Art and Culture

It was around five in the morning on Disneyland’s 70th birthday in the summer of 2025, and tens of thousands of staffers and guests had arrived early to watch Josh D’Amaro and Bob Iger ring in the anniversary in the park’s esplanade.…
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Sorry Jason Statham, but Gen Alpha (born 2010-2024/25) and Gen Z (born 1997-2012) are not looking for a Transporter. The Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) at UCLA has released the findings from its “Evolving…
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I wasn’t initially planning to write anything about Wednesday night’s Carnegie Hall concert by the Chicago Symphony under Klaus Makela, their 30-year-old impending music director. I’ve written about Makela quite enough. I have no…
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From “shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” to “one touch of nature made the whole world kin”, some of the most famous lines in William Shakespeare’s works are about the relationship between humans and the environment.It is this…
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If museum construction is any measure to go by, the next few years are shaping up to be a boom time for the Los Angeles arts and culture scene. It all kicks off this spring, when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) opens its…
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Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Aaron Timms, a writer and critic, was standing in a corner at TJ Byrnes, an Irish pub in New York’s financial district, explaining…
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Netflix said that it would not raise its offer to counter a higher bid made earlier this week by Mr. Ellison’s company, Paramount Skydance, saying in a statement that “the deal is no longer financially attractive.” – The New York…
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Netflix drops out of the competition to buy Warner, saying Paramount’s offer was too rich (NYT). Hard to be happy for either of these bidders as the sale will further concentrate ownership of the media landscape. BBC Radio 3…
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Pianist Yuja Wang today made public an email sent to her by writer, critic and Radio 3 presenter Norman LeBrecht, and her response that accuses the journalist of “derogatory misogynistic bullying”.Lebrecht had written to the musician…
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Each year, as Canadians sit down to watch the Juno Awards — this year airing live on CBC and CBC Gem on March 29 — it’s worth thinking about how award shows are never just simple celebrations. National arts award ceremonies like…
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