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Look, Social Media Is Nothing Like Cigarettes
“Tobacco is clearly and definitively harmful. The research on social media is more ambiguous and complicated. While some youth are harmed by it … others...
A Brazilian Conceptual Artist Stole An Artifact From The British Museum, And Replaced It...
The artist replaced the artifact - a silver coin minted during the British Civil War - with a replica, and used years of planning...
Rebel Wilson Called Her Movie Producers Out Via Social Media, So They’re Suing Her
“The plaintiffs allege Wilson’s unprofessional behavior included abandoning the project for extended periods and making ‘unauthorized and improper disclosures about the film.’” - Los...
Dorothy Lichtenstein, Who Worked Tirelessly To Give Her Husband Roy’s Art Away, Has Died...
“She did not want the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, of which she was co-founder and president, to continue in perpetuity. ‘We are working toward a...
What’s Going On With Paramount’s Logo?
Uh, investor update: “Under its traditional mountain and stars, it shouts PARAMOUNT, using the all-caps styling and arched text of the Skydance logo instead...
As When Harry Met Sally Turns 35, Here Are Some Questions We Have About...
Some things are similar. For instance, like a lot of us, "Harry and Sally are a pair of lonely people who got their hearts...
Evaluating The Career Of Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Michael Linsmeier As He Leaves The Profession
He grew up on a dairy farm, but took tap and ballet. He “was in middle school when a recruiter from Richmond’s Virginia School...
Well, Turns Out Alice Munro Wasn’t Better Than Her Miserable Characters
“So much of Munro’s work was about someone forgiving someone else (especially a woman forgiving a man) for something unforgivable, or about making some...
Shahzia Sikander Says She Doesn’t Want To Give Her Beheaded Statue Another Head
She says, “The damage reflects the hateful misogynistic act and it should not be forgotten. It is part of the history of the work...
This Woman Was A Power Player, And Screenwriter, In 1950s Hollywood
But Mary C McCall Jr was “airbrushed” from much of Hollywood history, perhaps because while “to screenwriters in the 1950s, she was a major...
The Joys Of Reviving A Century-Old Silent Movie Pipe Organ
“In its heyday, the Barton Opus was able to recreate the sounds of many instruments, including strings, flutes and tubas. ... It also contained...
Miami Art Dealer Gary Nader’s Art Collection And Gallery Are At Risk In Lawsuits
Nader’s “private collection is filled with blue-chip modern and contemporary artists, including Carlos Cruz-Diez, Joaquín Torres-García, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo,...
Alec Baldwin Isn’t Going To Have A Criminal Conviction For The Rust Shooting
But here come all of the civil suits. - The New York Times
How To Write Funny
Author Sally Franson says that if you want belly laughs, you might have to go through some painful experiences first. “The harder I laughed...
What Will It Take To Revitalize The Twin Cities’ Ballet Scene?
New director Lauren Post, currently dancing Romeo and Juliet with ABT’s corps de ballet at the Met, has some ideas: Focus on education first,...
Punching Artistic Holes In Protest Of Climate Change
Dutch artist Johannes Harm-Hovinga sits, punching holes in a copy of a UN report on climate change, for hours a day - and the...
Equity Actors In Britain File Lawsuit Against A Casting Website
“Spotlight charges performers to appear in its directory, which it says was used to cast 99% of productions in the UK in 2023. But...
Britain Might Be In Line For A Full Cultural Reboot
The Arts Council England chair has a five-point plan, and he thinks now, with the new government, is the time to realize it. -...
An American Novelist, Telling Immigrant Stories Anew
Dinaw Mengestu, on his character Samuel: “There’s a limitation to how fully we can truly understand his experiences. ... That gap becomes part of...
There Is No Such Thing As A Song Of The Summer
Sorry, those who love to rank the bops and decide which one comes out on top, the idea is “more of a cultural myth...
Gen X Actress Shannen Doherty, Star Of Beverly Hills 2010, Has Died At 53
Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 but continued working, both in TV and in her own popular podcast, including when the cancer...
We Need To Have A Serious Chat About OpenAI’s Security
“Safety issues loom large at OpenAI — and seem to just keep coming. Current and former employees at OpenAI recently signed an open letter demanding better...
The Vein Writers Have To Tap Into
C. Pam Zhang: “It’s fascinating to see that there’s no linear relationship between input and output when it comes to creativity. For me, it...
Bill Viola, Who Showed Us All What Video Art Could Do And Be, Has...
“Many of his most powerful works slow down the passage of time so that viewers become keenly aware of their own physical presence and...
A University In Canada Reconsiders Its Tight Ties To Alice Munro
“Western University on Friday took a step toward reconsidering its relationship with acclaimed local writer and Nobel laureate Alice Munro, announcing it has decided...