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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...
Keeping The Lights On, Literally, In The Met
“At the Met, there’s the art — and then there’s the art that goes into displaying the art, and those are the lights.” -...
Goodbye, Redbox, The Wrong Idea At The Wrong Time
“Maybe if we could figure out where all the DVDs in those 24,000 kiosks were going we could start to stockpile for our discless...
New British PM Says The BBC License Agreement Is On For Three More Years
“The Conservative government suggested in 2022 it would abolish the licence fee when its charter was up for renewal and move towards a voluntary...
Anthea Sylbert, Costume Designer For Chinatown Turned Producer With Goldie Hawn, Has Died At...
Sylbert, said Hawn, “didn’t have any fear at all. She fought for what she believed in and made everyone around her better.” - The...
Britain’s Flawed Artist Visa Program Has Serious, Worldwide Consequences
“The problem of visas for visiting artists has become almost as much part of festival season as festivals themselves. … There is also an...
If Scientific Writing Includes The Word Delve, It’s Probably Generated By AI
Then there’s “showcasing.” And many, many more: “A number of words that were extremely uncommon in these scientific abstracts before 2023 ... suddenly surged...
In Liverpool, The Walker Art Gallery Has Decided To Confront Its Colonial Past
“For decades, the sculpture gallery has had mostly blindingly white marble works, which were exclusively of white people. Now it does not. The intervention...
Vandals In Austrian Cathedral Behead Sculpture Of Virgin Mary Giving Birth
"Created by Austrian artist Esther Strauß, Crowning drew intense ire from some conservative Christians who viewed the work as ‘blasphemous’ and ‘scandalous’ before an unknown party...
A Federal Appeals Court Is Looking At Its Own Ruling That Sent Banned Books...
“While the library patrons say removing the books constitutes an illegal government squelching of viewpoints, county officials have argued that they have broad authority...
The Artist Who Won The Turner Prize Might Not Want To Be An Artist...
“‘The problem is not the art, it is the condition of capitalism and the market, and the way that this whole gig operates,’ ...
What To Do With A ‘Stately Home’ In Britain?
Invite in some street artists, and let them do what they want - with the grounds, anyway. - BBC
After What Feels Like Years Of Negotiations, Paramount And Skydance Are Inking Their Merger...
David Ellison of Skydance finally persuaded Shari Redstone “to let go of the entertainment company her family has controlled for nearly four decades. The sweetened deal...
When Small Bohemian Towns Stop Investing In Artists, Everyone Loses
For instance: “With the near-total lack of availability of affordable year-round housing and workspace options and soaring short-term rental costs during peak seasons, many creatives have...
Give Kathryn Bigelow Her Flowers
Sure, she won an Oscar for The Hurt Locker, but don’t forget Point Break: "Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze are perfectly cast as the...
Where Are TV’s LGBTQIA Characters Going?
Away - and maybe because of pressure from hate groups. - CBC
An Insider’s Look At Dineh Weaving Traditions
The Dineh (Navajo) tradition of weaving is about more than the art - it’s about food, culture, and Churro sheep. - NPR
Field And Stream’s New Country Music Star Owners Have Frankly Alarming Plans For The...
That is, they have plans for Field & Stream, the “lifestyle brand.” - Fast Company
Can Autumn’s Movie Slot Replicate Barbenheimer, But With Wickiator?
Marketers are leaning in. Wicked and Gladiator II, both releasing November 22, don’t seem to have the same built-in opposition, but they do have...
James Corden’s Play Was Supposed To Start, But At The Men’s Euros, England’s Game...
Thus, the audience at the Old Vic got to watch - or hear - the penalty shootout (and its good result for England’s men’s...