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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...

German Actor Says Britain Is Too Protective Of Children On Set

Franz Rogowski, “who plays a key role in Bird, British director Andrea Arnold’s contender for the top Palme d’Or prize, said this weekend that the...

What’s The Sudden Deal With Nuns In Popular Culture?

“If the aesthetic interest in nuns is an enduring one, it’s also true that every few years, like fashion trends or viral flus, nuns...

If You’re Curious About Alice Munro, Here Are Twenty Free Stories To Read

When Munro won the Nobel Prize in 2013, the Swedish Academy called her “a master of the contemporary short story.” The queen of subtly...

Mickey, Elsa, Princess Jasmine, And Other Costumed Characters Say Union Yes

That is, the actors playing the costumed characters at California’s Disneyland have voted to join Actors’ Equity. The workers "often endure injury and discomfort...

Norway Has A Huge New Rich Guy Museum

That’s the one in the grain silo. Why not? Like the Tate Modern’s building, the former power station, the silo wasn’t being used for...

Hollywood Has Been Shortchanging Its Stunt Actors For, Oh, About A Century

Stunt workers’ tough situation: “Their work is often flashy, which has contributed over time to the misconception of them as daredevils, making it hard...

Bebe Newirth Loves Old Theatres

That is, the ones with more ghosts. - The New York Times

North Carolina School Of The Arts Settles Sexual Abuse Allegations

The UNC system and the School of the Arts will pay 65 alumni a total of about $12.5 million for abuses that lasted “during...

Can Anyone ‘Win’ From The Purchase Of TikTok?

“All of TikTok’s potential suitors would be facing an uphill battle to close a deal. The first challenge will be raising enough money. Only...

Photos That Changed The Way The World Saw Women

From “ecstatic reminders” to paparazzi shots that became court cases, these photos altered the world’s conception of at least some of their subjects’ lives....
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