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How Shall We Deal With Google?
“A truly effective remedy need seek not only to punish Google for its past offenses but also open markets by meaningfully restraining the company...
Banksy Strikes Again, This Time At The London Zoo
“The artist’s support organization, Pest Control Office, found all the theorizing about the meaning of each new image ‘way too involved’ and that...
Getting That Perfect Olympics Shot
“The Olympics is probably the most competitive sports photography environment on earth. It’s the best photographers who shoot sports all come together. You’ve got...
On A Late Summer Road Trip, Check Out These Literary Stops In Each State
From the best places to read to poets of note in each state, this map is a treasure trove of some of the best...
You’ve Seen Him Dominate Shogun, But There’s So Much More To Hiroyuki Sanada
In the 1980s, Sanada - who began acting on the big screen at 5 years old - starred in Japanese and Hong Kong action...
We Know Theatre Has To Adapt And Change, But How?
“The things we will try have not been tested. The new ideas will seem too radical to implement. The work will necessitate giving up...
The Bigger, Better Return Of The Edinburgh Film Fest
“The 77-year-old festival was plunged into crisis two years ago when the Centre for the Moving Image, operator of both the festival and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema...
Is It Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Time, At Last?
Weinberg, a Jewish composer born in Poland, “found refuge in Soviet Russia, but reputation in the West is largely overshadowed by that of...
New York’s Dance And Performance Awards Have Paused For What’s Being Called A Restructure
Everything in-person is paused for fundraising. “The Bessies will not hold its customary annual awards ceremony, party, or press conference, … the awards'...
A Person Has Been Arrested For Suspected Arson At The Jewish Museum Of Maryland
“A federal investigation was launched after scorch marks were discovered by a member of the museum’s renovation team outside the front entrance of the museum. The museum...
A Ballet Festival Curated With Care
“What mattered most to him, Royal III said, was the idea of unity. ‘I kept coming back to that word,’ he said, ‘and...
Save The Brutalist Buildings, People, Because We’ll Need Them Someday
For one thing, they’re carbon sinks. “Preserving them would really be saving carbon … little nuggets of carbon that you would be saving and...
Creating Something Better From The Ashes Of A Beloved News Site
After some anger and grief, and years of frustration, this is what happens now when news sites die: “Former DCist reporter Colleen Grablick remembers fellow DCist...
Stans Of The Greatest Showman Movie, Rejoice
The surprise hit film is going to be a stage musical! But you knew that. The true news is that the Hugh Jackman passion...
Fire Up Your Libby And Overdrive
Former President Barack Obama’s annual summer reading list is here - and it’s good. - LitHub
Here Comes The Carnage At Paramount Ahead Of Its Merger With Skydance
Today’s layoffs were the beginning of “a move aimed at eliminating nearly 2,000 jobs by year’s end as the company prepares for a new...
Why Would Ancient Romans Have British Accents?
There are people - mostly “men who think far too much about the Roman Empire” - freaking out about Denzel Washington’s accent in the...
Joaquin Phoenix Abandons Todd Haynes Project Five Days Before Filming Was To Begin
“Phoenix was set to star opposite the Top Gun: Maverick actor Danny Ramirez in a 30s-set love story with ‘explicit sexual content.’” Director Haynes...
Saving Soviet-Era Masterpieces In Ukraine
It’s not an easy task. First, of course, there are Russian bombs. And then? People are … let’s say pretty angry … at Moscow....
No Mics, No Musicals, Just A Lot Of Wisconsin Theatre Fans
At American Players Theater, “banking on the glory of the human voice is primarily an artistic decision: Nothing comes between the actors, their words...
Banksy Tracker: Number Eight Is A Black Rhino
“His latest graffiti design, located on Westmoor Street in Charlton, south-east London, is situated on the side of a building and has been designed...
How Does Cultural Transmission Survive Without Written Explanations?
Redundancy and repetition can keep cultural traditions alive - or perhaps how an artistic practice feels in the body. - Aeon
This Conductor’s Group Gets Funding From A Russian State Bank, But Somehow It’s Still...
It’s more than two years into Russia’s war with Ukraine, and Teodor Currentzis’ “continued presence is frustrating to many, raising uncomfortable questions about...
What Design Is Right For A New Big-City Bridge?
This is a question Portland is asking as it prepares to scrap and remake the Burnside Bridge - "its most significant multi-modal downtown bridge...
Will Colleen Hoover’s Reign Over The Romance Lists Subside Now That Her Movie Is...
Well … no. “For all the tonal confusion of Hoover’s novels, readers continue to gravitate toward the repetitive writing and heavy emphasis on shocking...