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Amanda Hess: "We are desperate for an outlet, and [online] finger-pointing is one of the few hobbies still accessible to those sheltering in place. Joggers have been accused of 'manspreading…
Kathleen McGuire: "The portrayals of distress can feel clichéd " Lady Capulet writhing on the floor, or, in Cathy Marston's Jane Eyre, the animalistic woman in the attic or the corps of men…
"These shows have been assembled, wholly or in part, by stage actors in isolation. Some … have considerable voice-over experience. Others have little or none. … We spoke to performers ab…
What will it take to make people feel confident enough to return to going to shows? " American Theatre
"Everybody thinks about it one way. They think, Okay, Amazon is going to buy movies or produce movies. AT&T or Comcast is going to start skipping theater distribution and go straight to …
When a person fails to begin a project that they care about, it's typically due to either a) anxiety about their attempts not being "good enough" or b) confusion about what the first steps o…
A compelling sort-of mini-memoir, in which Jerry proceeds from describing his (barely developed) way of cooking and his (odd and specific) consumption of coffee to recounting his (nearly non…
Companies are considering not just how to safely bring back employees, but whether all of them need to come back at all. They were forced by the crisis to figure out how to function producti…
A.O. Scott, in conversation with Manohla Dargis and Kyle Buchanan:"For 11 or 12 days, the festival becomes a cinematic universe in its own right. When you're inside it, the rest of the world…
"I think that's the problem with the model. The institutions do have to exist, but when s**t gets hard they have to care about their staff, not their gig workers, or their artists. I mean th…
Economic recovery from coronavirus will be far slower for the bottom 90% than for the top 10%. This is a deeply perilous prospect for the nonprofit arts industry. In the minds of many, we ar…
"Berlin State Museums, an umbrella group overseeing 17 museums in the city, … decided to start small, reopening just four of the institutions under its control on Tuesday. Christine Haak, …
They'll take place in an empty venue, though " the Wigmore Hall, where such artists as Stephen Hough, Angela Hewitt, Iestyn Davies, Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida will perform for BBC Radio…
"Reidy was known for her warm and candid manner, for sending handwritten letters to authors and for her alertness to the bottom line. She confronted many crises and upheavals at Simon & …
Count Basie and His Orchestra play Freddie Green's "Corner Pocket" live in Sweden in 1962:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each…
"Happiness in the ordinary sense is not what one needs in life, though one is right to aim at it. The true satisfaction is to come through and see those whom one loves come through."
E.M. Fo…
Hester Lees-Jeffries explores what exactly makes Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of Shakespeare so striking (not least Catherine Martin's design). " David Jays
Alex Ross: "Other pianists of Levit's generation may have achieved wider mass-market fame"Lang Lang and Yuja Wang come first to mind"but none have comparable stature as a cultural or even a …
Already, the University of Michigan anticipates losses of $400 million to $1 billion this year across its three campuses. California's university system suffered $558 million in costs due to…
There's a recognition that education " the value, the price, the product " has fundamentally shifted. The value of education has been substantially degraded. There's the education certificat…
Elite journalism is chosen by elite journalists. Any problems with that? Well, it leads to certain kinds of myopia… " The Baffler
The Writers Project had a huge impact on writers in America. Now, as writers and publishers are struggling, is it time for another FWP? Short answer: not likely, but a guy can dream… " Los…
"For many artists, writers and composers who have been rewarded prestigious residencies to isolate themselves in remote places and sometimes in punishing climates, it is a coveted situation.…
Science is evidence-based. History is evidence. So why can't we apply scientific method to history? Because historical record is a very messy business. " Aeon
"They stand five feet apart, cannot hold hands, kiss or simulate a brawl, but the cast and crew of Neighbours " a long-running Australian soap opera that returned to production in late April…
