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Jac Venza, Who Gave The World ‘Great Performances,’ Has Died At 97
Venza was "a shoemaker’s son who almost single-handedly delivered to the proverbial ‘vast wasteland’ that was American television in the 1960s and ’70s an...
Canadian Film Awards Underscore Issues With Attention, Distribution, And Funding
"Because despite success at Cannes — and a few unforgettable notes at the Oscars — Canadian films and filmmakers still make up a small sliver of...
Seven Grueling Months To Reclaim A Dream
When a fire gutted the bookstore Yu & Me, which founder Lucy Yu opened in New York’s Chinatown about 21 months into the pandemic...
Is There Hope In The Ongoing Hollywood Craft And Crew Negotiations?
Well, the president of the stagehands’ union, IATSE, claims there is. Talks ended on Saturday without any reaching any settlements - but the union...
This Long-Awaited Festival Of Pacific Arts Will See The Revival Of A Dramatic Trilogy
The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, originally planned for 2020, is back - and “longtime collaborators playwright Alani Apio and artistic director Harry...
Emmy Voters Need To Face Reality
Reality TV, that is: "In the 21 years the Outstanding Reality Competition category has existed, only five shows have ever won. … Moreover, only 17...
Franz Kafka’s Work Has An Extremely Online Afterlife
Just ask BookTok. "Telling the internet that Harry Styles is your boyfriend is a fantasy. Telling the internet that Franz Kafka is your boyfriend...
In Rhode Island, Arts Groups Are Fighting For Scraps Of Survival
It’s bad. So “a coalition of nonprofit arts organizations in Rhode Island is calling on the state to use $18 million of the state’s...
The British Museum Keeps Finding Its Missing Items All Over The World
Though, well, “due to the lack of cataloguing and records, the museum has had trouble proving which of the recovered items came from its...
Why Did A Portland Suburb’s Innovative Public-Private Gallery Suddenly Close Last Month?
"It’s hard to think of another artist-run institution that simultaneously featured publicly open studio spaces for working artists, an art sales gallery connected to...
The Cartoon That Has Inspired Protestors Across The Globe
The 1969 cartoon of a perpetually 10-year-old boy known as Handala is by artist Naji Al-Ali. After 1973, Ali "depicted Handala with his back...
Why Musician Biopics, Including The New Amy Winehouse Movie, Are So Awful
For one reason, “the voice is a powerful and mysterious thing, maybe the most primal creative instrument that human beings possess. We’re drawn to...
It’s Not ‘TV Week’ Anymore
Netflix and Prime joined broadcast channels for the traditional week of wooing advertisers - and for good reason: “Streaming video now makes up 37%...
Behind The Scenes Of Twelve Opening Nights (Or Matinees) In Nine Days
"I suggested to the Culture desk’s editors that it might be interesting if we sent a reporter and photographer to every opening, chronicling these...
These Devices Changed Our Homes Forever, But They’re Not Working Anymore
Plus “it’s very hard to get spare parts,” says the principal curator at London’s Science Museum. So the show is going to storage, where...
Despite Rising Ticket Sales And Donations, Minnesota’s Guthrie Theatre Is Running A Deficit
Artistic Director Joseph Haj: "While I believe that the Guthrie is faring well in relative terms … it is important to acknowledge that the...
The Academy Museum Took Heat For Ignoring The Jewish History Of Many Founders Of...
And now it’s trying to fix that mistake with a new exhibition. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
In Britain, A Dance Star Says He Wants To Clear His Name
Giovanni Pernice, a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, said “he is ‘surprised’ by media reports about his teaching methods and rejects ‘any...
Rhinebeck, The Little New York Town Where New Musicals Start Their Big Journeys
"At a moment when regional theatres and foundations are cutting funding, particularly for new-work development, Rhinebeck has become a beacon of just how much...
Canada, That Sexy Travel Destination
You too might fall for Canada if you’re reading the right romances - and not just the (surging) hockey genre, either. - CBC
All The Oscar-Bait Literary Adaptations Coming Down The Cannes Red Carpet
Whether they’re from classics or gothic novels, Cannes usually shows some Very Serious Literary fare looking for distribution - and this year is no...
The Artist Who Created Barbie’s Fake Food
Honestly, who knew this was a thing? Yet: Kerry Samantha Boyes “now has her own fake food store and studio set-up in south-west Scotland...
What Is ‘The Digital Guillotine,’ And How Is It – Or Isn’t It –...
After the Met Gala, TikTok user @ladyfromtheoutside started a "campaign urging social media users to block celebrities who’ve been silent about the ongoing conflict...
Happy One-Year Anniversary Of The Hollywood Strikes
Some writers and actors feel a sense of community and empowerment; some are noting that the slowdown that began with the pandemic is...
Parsons Students Withdraw From BFA Exhibition As They Pressure New School To Divest
Instead, the students opened their own show. "Seeds of Solidarity was organized to support Students for Justice in Palestine’s ongoing general strike and boycott against the New...