Art and Culture

LISTEN | How Les Simpson became a part of Quebec culture:The Sunday Magazine24:28Why Quebec fans and actors fought to save their own version of The SimpsonsGrowing up in Quebec, Joshua Biasotto fell in love with watching The Simpsons…
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In the wake of a beloved production manager’s death in a tragic accident last year, questions remain about how staff and interns manage the intense dance festival workload. – The New York Times Source link
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The interest levels, and rumors, are rather off the charts right now. After all, “in the last decade alone the UK has had more prime ministers, and twice as many people have walked on the moon than have played the British secret agent.”…
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“Anderson (1897-1993) won renown as a true, rare contralto with a rich, resonant low range who could also soar into the soprano sphere. Yet from the start, just being an excellent singer was not enough.” – The New York Times…
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I love field recordings. I love making them. I love them when they’re incorporated into my ambient music. They’re great background noise for working or sleeping. But they’re also great for active listening, focusing in on the fine…
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The Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon has said she is still losing work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians, despite what she ⁠described as a broader shift ⁠in public opinion against ​US support for Israel.Speaking at the…
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“He laid out five broad areas of concern: jobs, biotechnology, cyberattacks, psychosocial harms and whether humans will be able to maintain control over the systems they are building.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN) Source link
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Paul Goldberger’s NY Times essay “What Ground Zero Should Have Been” is a useful update to my MSNBC report of Dec. 18, 2002, when nine “Majestic visions of Ground Zero’s future” were unveiled in a design competition to rebuild the site.…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center, according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for…
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The British Museum will lend two fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to an exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, while Greece has rejected a request to lend nine Parthenon fragments from the Acropolis Museum for the same exhibition.…
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