At least, once the show has caught up to where people are. "The BBC has revealed that its long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers will have its first coronavirus-related storyline in early…
Carmen Esposito's Save Yourself was meant to be released on a book tour that saw the comedian and podcaster performing in cities across the country. But then, COVID-19. In the book, she writ…
The Observer's theatre critic, for instance: "'I am a big believer in walking as writing (or vice versa),' she says. 'If I get stuck, I charge around the square and often find a sentence sli…
People in Britain " perhaps spurred on by Brexit fears, or perhaps it's just a cyclical thing, this "return to traditional craft" " are learning everything from vase painting to making spinn…
The ballet says that, "We also recognized that while many of our dancers have made their homes here in Sarasota, and others would be able to easily return to their home states/countries, man…
But it's a complex consideration: "'You do feel guilty about putting these anxieties in people's minds,' said Bruce Miller, the creator and showrunner of Hulu's adaptation of The Handmaid…
Even before COVID-19 shut down production completely, three historic companies were in trouble " deep in debt to creditors, troubled by streaming, etc. Then seven feature films in Paris alon…
Museums are silent, and the Tate Modern's 20th anniversary celebration has gone mute. But the small galleries and artists of Britain are in much more dire circumstances. Says one close obser…
Even as government officials seemed a bit cavalier about it all " talking about herd immunity, for instance " people sensed that a shutdown was coming. "Sales of fiction rose by a third, whi…
Sure, they're still as quirky and gap-filling as ever, except for one rather large problem. WFMU Jersey City's station manager: "This is the situation that so many broadcasters dream of! ……
Sixty singers showed up in early March for a 2.5-hour choir practice. Now, three weeks later, "45 have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or ill with the symptoms, at least three have been hospita…
A lesson in not making desperate promises, perhaps: "When Derek Fordjour was a little-known art student at Hunter College, before Michael Ovitz and Beyoncé began collecting his work, …
Think about the doge meme, for instance. "This meme is iconic, woah heritage, such icon." (But for real: Memes show the power of photography and creativity, and the top memes deserve to be a…
Sure, everything's online now, but some comedians have been doing the work for a much longer time than the last two weeks. They didn't need to adjust "because they were already there, partic…
AD Eric Ting: "This may seem like an extraordinary decision, but taking into account the incredible uncertainty of this moment, the cost of producing a season at the Bruns, of which ticket s…
The Yale School of Art, NYU's Tisch School, and many other art schools are witnessing students demand partial refunds for the rest of the semester since they can't access anything they need.…
Some of the still laid-off Powell's staff are unhappy with the way the company has handled the store closures and layoffs, but for others, the present is a little rosier. CEO Emily Powell wr…
Blum, a consummate theatre professional who played many roles on stage and screen, including Union Bob on Amazon Prime's Mozart in the Jungle, has died of complications from the coronavirus.…
That's right, Camus' The Plague is leading a wave of "pestilence fiction." Get this: "The British publisher of The Plague, Penguin Classics, says it is struggling to keep up with orders.�…
Penderecki, composer of the scores for The Exorcist, The Shining, and Wild at Heart, also wrote operas and choral works, and won multiple Grammys. "Penderecki's stated aim as an avant-gar…
Since many of us are having to use Zoom for work and choosing to use it for seeing family and friends, that's a good change. And we'll take good news right now, honestly. " Vice
The classical music critic got to watch a rapper marched offstage after verbally assaulting a host and throwing a drink at the crowd. She said, "I was surprised he had his shirt off and trou…
For actors, writers, directors, and all of the many, many thousands of craft workers, there's a little help: "The act includes a provision known as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance that exte…
Despite her nomination being rejected by Downing Street last year, the British Museum appointed her anyway. "The Cambridge don, who will take up the role for an initial period of four years …
Remember last fall and winter? Well, there were plans: "Months ago, in what now feels like another era, publishers planning their 2020 schedules hoped to avoid releasing books in the fall, t…