'll never know - at least not from the police, who are barred...
Merry Clayton’s Unstoppable Voice
Mere months after her star turn in 20 Feet from Stardom, the singer was in a car accident so terrible that she spent five...
Charlotte Rampling Is 75 And Still, As She Says, Pinging
The actor started performing when she was 14, feeling like most 14-year-olds - awkward and unlovable ... until she got onstage. "I felt so...
Alberta Badly Wants TV And Film Productions To Film In The Province
The province used to have a cap "that limited film and television productions to a maximum $10-million tax credit claim." That cap is now...
An Online Museum Brings Home The Sights And Sounds Of War Letters
The Museum of American War Letters is offering not just glimpses of the letters, but audio of tapes and other communications sent back home...
The Choreographer Behind Those Dancing Robots
Monica Thomas: "I spent time watching the robots move to get a sense of joint flexibility, etc. I then made a dance on my...
Idea: Put London’s Bandstands To Good, Musical Use
Small-scale, outdoor productions could take place in nearly every park that has a bandstand. They just need some attention, and the concerts need some...
Will Lawmakers Finally Reconsider Conservatorship Laws In The Wake Of The Free Britney Movement...
It's not just the documentary, of course, but ... "Public scrutiny of the court-ordered guardianship has exploded with the #FreeBritney movement backed by fans...
Scholastic Stops Distribution Of A Graphic Novel By The ‘Captain Underpants’ Author
That's because, well, look at the image of the cover. Author Dav Pilkey said of The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung Fu Cavemen...
The Booze-Fueled Battle For Oscars Buzz
The streamers battled it out with crates of artisanal food, top-drawer scotch, and other gifts to draw voters' attention to their movies. When Nomadland...
Disabled Performing Artists Are Imagining New Worlds On – And Off – Stage
What has to change: "Disabled people may be artists, musicians, singers, or actors, our experiences and stories rarely find their way to the...
Who’s In Charge Of Reviving London’s Neglected Caribbean Cultural Hub?
"The West Indian Cultural Centre (WICC) in Wood Green was constructed in the 1980s, becoming a vibrant hub for cultural events and debates on...
Tunisian Police Target A Feminist, Queer Artist
Rania Andouni was targeted for her gender expression - and when she went to the police station to file a complaint, the police not...
When Real Tragedy Strikes, What Can Criticism Do?
A critic wonders, in the wake of two mass shootings after a year of mass death and destruction. "Every day I’m thankful for the...
How Will Machines Choose To Tell Stories?
Sure, Gmail offers to fill in text on your messages - but things are getting more complicated. "AI’s capacity for creativity—one of those supposedly...
As Animal Crossing Turns One, A Writer Contemplates How Its Look And Sounds Have...
Amal El-Mohtar: "While the animal-people of the game speak incomprehensible approximations of their textual dialogue — not unlike hearing language in a dream —...
Hey Amazon, What’s Your Problem Admitting That Leonardo Was Gay?
Amazon Prime Studio's use of a fictional woman ("a complete piece of tosh, invented by a 19th century Romantic") to bring Leonardo and his...
Fake News From Assyria, 2700 Years Ago
It all comes down to the earring. "The arresting piece of jewellery, which bursts from the borders of itself with piercing radiance like a...