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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,...
Has Hollywood Become Too Afraid To Touch Hot-Button Documentaries?
Ahead of the Oscars, the West Bank-set documentary No Other Land was tipped to win - but it still has no U.S. distributor. It's...
This Year’s Oscar Nominee Characters Might Be Reading These Books
For instance, “Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan is the best read of the crew—she’s using her position in the Empire to get a ton of...
The BBC Is Accused Of An Anti-Israel Bias As The Fallout Over A Gaza...
“The corporation apologized and removed Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, about the lives of three children caught in the Israel-Gaza war, from its streaming service BBC iPlayer” after...
Oscars 2025 Live Coverage
Including red carpet coverage, and, eventually, awards as well. If you would prefer something slightly different, here are the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter...
How Daniel Blumberg Made The Brutalist’s Disorienting Score
With hammers and screws, of course. Composer Daniel Blumberg, tipped to win tonight, “found himself in the novel position of actually having to write...
Why Isn’t This Japanese Oscar Contender Being Shown In Japan?
Its director thinks Black Box Diaries is having a hard time “because it shines a light on a topic normally kept in the shadows:...
What Writers Owe To Historical Fiction
Andrea Barrett: Some writers will change facts. “But that makes me queasy. I think my own sketchy, early education made me realize that for...
