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The Theatre Director Who Likes To Go Too Far
“No one like Milo Rau exists in American theater, because commercial producers need to make money, and no government body is willing to match...
Lisa Hunt, Who Transformed Gold Leaf In Her Art, Has Died At 55
Hunt "often marked her works with 24-karat gold leaf, which she attributed to the gilded artworks of the African diaspora, the Art Deco movement,...
The Violinist Fighting For The Rights Of Hollywood’s Musicians
In a suprise to no one, one of the American Federation of Musicians' "biggest concerns is the film and TV industry’s transition to streaming,...
The Young Filmmaker Who Lived A Fairytale At Sundance
Sean Wang, 29-year-old director of Didi, "has been preparing for his Sundance moment since he discovered Spike Jonze’s skater videos as a teenager before heading off...
Issa Rae Might Be A Bit Too Smart For Hollywood
What other conclusion can be drawn from (HBO) Max’s decision to cancel Rap Sh!t? But: "Rae is ... bidding on land in her stomping...
A Man Has Died After Falling From Tate Modern’s 10th Floor
“The Met said the man's death was being treated as 'unexpected but not thought to be suspicious.’" - BBC
Hulu And Disney Are Next On The Great Password Sharing Crackdown
Well, it sure was fun to watch Andor and Love, Victor and Only Murders in the Building, etc., while password-sharing lasted. Cram it all...
Mark Gustafson, Director Of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, Dies At 63
Gustafson won an Oscar last year for the stop-motion animation he and Del Toro co-directed. He "upheld a tradition of craftsmanship at a time...
The Bejart Ballet Lausanne Dumps Its Artistic Director For Cause
The artistic director at the prestigious ballet invited a former production director, who had been fired after a massive investigation into harassment, to a...
Why Are Tech Bros Trying To ‘Disrupt’ Books, Which They Don’t Even Like?
Stop with the bullet points, already, dudes! Leave books alone. - LitHub
Adapting Don Quixote For The Stage Means Taking Inspiration From Texas
"You need to pry that book from cold dead fingers and make it yours,” the artistic director of the California Shakespeare Festival told...
Ad-Free Streaming Is Nearing Its End
Why? Advertising makes a lot more money than subscribers can pay. (Hence, you know, the original channels.) - CBC
Alice Mackler, Sculptor Discovered In Her 80s, Has Died At 92
"After taking up art as a teenager at boarding school in the 1940s, Ms. Mackler spent a lifetime supporting herself with low-level office jobs...
The Point Of Writing Is Writing
“A book’s quality is not dispositive—or sometimes even relevant to book sales. The publisher isn’t going to be able to charge more for my...
Universal Music Group Pulls All Its Music From TikTok
Users are now considering Instagram once again. - The New York Times
Hundertwasser’s New Zealand Legacy
The Hundertwasser Art Centre "has had a bumpy start. The centre opened in February 2022, while New Zealand’s international borders were still closed to...
Turns Out That Playing An Instrument Helps Your Brain Age Well
A new study claims that "practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve complex tasks." - BBC
The Dark Art Of Comedy In Ukraine Under Russian Attack
"Before the war, many comedians performed their sets in Russian and eyed major comedy festivals in Russia as the pinnacle of career achievement. ......
One Texas Teacher Features A Secret Shelf Of Banned Books – And Her Students...
She is not having it with the censors. For one of her students, it's changed his life. "Until recently, he says, was not naturally...
Lashana Lynch Talks About The Challenges Of Life Before Being 007
As an actor from a working-class background, Lynch says, "You’ve gotta decide: am I buying eggs, or putting money on my Oyster card? And...
A British Ballet Dancer Died In The US Thanks To Peanuts In An Unlabeled...
Órla Baxendale, 25, was "an exquisite ballet, contemporary, and Irish step dancer" who was incredibly cautious, knowing her peanut allergy was severe - but...
Joni Mitchell Will Perform At The Grammys For The First Time Ever
Sure, the 80-year-oldCanadian singer-songwriter has been nominated 18 times and has nine wins, and is nominated again this year for best folk album, but...
George Carlin’s Estate Sues Around Hour-Long ‘Comedy Special’ Starring AI-Generated Carlin
"'This case is not just about AI,' Josh Schiller, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement. 'It’s about the humans that use...
What Can AI Do For Art History?
"In more straightforward cases of known attribution and singular styles, AI can sort images efficiently. But can it interpret art?" - Hyperallergic
Often, The ‘Voiceless’ Just Need A Better Mode Of Communication
Non-verbal autistic people aren't non-thinking. Why, then, has it "taken so long for society to question the deeply ingrained fallacy equating speech fluency with...