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Writers Guild Ratifies Four-Year Contract Deal With Studios
Members of the Writers Guild of America gave the green light on Friday to a four-year deal with studios and streamers that will stem the bleeding of the union’s ailing health plan.
The atypically long pact, which injects $321…
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Tate at a turning point: new director must confront unwieldy ‘beast’ of an art institution | Culture
Roland Rudd, the chair of Tate, is in a bullish mood when we meet at his offices in the Adelphi Building, which sits on the Thames between the art institution’s two London sites. “Things have never been better,” he says.It’s a rebuff to…
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Book bans and culture wars came for libraries. They’re still standing strong
This story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle of The 19th. Meet Nadra and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Sarah DeMaria still remembers how close she came to resigning from her role as a school…
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How Do K-Pop Performers Maintain Their Dance Routines On Four Hours Of Sleep A Night During Tours?
Sure, they’re relatively young, but that doesn’t avoid the energy and kinetic demands of high-energy dance and music performances. The stars “must train to develop stamina and prevent injuries while also maintaining the specific…
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‘It’s still a no-go area’: German author Matthias Jügler on the trauma surrounding the GDR’s ‘stolen…
A few weeks after the German publication of his debut novel in 2024, author Matthias Jügler received a call from an employee at the German government agency tasked with investigating the human rights abuses of the socialist east.The call…
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Heated Rivalry Can’t Save the Emmys: Awards Analysis
Keeping pace with Hollywood’s awards horserace.…
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how accessible is it for artists with disabilities? – The Irish Times
Like many artists, Aoife Ó Ceallacháin was pleased to hear the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) scheme was being made permanent.Under the pilot, 2,000 artists received €325 a week from September 2022 to February 2026. A successor scheme,…
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I was wrong about the Girls creator.
In April 2012, when HBO debuted the first season of a half-hour satire of the lives of young women in New York, I took it rather personally. I was myself in my 20s, and although I had moved to Brooklyn only eight months prior,…
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In Lawsuit Over Unlicensed Robert Indiana Art, Indiana’s Former Business Partner Is Awarded One…
“The wide-ranging battle over control of the Indiana legacy — which included accusations of forgery, unpaid royalties, elder abuse and copyright infringement — clouded the market for the artist’s work.” – The New York Times
The…
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Why Are Hollywood’s Pop Music Dramas So Phony? ‘Mother Mary’ Latest Dud
Why is it that nearly every fictional movie that is about music, or set in a musical milieu, has to feel as phony as a $2 resale ticket?
Biopics like “Michael,” “Back to Black” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are their own unbelievable…
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