Tag: 01.18.21
The Psychology Of Massive Multiplayer Online Games and The QAnon Delusions
"The art of creating the connections and building communities of others who also come to believe and amplify them is a virtuous circle that...
Black Dancer Sidelined At Berlin State Ballet Won’t Give Up Struggle
"Berlin first black dancer, Chloé Lopes Gomes, said she has been made to feel different because of her skin colour since she first...
Exit Interview: Architecture Critic Blair Kamin
It’s really, really important to have critics who, at their best, can deliver lighting bolts that say, “This is a horrible idea. Don’t do...
Mark Swed: My Picks For Culture Secretary
"A Secretary of Culture would serve not as advisor to the president but as a conscience to government itself. Mr. or Madame Secretary would...
The Different Flavors Of Change
The paradox of change is that while it impacts us on a very subjective, personal level and each of us perceives it very differently,...
Is American History As We’ve Been Taught It Wrong? Trump Commission Says So
The commission’s report charges, in terms quickly derided by many mainstream historians, that Americans are being indoctrinated with a false critique of the nation’s...
How Did American Theater Deal With The Trump Era? Urgently
"For the most part, it didn't aim straight at the president. … Rather, producers elevated formally adventurous, politically incendiary plays — like Heidi Schreck's...
Black Ballet Dancers Talk About How To Move Toward Equity And Inclusion
Black artists From Boston Ballet, ABT, New York City Ballet, BalletMet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Tanzcompany Innsbruck, the Trocks, and the pool of freelance...
Perhaps We’d Be Happier If We Stopped Pursuing Being Happy?
As well as reducing everyday contentment, the constant desire to feel happier can make people feel more lonely. We become so absorbed in our...
Streaming Giants From U.S. May End Up Saving Canadian TV Industry
"Canada forcing Netflix and other foreign streamers to pour $800 million annually into local Canadian content will be a lifeline for world-beating creators, say...
UK Courts Are Leasing Theatres For Courtrooms – Artists Are Objecting
Three national lockdowns in Britain, as well as tough social distancing guidelines, have hampered the business of England’s court system this past year, creating...
The Baby Blimp Of The U.S. President Will Be Memorialized At The Museum Of...
The crowd-funded helium balloon made its first appearance during the 45th president's first UK state visit in 2018, and has since made something of...
Ireland Is One Country That’s Done Well For Classical Music Online
Or so says pianist Finghin Collins, who's also artistic director of Music for Galway and the New Ross Piano Festival. Collins: "Ireland has done...