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The Real Nomads Of Nomadland
One says, "It's kind of simpatico with Fern's story . My husband died, and we don't have kids, so I just sold everything and...
Behind The Scenes Of The Best Picture Nominees
What the directors say, including clips about how to make a dramatic scene more dramatic with whispers - and how to cast a "good...
Shakespeare’s Birthday Just Went By, And He Barely Seems Older At All
Charles McNulty on the Bard in 2021: "Shakespeare’s characters keep drawing us back because we want to understand them more fully. They leave us...
The Two Types Of Post-Pandemic People
Who dominates in the (hoped-for, perhaps arriving) after-COVID era will affect theatre, music, dance, and other performing arts. Psychology professor Laurie Santos: "The pandemic...
Maine’s Attorney General Says Arts Robert Indiana’s Estate Overpaid Lawyers By Millions
The litigation after the artist's death in 2018 has been extensive, but perhaps the fees were quite a bit more extensive than they should...
American Ballet Theatre Dancers Spend A Month In A Bubble In Southern California
It was both arduous and oddly pleasant for the dancers, used to touring - and to playing for packed houses; only 10 percent of...
The Detroit Symphony Gets A Letter From A Non-Fan Of Black Composers’ Music
And then DSO vice-president Erik Rönmark posted the letter to social media (with the patron's, or former patron's, name redacted). Response on social media...
Eight Smithsonian Museums Are Getting Ready To Reopen
All of the eight reopened briefly in 2020, between July and October. Coronavirus surges in November closed them again. But many others in the...
When A Lot More Of Us Are Vaccinated, What Will Moviegoing Look Like?
Probably there will still be a lot of private showings, now that we're somewhat used to the idea. And then ... a return to...
Art Peaked 30,000 Years Ago
Or so some believe. "The more you look at images from the walls of Lascaux and Chauvet, the more you realise art really has...
Scott Rudin’s Decades Of Power And Damage On Broadway And In Hollywood
At the crux of the matter, there are hints at rottenness that extends far beyond Rudin and his protegés: "Many wondered how artists who...
Which Actors Benefit From Oscar Nominations?
Well, what a surprise: "For white actors, Academy recognition quickly leads to starring roles, both in big-budget blockbusters and prestige dramas. For actors of...
What To Expect From The Oscars Red Carpet
According to Laverne Cox, it can't all be fashion - but then it can't all be politics, either. "There’s so, so much work that...
Would It Kill Spotify To Pay Musicians A Penny Per Stream?
And would a penny per stream be a little more fair? After all, "Spotify increasing royalties to a penny per stream would send a...
The Tricks To Playing Drunk
It's not the 1960s anymore (not by a long shot), so actors usually don't play drunk by getting drunk. Instead, consider Aubrey Plaza's technique...
Why Andrew Cuomo Can’t Let A Penn Station Development Go
Well, it's obvious, right? The New York governor "is currently resisting calls to resign over allegations of sexual harassment. So what better way to...
The Project That Is Mapping Anti-Racist Street Art
In 2020, after the death of George Floyd at the knee of police officer Derek Chauvin, "a team of researchers from the University of...
Many Theatres Have Survived The Pandemic So Far – But The Future Is An...
Ironically, bringing audiences back may be the issue. "While this year looks fairly stable, a greater threat may still lie ahead. The emergency infusions...
In The Age Of Instagram, You Probably Do Judge A Book By Its Cover
One of the big literary events of last week? The cover reveal for Sally Rooney's new novel. "In recent years, book cover design has...
What It’s Like To Edit A Legendary Beat Poet
Michael McClure's final editor, Garrett Caples: "As any editor can tell you, turning a manuscript into a book is an affair in itself. Michael’s...
Carol Prisant, Elegant Writer About Design For The World Of Interiors, 82
Prisant was a 51-year-old antiques dealer with no professional experience writing when she wrote to the autocratic editor of the British magazine The World...
Teens Use The Arts To Document Their Pandemic Times
If you want to know how young people are experiencing the pandemic, the assault on the Capitol Building in January, vaccinations, and more, what...
Daniel Kaluuya’s Rise To Movie Stardom Came From Talent, And Britain’s Public Funding For...
Kaluuya grew up on a council estate - the rough equivalent to "the projects" in the United States - the son of Ugandan immigrants...
Product Placement, AKA Advertising, Is Coming To Classic Films
This doesn't seem like a great idea, but then again, who asked the audience? "Items can be digitally added to almost any movie or...
Asian American Artists Say The Times Require They Must Also Now Be Activists
Artist Kenneth Tam started to keep a spreadsheet as microaggressions arose at the beginning of the pandemic. Then the micro became far too macro....