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The staff want to more info, and they want to see more sacrifices from the folks at the top. "Although the federal loan received by the museum may offer some relief, SFMOMA's workers continu…
That is, until its Buddhist monk owner developed dementia and decided to let his collection go. " The Observer (UK)
The Oscar nominee (for Stand and Deliver) is quarantining alone and promoting a virtual film festival in Los Angeles. Of his friends who are Latino actors, he says, "We want to be known as A…
Aside from drive-ins, we can't go to the movies. A trickle are coming out online, but "if you thought choosing a film at the multiplex was difficult, finding that same new movie in the curre…
To the Chinese who encountered the artists, they were of great curiosity. Having originally believed themselves to be the sole players and audience for their walk, they found everything they…
In a now infamous email, the Museum of Modern Art told its museum educators "it will be months, if not years, before we anticipate returning to budget and operations levels to require educat…
It's first tagline was "broadcast yourself." But more recently, big video producers have begun to dominate the platform, changing it. " OneZero
This footage from 1929 and 1930 of the building's construction " including the placement of an iconic 61st-floor Art Deco eagle " showcases how these workers were less comfortable delivering…
The fact it has to offer thousands of movies is quite expensive. And not necessarily efficient. Pay-per-view services might be more cost-effective and chew up Netflix's model. " The Conversa…
The modern idea of "Shakespeare," both as artist and ideal genius, was essentially an eighteenth-century creation, though it is often credited to the Romantics. " Hudson Review
"It's a reckoning that has stirred intense debate about health policy, inequality and partisan politics, but also extends beyond it, touching on history, values and national identity. And fo…
What does it mean to be an artist in an economy that actually doesn't allow many people to make their living as artists? The art world is in the midst of a larger inflection point at the mom…
The performance is scheduled to begin promptly at 8 p.m. "No one will be admitted. No one will be onstage," reads a news release for the production. "Don't call for reservations. No live str…
Nick Hornby: "Before all this started, the BBC was under assault, apparently because of its independence. It was, is, being threatened with all sorts, including the loss of its lifeblood lic…
A virtual reality piece released last October seemed like a wild, enjoyable experiment at the time. But now, the piece (which, not incidentally, is keeping at least 18 actors employed) "show…
Please immediately click on this link. Just do. " The Hollywood Reporter
Yes, 50 is a lot, but we're already in week *checks notes* a zillion of this lockdown and no live theatre, so might as well get started, right? " The Stage (UK)
In order to divert those of you who, like me, are staying home these days, I've been posting images of some of the prints and paintings that hang on the walls of the Manhattan apartment that…
Mack Sennett is the guest on This Is Your Life, hosted by Ralph Edwards. This episode was originally telecast live by NBC on March 30, 1955:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and his…
It nearly cancels my fear of death, my dearest said,
When I think of cremation. To rot in the earth
Is a loathsome end, but to roar up in flame"besides, I am used to it.
I have flamed with l…
Everyone's concentration is shot right now, and for some, it's just too hard to focus long enough, either physically or mentally, to read a novel. But "there's something about reading a shor…
"It's a mad idea." Indeed: 50 writers and 50 actors have a virtual mandate. "For Abbey dramaturg Louise Stephens, who works with writers on developing scripts for stage, 100 artists was 'suc…
A Facebook group started in Moscow now has tens of thousands of members worldwide, making art of the mundanities of lockdown. "They have been posting their work at a clip of more than 1,000 …
"We can only welcome a massive return of heritage cinema to France Télévisions in this very special period. Let us hope that this frantic desire continues in post-confinement," they wri…
Basically, the National Theatre has better camerawork than most theatres trying to do broadcasts " and that creates intimacy, the kind of intimacy you might otherwise find only at a life per…
