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Paramount’s Options Are Narrowing As The Window To Buy Closes
The thing is, "Since reports surfaced in January that Ellison’s Skydance was exploring an all-cash deal to acquire National Amusements Inc. — the company that holds...
Frank Stella, Master Of Artistic Reinvention, Has Died At 87
"Stella was a dominant figure in postwar American art, a restless, relentless innovator whose explorations of color and form made him an outsize presence,...
The Legacy Of Morteza Mahjoubi’s Pianism
His Persian style lives “on account of something internal to his virtuosity: a sublime rubato that penetrates beneath the level of surface and releases...
London’s National Gallery May Get A Rethink For Its Third Century
That’s right, it’s 200 years old - and its director welcomes the opportunity to reconsider how to present art to a public that, occasionally,...
The Glass-Fronted Architecture Of The Proposed New NFL Stadium In Chicago
Perhaps unsurprisingly, “the design and necessity of the new stadium have faced objections from the community. It has an estimated to cost over $4.2...
Eddie Redmayne Has Some Things To Say About Audience Interaction In The New Cabaret
Redmayne, just nominated for a Tony, explains, “We’ve had sort of moments where the audience interaction can get a bit too vocal ... and...
The Asian American Literature Festival Returns, Big – Without The Smithsonian
The collective putting it on could use an equivalent funder, but they don’t trust the Smithsonian after last year’s sudden, unexplained cancellation weeks before...
The Ballet Of Elvis Presley
Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa: “He seemed caged because of the fame he encountered at a very young age. … I decided to make a...
When They’re Done Right, Playgrounds Are For Everybody
It just takes some thought, and some very good design. “'We are social animals, and play fosters social relationships,’ says landscape architect Meghan Talarowski,...
What Is A Song?
That answer is something a little different whether you’re talking what you’re listening to - or music copyright law. - The New York Times
Rejecting Expectations In Order To Make A ‘War’ Movie Different And Dreamy
Syrian director Soudade Kaadan: "I wanted to show a film where you can see our tragedy with dignity, when you can sympathise with us...
What Beethoven’s Ninth Has Meant Over The Last Two Centuries
"Widely interpreted as Beethoven’s plea for a global ‘brotherhood,' the fourth movement has been incorporated into ceremonial events sponsored by international organizations such as UNESCO,...
At The Royal Shakespeare Company, New Directors Know The Summer Stratford Audience Loves Tradition
"The hope must be that the more traditional audiences will move with the times, and come around to new visions. You can’t please all...
Ghana Puts Crown Jewels, Looted By Britain, On Display
“'This is a day for Asante. A day for the Black African continent. The spirit we share is back,’ said Asante King Otumfuo...
Expect Some Musical Chaos At The Tony Award Nominations
Why? Well - there are a lot of eligible musicals, for one thing. And while Merrily We Roll Along is looking like a lock...
How Do We Fix The Concert Ticket System?
Hundreds of artists signed a letter objecting to the out of control secondary market for tickets, which is bad for fans. On the other...
Two Authors Withdraw From USC Commencement Ceremonies
C. Pam Zhang and Safiya Noble, who were scheduled to speak at the USC Rossier ceremony, have withdrawn. "Zhang and Noble condemned the college...
Los Angeles’ Taper Forum Will Reopen
And not just reopen, but “one of the first productions to play the Taper after its 16-month pause will be the world premiere of...
Natural History Museums Get A Redesign
In part, that’s meant to feature the “gateway drug to natural history” - the dinosaur skeletons. - The New York Times
PEN America May Not Survive The Israeli War In Gaza
"Can an organization that sees itself as above politics, that sees itself straightforwardly as a support system for an open society, be allowed to...
Netflix Is Still, Almost Unbelievably, Popular
Think brand loyalty - remember those DVD envelopes? - Boston Globe (MSN)
Wait, Wasn’t Hollywood So Finished With Sex?
Nobody tell Challengers (or Saltburn) that some theories say Gen-Z doesn’t like sex in movies. The movies’ box office numbers tell a different story....
The Weird History Of Not Letting Writers Take Credit For Their Work
Did you know Ernest Hemingway came up with the word for byline (though he spelled it by-line). "Signed articles could occasionally be found before...
Why, In A Digital World, Do We Still Use Postage Stamps?
Well, why not? People’s moods improve when they receive stamped letters - and “stamps provide 'an amazing body of material to study the history...
The Rebirth Of King’s Cross In London May Not Be Quite Complete
The changes since 2004 have been dramatic. "It has created, in its 50 new and restored buildings, about 1,700 homes, more than 40% of...