One young woman who is at "the university of Mickey Mouse" " that is, working in communications for Disneyland Paris " says that fluency in idiomatic English is a must-have for business. If …
A University of Washington professor worked hard to get the overlooked and forgotten 1957 book No-No Boy republished through the university press, and it's become an Asian American literary …
In short: "Hers is an art of shape-shifting and disguise, artifice and camouflage. It draws on high and low culture: European and Hollywood films, 1950s television sitcoms, art history, high…
The author, or is that "the author," of a new book that emerged from a diary found in 2004, says that she learned to write while reshaping the diary into a book, and that there's a certain c…
Nancy Meyers and Mindy Kaling agree that this is clearly related to gender. Look at Wes Anderson's kitchens and dining rooms " or have you noticed articles about them? " Variety
The opera will go back to concert productions of Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust next year, because, well, the production that was scheduled was way too demanding. The Met "decided not to re…
It's only been 137 years since the builders, who had no permit, apparently, broke ground for the massive, and massively complex, masterpiece cathedral. Will it be finished by the year the wo…
Re the return of Tales of the City for a Netflix generation, she says, "I hope that it does what the arts do, which is it makes you feel less alone." And re the show Ozarks, which films in G…
Jefferson, author of On Michael Jackson: "Am I chagrined and shamed that when I wrote my book I couldn't push myself to acknowledge that this damaged man was almost certainly a sexual predat…
Harvey Fierstein (who prefers a riot of color): "Superstition demands that a dressing room cannot be decorated until the reviews are published. It's the old 'counting your chicks before they…
A new study says that, at 18 major U.S. museums, with 10,000 artworks analyzed, the numbers are overwhelmingly clear. "The study found that 85.4% of the works in the collections of all ma…
Lemn Sissay says that the Pen Pinter prize, named in honor of playwright Harold Pinter, is welcome. "What I like about this award is that it is from a great writer and a great organisation. …
The entire concept " and certainly the promise of human rights as a way out of suffering for millions, if not billions " appears to be disappearing. "The human rights idealism of the late 20…
"The ballerina's challenge is to hide how hard she's working, which is why behind-the-scenes ballet stories are always so appealing " it's satisfying to see the athleticism inherent…
So here's how Fox (successfully!) argued for putting the show in the variety special (live) category, after the broadcast turned out to be somewhat previously taped due to injury: "Although …
This is a thorough takedown of tote bags, media people, tote-toting people, and New York, with a couple of arrows aimed directly at Brooklyn. "the tote is a stand-in for being in-the-know. '…
Chase wasn't just a chef, thought "she would argue that there is no greater calling than feeding people. She spread her message through cookbooks, countless media interviews and television s…
This is what happens, the director says, "when you choose to take Elton John's story and turn it into a phantasmagorical dancing play rather than a standard biographical picture." Bring on t…
Haring died almost 30 years ago, but his art remains as fresh, and as relevant, as ever. "Haring did much more than provide cute cartoons. He was publicly minded. His art faced outwards. He …
DeLap, whose finely finished pieces sit at the intersection of sculpture and painting, minimalism and abstract expressionism, was the first art professor hired at UC Irvine and influenced ma…
What's up with all of the remakes, which shows get remade the most, and why is the BBC so good at writing about itself? No, but really: "Shows like Criminal Justice, The Office and Luther ha…
Or they're put there by Chinese authorities: "It has been three months since Chinese rock musician Li Zhi disappeared from public view. First, an upcoming tour was canceled and his social me…
The streaming wars, in which artists haven't made much off of their actual music, take a weird turn: "'Many artists sell clothes or shoes, some sell wine and beer, others advertise for fast-…
She's in Booksmart as a mean but sexy love interest, and now she's got top billing with Octavia Spencer in a new horror movie. That's a lot in a short time for an actor who has had three mov…
Our YouTube videos, Tweets, and other posts are public, but that can be hard to wrap your head around " and even harder to understand the long-lasting data-mining possibilities inherent in p…