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Looking for a Pulse at the Newark Museum of Art
Catering to fringe groups, its exhibitions are holding it back. Source link
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Scene from Western film misrepresented as 'Iran executing Israeli spies'
Rights groups say Iranian authorities arrested hundreds of people and executed dozens in a wave of repression following the 12-day war…
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A Quietly Subversive Novel About Renewal on the Italian Riviera
Recognizing oneself as one really is and not as one appears to others is the major theme of Elizabeth von Arnim’s work. Von Arnim, an…
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Mourners pay tribute to famed German artist, sculptor Günther Uecker
More than 200 people gathered on Saturday to bid farewell to sculptor Günther Uecker, one of the most important German post-war artists.…
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South Korea celebrates the transformative power of 'Squid Game'
SEOUL — The third and final season of Netflix’s “Squid Game” broke viewership records on the streaming platform following its release on…
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The Met’s Luminous New Rockefeller Wing Still Casts Some Shadows
It may be the most impressive of the recently modernized colonial collections, far surpassing Berlin’s much criticized Humboldt Forum. One…
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AI is controversial in Hollywood. For China's film business, it's no holds barred
Hollywood’s relationship with artificial intelligence is fraught, as studios balance the need to cut costs with growing concerns from…
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Cannes is done with huge cruise ships. The French city is joining the overtourism backlash
PARIS (AP) — The French Riviera resort of Cannes is imposing what its city council calls “drastic regulation” on cruise ships, banning any…
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“The Gilded Age” Is a Poor Man’s Period Drama
In the HBO drama “The Gilded Age,” the characters are keenly aware that they live in interesting times. Early in the series, which is set…
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Ben Shahn, the Lefty Artist Who Was Left Behind
From the late nineteen-forties through the mid-fifties, Ben Shahn was one of the most in-demand artists in America. Whether you were…
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Han Ong on Partisan Passions and Life Affirmation in the Theatre
Your story “Happy Days” revolves around an unorthodox staging of Samuel Beckett’s play “Happy Days,” by an Off Off Broadway theatre…
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Baltimore Museum of Art Does Another Ho-Hum Race Show
Black Earth Rising seasons oppression with the climate folly — the museum can do better. Source link
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James Frey’s New Cancelled-Guy Sex Novel Is as Bad as It Sounds
The author page of “Next to Heaven,” James Frey’s new novel, breathlessly notes that Frey “was called America’s Most Notorious Author by…
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Train a virtual dragon? Film studios turn to Roblox and other games to reach young fans
Surrounded by virtual cliffs and a cascading waterfall, dragon riders on Roblox’s massive online gaming platform immerse themselves in a…
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Barbra Streisand on “The Secret of Life”
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Jean Smart and John Krasinski Go It Alone, on Broadway and Off
This has been the season of the star. For months now, possibly because the film and television industries spent 2024 in disarray, New York…
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Race Across the World locations: Where was the 2025 series filmed?
Race Across the World has wrapped up for another year, with Wednesday’s final episode concluding with four teams competing to be the first…
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Video Stores, Revival Houses, and the Future of Movies
With movie adaptations of books, the essential virtue is audacity, the readiness to transform the source material. That’s equally true of…
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Warner Bros plans to split streaming, cable TV businesses
Warner Bros Discovery is splitting itself into two publicly traded companies, one with its HBO Max streaming service, film and television…
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'Predator' Director Hints at Arnold Schwarzenegger Return
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors "Predator: Killer of Killers" released on Hulu and Disney+ last…
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The Heartrending Movies of John Cazale
With his sallow face and boulder-like forehead, John Cazale was one of the indelible character actors of the nineteen-seventies, but his…
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“Mountainhead” Channels the Absurdity of the Tech Bro
Four tech billionaires walk into a mansion. It sounds like the setup for a punch line, but it also forms nearly the entire conceit behind…
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How the Broadway Musical “Maybe Happy Ending” Creates Visual Magic
The scenic designer Dane Laffrey on the inspiration he found while travelling in Tokyo and the ideas that led to the groundbreaking set…
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Disney lays off hundreds in film, TV as industry woes linger
Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees across its film and TV businesses, cuts that underscore the entertainment industry’s…