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King Charles Listens To Kylie Minogue?
is this … is this real? His playlist in honor of Commonwealth Day “features a diverse range of artists across various genres, including Bob...
With The Politicization Of The Kennedy Center, This Is What’s At Stake For United...
A prominent human rights lawyer warns that “when a political leader tries to ‘capture culture' it's something ... typical of an authoritarian. ‘Right by...
Can We Build Clones To Watch All Of These Clone Movies?
It might be a full-time job for someone to follow the strands of clone movies - and TV shows - in the 21st century....
Frank Lloyd Wright May Have Owed A Lot To This Long-Forgotten Nicaraguan Artisan
Manuel Sandoval “had been part of the 1932 founding class at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin. … The young man had been interested in...
Showing The Tender Side Of Avant-Garde Filmmaker And Historian Jonas Mekas
A new documentary “draws heavily from Mekas’s visual diaries, which Davison said seemed to reflect the rootlessness he experienced as a refugee during World...
You Know What Would’ve Been, Could’ve Been, Great For Horror Fans?
Not to mention women older than, oh, 29, who aren’t playing sex workers? Yeah. A win for Demi Moore. However: “Since the birth of...
As A First-Amendment Lawsuit Continues, The NEA Drops One Of Its Anti-Trans Requirements
“The news is mixed, however. While artists may now apply for funding without attesting to the new ‘gender ideology’ requirement, the NEA has not...
In The Netherlands, Anselm Kiefer Wonders If Humans Will Ever Learn
The German artist said “stays abreast of current events, and said that recently he has felt a physical sense of threat by the rise...
Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped Of Two More Big Music Awards
"Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years, after the 84-year-old musician returned her...
Hollywood Has Always Been Obsessed With Sex Workers
So what’s new about the attention and awards for Anora? - The Guardian (UK)
In Buffalo, Protestors Decry The Layoffs Of 13 Unionized Museum Workers
The sudden “reorganization” happens (coincidentally!) to result in openings for non-union security guards. A union organizer said, “It is appalling to see AKG take...
In 2020, Hollywood Pledged To ‘Do Better’ With Diversity And Equity, But Backslid Almost...
And now that backsliding is more like an avalanche crushing BIPOC creators of any gender — and women of all races and ethnicities —...
Rethinking Swan Lake From The Point Of View Of, Well, The Swans
“They say a classical ballet isn’t over until the female protagonist dies.” Sure, OK, but what about the rest of the women/swans? - Dallas...
Faith-Based Programming Is Coming To All Of Your Favorite Streamers
And we don’t just mean Greta Gerwig’s tangentially Christian Narnia work. - The New York Times
Gene Hackman’s Sense Of Humor Emerged, To The Photographer’s Pleasure, During A 2001 Photoshoot
“Once his jacket and shoes were off, he leaped onto the bed with surprising grace and struck the perfect pose. My only suggestion was...
Buildings Of The Future Will Have To Promote Climate Healing, Says The Dean Of...
“The Madrid-born architect is spending his time at the university rethinking how buildings and cities should face climate change. He believes that we must...
Thinking About The Impact Of The Sound Of Music As The Classic Turns Sixty
The film, especially its opening, combines “many types of beauty fused into one: photographic, geographic, choreographic, high kitsch and high camp. I’d distrust anyone...
Great Documentaries Uncover Truth, But Unregulated AI May Kill The Very Idea Of Truth
“With no standards in place for transparency, we fear this commingling of real and unreal could compromise the nonfiction genre and the indispensable role...
Marcel Duchamp: Still Relevant To The Art World?
"Duchamp may not be on the lips of many artists, over a century after his revolutionary moves in the art world, but he is...
The True Purpose Of Book Bans Isn’t Exactly Hidden
And, concludes a huge new PEN America study, it’s clear that “the current deluge of book bans we’ve been seeing these past few years...
There’s Still No Oscar For Stunts
But here’s who should have won this year, according to the stunt performers of Hollywood. - Washington Post
Why These Oscars Mean So Much To Brazil
Even though it’s unlikely (as of this writing) that Estou Ainda Aqui, or I’m Still Here, will win best pic or Fernanda Torres Best...
Is British Columbia Doing Enough To Help Musicians – And Music Venues – Survive?
Musicians say they and their venues are being priced out of Vancouver, and Victoria as well. - CBC
The Off-Broadway, And Nonprofit Theatre In General, Strikes May Be Just Beginning
The first wave is a so-far monthslong strike at Atlantic Theater. “After stagehands at the Atlantic began organizing, the union tried reaching out to...
Can An Artist Truly ‘Collaborate’ With Another Species?
"The majority of this art is still based on human manipulations of or interventions into natural processes — some of the ‘aid’ here feels,...
