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Could We Stop Catastrophizing The Film Industry?
“This country has endured quite a bit of trauma in recent years, but we are not doing ourselves any favors by continually leaping from...
How Artists Get By In New York Isn’t Actually Romantic
Let’s not pretend it’s easy to live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, no matter what Patti Smith’s memoir says....
Good News For Vancouver’s Ballet BC And Dancers’ Paychecks
A big donation means dancers will get paid for the entire year. The board chair: "We are extremely proud to be able to set...
We May Be Witnessing The Renaissance Of Blu-Rays
That’s right, physical media. DVD sales are down, true - but Blu-Ray sales are climbing, and after Paramount axed the entire Comedy Central website,...
Backstage At The National Theatre During A Reset
The reset “is the time before a show when the theatre becomes a hive of backstage buzz, as cast and crew ensure everything is...
A Glimpse Into The Mind, And Process, Of A Famously Creative And Prolific Songwriters
Leslie Bruicusse wrote “Pure Imagination,” “Talk to the Animals,” “Goldfinger,” and so many more - and now that his papers are at the Library...
Nancy Azara, Who Helped Create A Haven For Feminist Sculptors, Has Died At 84
Azara was “a sculptor who evoked ancient feminine imagery in her carved and painted wood pieces, ... who in 1979 was a founder of...
What’s Saving The Summer Box Office?
Kids’ movies, of course. Well … of course, except last year it was Barbie and (in deep, deep second place) Oppenheimer. And in years...
A ‘Festival Of Resistance’ Against France’s Far-Right
In Avignon, “what will ‘resistance’ mean if the far-right party wins big in France on Sunday? Time will tell.” - The New York Times
Has The Internet Ruined Comedy?
“When it comes to crowd work, I’m the one who came to work. The audience didn’t come to work. They came to laugh. I...
Depressed About Contemporary Life?
Well, time to write a satire. Or so says Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the author of Chain Gang All-Stars. - The Guardian (UK)
Our Online Actions Are Far From Carbon-Neutral
The real energy suck right now is AI. Still, our individual actions online have consequences. Therefore, “to help save the planet, should we be...
Publishing Books In Ukrainian Is Now An Act Of Resistance
“Natalie Miroshnyk was at the Warsaw Book Fair for Ukrainian publisher Vivat when she heard that a Russian missile had hit her country’s biggest printing house, killing seven...
The Composer Who Changed Opera Forever
No, not Wagner, but the man who paved the way for him: Christoph Willibald Gluck. - The New York Times
The Best Of Pop Shakespeare
Summer heat getting you down? The Bard’s got you covered: There’s a new collection of the coolest Shakespeare movies of our time, including -...
Percival Everett Isn’t Just A Novelist
The author of Erasure (on which the movie American Fiction was based) and James is also an artist. When he’s creating art, he says,...
Without Its Festival, What’s The Future Of Tap Dancing In New York?
“Tap City has been an important gathering each summer, a hub on a circuit of festivals that combine performances with classes. These festivals have...
To Be More Creative, Maybe Take More Showers
"The sudden flashes of insight we have in states of meditative distraction—showering, pulling weeds in the garden, driving home from work—often elude our conscious mind...
Can John Mulaney Save The Late-Night Emmys?
“The late-night categories are some of the most dynastic in Emmys history, but every reign has to end some time, and The Daily Show’s has...
Boston’s Cultural Institutions Face Climate Change Head-On
At the Gardner, it’s not easy to meet the city’s climate goals: “The building is strictly governed by Stewart Gardner’s will, which requires each gallery...
How Kathy Bates Became A Star
"When Daniel Day-Lewis read the name of Kathy Bates, there was some surprise in the Shrine Civic Auditorium. In the 1990 race to win the...
Why Fix Things When You Can Simply Shutter Your University Museum And Dismiss Its...
That’s what’s happening in Indiana, where "Valparaiso University has shuttered the Brauer Museum of Art and dismissed its director, Jonathan Canning, amid ongoing controversy...
The Other Most Important Music Event Of 1969
It took place the month after Woodstock, and it was in Toronto, but “the performances by each of the rock pioneers floored the young...
Between Netflix And TikTok, Comedy Is Booming
But comedians are exhausted. - CBC
What Happened When Writer Anita Desai Left India
She learned “to express my thoughts and opinions. I wasn’t used to that. I was never asked my opinion in India; I just kept...