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The Secret History Of Sesame Street
Photos shot as part of Cold War propaganda in 1970 show the utopian ideals - including Jim Henson's love of creativity and everyone's experimentation...
Barry Harris Was A Jazz Pianist Who Embodied The Spirit Of Bebop
The 91-year-old musician and teacher may have contracted COVID-19 at one final performance where he received the Jazz Master award from the NEA. -...
What Is West Side Story – A Musical? A Film? Why Not An Opera?
Even as the new movie is playing in theatres, "everything about how West Side Story has unfolded suggests opera might be an ideal form...
Rare Footage Of The Early Years Of An Independent Ireland
The stories a grandfather on the Dingle Peninsula told his grandson of a visiting American, a scholar who took video with a hand-crank camera,...
Broadway’s Return Is Earning A D-Minus In Gender And Sexual Orientation
Honestly, Broadway, Mrs. Doubtfire? (But that musical, filled with outright transphobic tropes, isn't alone in its missteps.) - American Theatre
The Depths Of Art, And Lies
"Nonfiction writers make mistakes, too, of course. But not on the first page. As soon as I discovered my falsehood, I vowed to turn...
Is Spider-Man’s Tom Holland Ready To Go The Way of Garbo?
The actor, in the middle of yet another Marvel publicity tour, says he's about ready to quit acting and return to his first love,...
The Poems Of Locked Down Paris Poets
One poet sped home from a teaching gig in Lebanon; another was diagnosed with breast cancer as the pandemic burst forth. "In many ways,...
Catholic Protesters Shut Down This Singer’s Concerts In Paris, So She Held A Secret...
Why? "Protesters accused Anna von Hausswolff of playing the 'devil's music.' But the priest who cancelled her planned Paris show said that was wrong."...
Can Peleton Sue Over That Appearance In Sex And The City?
Maybe! No spoilers (in this summary; the article contains a lot of spoilers), but "Peloton could reasonably consider litigation, especially if HBO did not...
The Hollywood Rom-Com Take On Europe
As in: What is Europe? Cue faintly hand-wavey snow, hunting lodges, Christmassy scenes, maybe cheese and art themes ... but no actual Europe. -...
Congress Isn’t In Love With The Discovery Takeover Of Warner Media
At least, some of the Democratic members aren't into it. "In a letter Monday to U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland and Assistant Atty. Gen....
As Insecure’s Fifth Season Ends, Its Legacy Could Be The Centering Of Black Women
Yvonne Orji, who played Molly: "I want to believe that there are now more Black creators and creatives in spaces of power to greenlight...
Biden Appearance Brings Kennedy Center Honors Back To What Seems Nearly Normal
The previous occupant had skipped the ceremony and held no reception while in office. President Biden, who did hold a White House reception, said...
What Would Possess Alec Baldwin To Give An Interview In The Middle Of Investigations...
One trial lawyer said, "There’s no reason you should ever give an interview like that. It can only backfire." - Los Angeles Times
The Sound Of Our Times Is Music Drenched In Myth
Myth is everywhere on Broadway and in opera right now, including a collaboration between 88-year-old composer Wayne Shorter and the younger composer/performer/lyricist Esmerelda Spalding....
At The British Independent Film Awards, One Film Runs Away With A Pile Of...
After Love won six awards, including actress, director, film, and screenplay. - The Guardian (UK)
Even Without The Cambodian Lion, Authorities Say They’ll Continue Hunting For Looted Artifacts
Toek Tik, the Cambodian man known as "The Lion," helped plunder ancient sites - then, recently, spent years telling police and cultural workers about...
The Cellist Who Wants To Provide Free Classical Music To Everyone
But the musicians have to earn a living wage too, he insists. - Baltimore Sun
The Best Dance Scenes From Non-Dance Movies
It's perhaps a cliché now to have the cast dance in some fashion, even when they're not in a dance movie like Black Swan...
BookTok Has Turned From Tearjerkers To Obscure 1930s Puzzle Books
Last month, a TikTok user picked up a copy of Cain's Jawbone and made a TikTok, wherein she said, "I’ve decided to take this nearly...
The Voices Of Cultural Workers Breaking Up With The Arts
"Artists are taught to see each other as competition ... and to believe that failure to achieve status in their chosen field is solely...
The Career Of America’s Most Prolific Artifact Thief May Have Ended
Thomas Gavin stashed stolen antique firearms "in his hideout — a cluttered, non-descript barn in rural Pennsylvania. Gavin's crime spree was so under the...
Do Little Free Libraries Contribute To Gentrification?
"By bringing this modern cultural artifact here from white neighborhoods, had I set myself up, set up the neighborhood? Was I contributing to gentrification...
An Intimacy Coordinator Says Actors Are Under Too Much Pressure
Being an intimacy director involves so much behind the scenes comes - helping actors resist producers who put "pressure on actors reluctant to shoot...
