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Palm Springs Decides To Move Marilyn Monroe Statue To A City Park
The move is a result of a lawsuit from, well, people who love cars. They’ll be disappointed, though; the city council did not decide...
The Lincoln Center Composer In Conversation With Robert Schumann
Hannah Kendall knew, when she read Schumann’s letters about his struggles with depression, that her next piece would be a response to him, and...
Britain Releases Its Stirling Architecture Prize Shortlist
The list includes the entire new Elizabeth Line in London, a dairy farm in Dorset, and the National Portrait Gallery. - BBC
No, The Olympics Opening Ceremony Did Not Refer To Leonardo’s The Last Supper
“A depiction of Greek gods partying atop Mount Olympus at the Olympics opening ceremony spurred conflicting public reactions as primarily conservative critics erroneously claimed...
Francine Pascal, Author Of The Sweet Valley High Books Who Remade YA Publishing, Has...
"The concept: Dallas for young people. The main characters: twin sisters, one mischievous (Jessica), the other more sensible (Elizabeth).” The Sweet Valley High universe...
The State Theatre Of Melbourne Is Under Renovations Until 2027, But There’s A Small...
That is, the old rehearsal room is now a 150-seat theatre. And the size is a plus, they say: “Without The Show Room we...
Hollywood Actors May Have Some Protection From AI, But What About Editors And Artists?
Editors are, rightfully, worried - and they’re unhappy with their union, which they believe sold them out on AI - perhaps out of necessity....
Massachusetts May Appoint The First-Ever Choreographer Laureate
The proposal is twinned with the appointment of a music laureate. “If the legislation is ultimately signed into law, the home state of Jacob’s Pillow, Boston...
Why An Actor On The Fast Path To Stardom Left Hollywood For A Quiet...
Josh Hartnett, raising goats (and four children) in Hampshire, says, that “‘unlike when he’s in New York or LA, ‘where people only want to...
Books For Lovers Of The Olympics
When the Games aren’t on - or, horror of horrors, after they end in August - reading material abounds. - The Atlantic
For Some Reason, People Really Love R-Rated Marvel
Like, a lot. Deadpool & Wolverine "shattered the opening record for R-rated films previously held by the first Deadpool ($132m) and notched a spot...
Comedy Critics Weigh In On The Vice-President’s Laugh
“Only in an era when everything gets politicized would a campaign come out aggressively against boisterous laughter. What next? Running against puppies and ice...
How Singing Helps People With Dementia Reconnect
“For those who choose to sing in dementia-inclusive choirs, numerous studies have found substantial improvements in communication, mood, wellbeing and quality of life.” - The Guardian (UK)
Comedies Aimed At, And Starring, Older Women Are Doing Pretty Damn Well
Some similarities in plot exist: “There are usually high jinks involving behavior that one might not expect from seniors. They get high. They go...
Who Will Be This Year’s Emmy Villain?
David Zaslav? Robert Downey Jr.? Or perhaps the entire British villainy Gestalt of The Crown? - Vulture
Hollywood, Now Playing To The Red States
“A lot of people in Hollywood only seem able to discuss the middle of the country while holding their nose. But entertainment is a...
As CD Sales Soar, Everyone Older Than 35 Wonders Why They Gave Their Collections...
“What a cool thing, I told myself, as I walked away unencumbered, to own no albums… yet somehow to own every album. What freedom! What choice!...
Philip Glass Warned The Crimean Ballet Not To Use His Music
“In an open letter posted on his social media accounts, Glass says he has not given the ballet company permission to use his music,...
The Woman Who Builds The NYT’s Connections Doesn’t Know Why People Are So Intense...
“Get invested enough in Connections, and its easy to feel like Liu holds a weird sway over your life, as a chosen one who’s...
Why Can’t AI Do A Better Job Of Recommending Movies?
“It’s one of the most common low-stakes annoyances in modern life: you flop down on the couch, … to watch one of the...
James C. Scott, An Iconoclastic Social Scientist Who Studied How Marginalized Groups Undermine Traditional...
He was “a big-picture scholar,” readable to non-academics as well as other scholars, and “the theories about resistance to power that he extrapolated led...
Bernini, The Sculptor Who Slashed His Mistress’s Face When He Was Done With Her
“Just months after lovingly carving Costanza’s face in marble, Bernini ordered it to be slashed with a knife by one of his servants.” -...
The University Of Iowa Paves A Path For Restitution With Benin Bronzes
Representatives from the U of I's Stanley Museum of Art met with the ceremonial leader of the Edo people "and officials of the Benin...
Edna O’Brien, Groundbreaking Irish Novelist, Has Died At 93
“Ms. O’Brien grew up in a newly independent and staunchly Catholic Ireland with firm ideas about the roles of women, who had no lawful...
Italian Officials Ask That Tourists Not Use Public Statues For Erotic Enjoyment
Grinding on a statue of Bacchus might sound fun (and, well, perhaps it was?), but the young woman who experienced that joy in Florence...