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The MinaLima Studio worked on the Potter movies, founded a popup gallery that has become permanent, and now designs not only the Fantastic Beast movies but also fairy tales and a variety of …
Ficre Ghebreyesus, a chef who combined Eritrean and Ethiopian food, kept a studio where he painted, but didn't exhibit his work. His widow: "The thing that was cool about Ficre as a chef is …
In other words, they weren't going to issue refunds " but the "everyone" who was furious started to include lawmakers, things changed (to be clear, the company claims the change had been in …
The actor, a Tony nominee and Broadway regular, has been through a lot while fighting the virus. Now, doctors had to amputate his right leg to stop clotting. " Variety
Mountains were long thought to be impermeable barriers between ancient communities " but this one, with finds ranging from horseshoes and sleds to wool tunics and mittens, is one of many pas…
This is not a great time for writers (or anyone else, of course). Before this plot twist, "many were predicting writers would stage their first walkout since 2007, but WGA leaders recently t…
Sepúlveda, who died of complications from Covid-19 in Spain, was imprisoned by the Chilean dictator's regime and then was released to house arrest before he escaped, living underground fo…
Says Claude Romano, a French philosopher, "One can be tempted to read in order to escape, but one can also read to fully inhabit the present moment and make it the space of a meditation." Th…
And that's a drive-in in Ocala, Florida. (Of course it's Florida.) "the Ocala drive-in made up the entire revenue of the top-grossing film of last weekend, Swallow, which brought in $1,710."…
It's hard to describe this, but basically, actress Kathryn Hahn and her family are staging Glengarry Glen Ross with American Girls dolls, filming the results, and uploading them to YouTube. …
The world got louder, and so did the orchestra. After all, "before the Industrial Revolution, the principal sources of noise were thunder, church bells and cannon fire." " The New York Times
For people whose "confinement" looks more like days on end in pajama bottoms, media outlets scramble to provide useful tips for combatting quarantine-induced boredom. Users' social-media fee…
Cinemark CEO and Board Director Mark Zoradi said there will be two weeks of "showing library product, high profile library product" as the chain expects a slow flow of attendance. The big bl…
Independent institutions that usually depend on entrance fees and are not backed by regular grants or funding are thought to be most at risk. London's Florence Nightingale Museum and Charles…
Dr Dirk Obbink, an associate professor in papyrology and Greek literature at the university, was detained by officers from Thames Valley police. The force had received a report claiming the …
"Sales do not drive a career the way they used to, so it's more imperative than ever for artists to stay out on the road. And right now we're not talking about a diminishment of income, we'r…
There is a growing realization that the binary nature of open versus closed is not the right way to think. "It's not going to be a light switch," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top inf…
Only 26% of internet users 65 years and older said they feel "very confident" when using computers, smartphones or other electronics to do what they need to do online, according to a 2015 st…
Alexis Soloski got texts from Romeo (who's a bit of a jerk), helped someone held hostage in Venezuela undo handcuffs, failed to help a pilot land a 747, told an inspector for the Misplaced K…
Stephen Hetherington: "I think it unfortunate that the rise in state support has produced its own ideological and political adherents, creating for some a mythological differentiation betwee…
"Posing in her most glamorous handmade outfits, ArtActivistBarbie has been calling into question the representation of women on gallery walls" " the blonde doll is photographed in front of a…
A new virtual music platform, cancellation of tours and rethinking the renovation of the orchestra's home. First " keep musicians employed and make sure they have health care " WQXR
Artistic director Oskar Eustis said that "there's no way we can responsibly prepare, build and rehearse to get shows open in a timing that might match the quarantine's timing." 70% of full-t…
"Standing 6-foot-3, Mr. Dennehy had a booming voice and an often intimidating screen presence. … [He] was celebrated for his work as a character actor in Hollywood and on television, where…
"[WBUR in Boston] had planned to return to a full eight-day campaign in 2020, after doing a marathon-themed 26.2-hour version for the past few years. … Months of planning for the original …
