Art and Culture

In light of Donald Trump’s attempts to rename a gulf, lakes and even states after “America”, South Park, the animated satirical program that has long skewered those in power, has announced an official name change. For its 29th season,…
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Anna Netrebko’s Defamation Complaint against the Metropolitan Opera and Peter Gelb has been dismissed. In her decision, United…
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PARIS (AP) — Two thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the…
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The Walking Dead lawsuit saga may finally be over. AMC Global Media said Tuesday that it had settled the lawsuit brought by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and the show’s other producers, including Glen Mazzara, David…
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The 116-year-old orchestra’s European debut will be in Barcelona in late April of next year, followed by performances in Toulouse, Hamburg, Paris and Dublin. Music director Rafael Payare will conduct, with pianist Javier Perianes as…
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“What’s more surprising than how gay the show has become,” writes Jesse Green, “is how quietly gay it was all along.” – The New York Times Source link
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Some authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week — emails informing them that someone else was making a claim on their payments. Anthropic…
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Petras, the bookstore owner in Toronto, said that she was generally comfortable selling to undercover buyers, but that she would never sell them a book with interesting marginalia or an important provenance. Joyce Kosofsky, one of the…
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Madden also noted that the “anti-ideology” resolution is actually all about ideology. “Narrowing representation is the most explicit form of ideological warping they can do,” Madden said. Adam with…
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By Shiriel King AbramsonThe city of Barcelona may seem an unlikely hub for tap dance. Nestled on the Catalan coastline, this metropolis is known for its cutting-edge design and modernist architecture. If we're talking rapid footwork, the…
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