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Can Immersive Art Help Save The UK’s Legendary, Lost High Streets?

"The visual art world is at a tipping point where traditional museums and galleries will have to begin involving immersive art in their offering or risk becoming irrelevant." So why not show art in derelict department stores as well? - The Guardian (UK)

Reminder: Amazon Prime Video Gets Ads Starting Today

Unless customers pay more, of course - $36 more a year, which, surveys show, people are not interested in paying. - The Verge

When Ghostwriters Have A Conference

Ghostwriters work "in a vacuum, sitting alone in our underwear in our offices," one says. "We don’t get out much. So I think it’s helpful to be able to compare notes." - The New York Times

If Tom Hanks And Stephen Spielberg Keep Going Down The WWII Path, They Should Head Here

"It took so much more than U.S. battlefield heroism to win this war. Indeed, only an estimated 16% of the U.S. Army ever saw ground combat. ... Their efforts were deeply intertwined with, and dependent upon, the work and resources of others around the globe." - Time

The One Kind Of Movie You Should Watch On A Plane

The grand unified theory of plane watching includes love stories, action stories, fun stories, and anything that includes a happy ending on a plane - but never a plane crash. - Slate

David J. Skal, A Scholar Who Took Horror Seriously, Has Died At 71

"Skal was an author with encyclopedic knowledge of a subject not always taken seriously — movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people — whose erudition, combined with a chatty writing style, made his books lively and entertaining." - The New York Times

Sundance, In Its 40th Year, Returns To Form

No, it didn't have blockbuster deals, and no, it might not have had the shine of some previous celebrity-laden fests, but boy did it have indie heart. - Vulture

How To Dice And Strategize Your Way To Learning History

Can a board game be anti-colonial? Hm. "There is something dramatic about a board game. ... They’re theater exercises where the players are writing and performing for each other. That’s so intimate." - Slate

Bleak News About The Baltimore Sun Drives A Surge In Subscriptions To Competitors

"The news organization best positioned to take on the mantle is The Baltimore Banner, the bustling nonprofit digital newsroom described from launch as the Sun’s crosstown rival. The Banner's newsroom has grown to 70 journalists, including several prominent hires from the Sun." - Nieman Lab

British Theatre Is Stuffed With Performances, But Not Revenue

"Words like 'challenging,' 'volatile' and 'unsustainable' feature in some theatres' annual accounts, which have been filed in recent weeks. Some have changed their programming to do more 'popular, familiar, crowd-pleasing work.'" - BBC

Does A New Actor On White Lotus Support Putin’s War On Ukraine?

Ukraine says so, and has footage of Milos Bikovic accepting an award from the Russian president in 2018. But "the day after the invasion began, Bikovic said on Instagram that he wished the war had not happened." - The New York Times

Climate Protesters Throw Soup At The Mona Lisa

"'What’s the most important thing?' they shouted. 'Art, or right to a healthy and sustainable food?' They added: 'Our farming system is sick. Our farmers are dying at work.'" - The Guardian (UK)

Netflix Has Changed, And There’s No Return To The Old Ways

It's all about the advertisements - and live pro wrestling, which never has an off-season. - The Verge

And Now, The Obie Award Winners

In the latest Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway awards, Ryan J. Haddad's Dark Disabled Stories won best new play and a host of other awards, while playwriting awards were split between Hansol Jung for Wolf Play and Bruce Norris for Downstate. - Playbill

The Art Shanties Of Winters In Minnesota

It started small, but now, "the frozen lake becomes a temporary arts community with about 20 shanties, each with a different theme, which host live performances, yoga sessions, and a polar bear (“Lady Bear”) that walks the grounds." - Minnesota Public Radio

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